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"speaker_name": "Isiolo North, KPP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Hassan Hulufo",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to start by thanking the leader of the delegation, Hon. Nyoro. I must say that I am also adequately educated on what East Africa Integration is all about and the challenges that we are facing as a country. If you are perceived to be a big brother in a union like ours, the East African Community, it always comes with a lot of challenges. We are perceived to be very aggressive. Our aggression is perceived to be geared towards taking over the entire region, which is not a bad thing. But it puts us at a disadvantage because as we open up our borders, as we allow our brothers and sisters from other Member states to take up jobs without subjecting them to unnecessary hurdles; our own citizens are denied the same privileges. Of course, if that does not stop, it will reach a point where as a country we shall also be forced to think selfishly. I would not like to advocate that kind of attitude. We are better off if we think as East Africans. I would like to highlight one key issue which the leader of the delegation told us. It is about the change in trade between us and Uganda. Uganda is not one of the countries where we are having these challenges. If they open up everything, the countries worried by our aggression - I do not want to mention specific countries which are fearful - may even benefit better than us as Kenyans. 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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