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"content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Sen. Cherarkey has brought to this House a very important statement, one that may have escaped the attention of lawmakers in Kenya. This statement is directed to the Standing Committee of Trade, Industrialisation and Tourism, addressing a matter of national concern regarding the impact of the 10 per cent tariff imposed on Kenyan exports by the USA. This tariff is set to affect key sectors such as tea, coffee, horticulture, textiles and other sectors that significantly contribute to Kenyan exports. I do not understand why this issue has not been raised as a substantive Motion in this House. In fact, I urge Sen. Cherarkey to bring this forward as a matter of national importance and propose a Motion for the House to deliberate on. If possible, resolutions should be made. This Statement critically highlights flaws in our foreign policy approach. Simply put the USA has imposed taxes on our commodities. This will increasingly impact local producers. As I speak, these producers are already grappling with violence, economic disruption and business instability. Last year, the Generation Z movement was fuelled by high taxation in Kenya. The tax burden on our people is already overwhelming. Adding tariffs on these sectors, especially in an economy heavily reliant on agricultural products, will only exacerbate the situation. Consider tea, coffee, horticulture and textiles, all of which are vital agricultural products. Textiles, in particular, are struggling to renew and regenerate our ginneries. It is impossible to sustain normal production under these circumstances as such tariffs inevitably lead to higher production costs. Time and again, we have seen that when tariffs are imposed on goods like these, the producers are forced to pass the costs onto consumers. What does that mean? It means that Kenyans who are already extremely taxed will also face serious consumer prices rising on basic goods and services that these companies provide."
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"content": "The moment the USA decided to impose 10 per cent tax on our commodities, that was an opportunity for both the Houses by way of a substantive Motion discuss the effects of these tariffs on our economy. It must also inform our foreign policy on how we want to engage with the USA. Do we want to review our lack of tariffs on a number of commodities so that we respond with the same, or do we want to negotiate on the backdrop of a sober foreign policy? The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "While I support this statement, which will be handled by the relevant committee, I urge this House to pay attention to it. Further from that committee, this statement should be brought back as a substantive Motion, so that we canvass it and come up with a position of the Senate. That should be sent to the President to find out how he can engage his counterpart in the USA."
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"content": " Hon. Senators, we will defer Order Nos. 8 to 13."
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"content": "NOTING OF REPORT ON THE 14TH ASSEMBLY OF FP-ICGLR HELD IN ZAMBIA"
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"content": "THAT, the Senate notes the report of the 14th Ordinary Session of the Plenary Assembly and Related Meetings of the Forum of Parliaments of the International Conference of the Great Lakes region, held in Livingstone, Zambia, from 15th to 19th April, 2024 laid on the Table of the Senate on Thursday, 30th May, 2024."
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"content": "(Motion deferred)"
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"content": "NOTING OF REPORT OF THE SENATE DELEGATION TO THE HLPF 2024 ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT"
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