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    "id": 99364,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/99364/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for East African Community",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amason Jeffah Kingi",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sorry about that. In coming up with a new Constitution, we have looked at the other constitutions with a view to having some similarities in our constitutions. The issue of a constitution is a sovereign issue left to an independent republic. Under the Treaty that established the East African Community, there are some tenets, principles and guidelines which an independent State must fulfill for it to be admitted as a member of the East African Community. As long as it is a democratic republic and it shares borders with any member of the East African Community, then it can be allowed to join the East African Community. At the regional level, therefore, Kenya cannot be concerned about the provisions in the Constitution of Uganda for it to come up with laws to govern itself. However, we are already engaging in decisions and negotiations on how we can have a constitution for the federation. That process has begun. Certainly, we will consult widely before we come up with a constitution for the federation. I believe, at that juncture, then we will be able to bring together all the constitutions for the five partner States and see what we can harvest from there to have a constitution for the federation of East Africa."
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