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    "id": 875211,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Samburu West, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Naisula Lesuuda",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Naisula Lesuuda",
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    "content": "The consideration of these two Bills is quite straightforward. The object of the first Bill is to amend Section 24(1) of the East African Community (EAC) Customs Management Act to require a master or agent of a vessel to provide proper officer advance information relating to goods carried by the vessel before departure from the last port of call. The original provision was that the customs officer would make a report on information relating to the goods which are carried by a vessel at any port or any other place allowed by the customs officer. This Bill says that the officers need to report the goods that are being carried to any country from the last port of call. It is important to allow custom administration to receive advance information regarding goods which are being moved across national borders, ahead of arrival of the vessel carrying the goods. This Bill seeks to facilitate the ability of customs administrations to detect high risk consignments. We know that we have a lot of issues with counterfeits and terrorism. Before the arrival of the vessel that is carrying the goods, it is important to enable the customs administration to take appropriate action on such consignments and to distinguish between high risk goods from those that are not."
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