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    "id": 866633,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Aldai, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Cornelly Serem",
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        "legal_name": "Cornelly Serem",
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    "content": "I visited South Sudan in 2015, and it was very embarrassing because I went to the bank and I was unable to withdraw money because they lacked internet networks that linked with our country which would have enabled me enjoy my own money. Having the same internet connection will allow everybody to enjoy services anywhere in this country and beyond. Implementation of this Protocol will create ease of doing business, so that one can start a business anywhere within East Africa. Looking at what is happening, we are encouraging Kenyans to participate in East African Community. However, this will be very difficult if you are in Uganda or Rwanda and are unable to communicate with your family back home using all the gadgets you have purchased. Again, looking at what is happening in this country over the last couple of years, we have been facing security challenges because of Al Shabaab threats. By having this system in place, the security apparatus will have information required to secure this country at the tip of their fingers. The security apparatus in Somalia will share the information with the security apparatus in Kenya within seconds. Therefore, all of us will be secure because we will be in a position to have information about security threats from Somalia. This will avoid bad situations like what happened in this country about four years ago. This internet network, will therefore secure this country if all of us support this Motion. Finally, the main beneficiaries of this Motion are the business community. We know we are the economic power house of East Africa. If we are the main beneficiaries then we should support. I urge Members to support this Motion. Even my colleague who has reservations, I want to tell him that this country is important and bigger than one individual. Even if you have a friend who does not support it because of personal interests, you should urge him to support it and forget about personal interests and put the interests of East Africa ahead of all of us. 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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