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    "id": 837001,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kabondo Kasipul, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Eve Obara",
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        "legal_name": "Eve Akinyi Obara",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I support the Motion. It is a well- documented Report and I am happy to see that we are getting the fruits of the one-stop border post. We have been told very clearly here that there is increased trade amongst our people and that the clearance of cargo handling has been improved. We have also been told that there is increased revenue collection by about 60 per cent. I believe that with improved or increased automation, we should do much more than this. Those are stories of success but from what has been said by my colleague, there is a problem with regard to employment. As a country, we need to stem this discontent among the locals on issues of employment. The good things that we see here can easily be marred by a small thing like unemployment. This is within the control of the authorities. I urge our people or the Ministry to move with speed to stem the discontent. Secondly, there is the issue of the unfriendliness of Tanzania. This is not the first time that we are hearing of the issues of Tanzania. As the “big brother”, we can, as a country, make deliberate effort to reach out to Tanzania and see how to deal with the issues that are causing this discomfort. They are definitely a bit uncomfortable with our country. I have seen that the Committee has come up with a recommendation for public dialogue. This will go a long way in helping our country resolve the matter. Once again, let me congratulate the Committee for doing a good job. I support the Motion. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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