{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=138980","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=138978","results":[{"id":1406201,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1406201/?format=json","text_counter":127,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Question, that the Mover be now called upon to reply, put and agreed to)"},{"id":1406202,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1406202/?format=json","text_counter":128,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Mover, Hon. Kitany. Give her the microphone."},{"id":1406203,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1406203/?format=json","text_counter":129,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Aldai, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Marianne Kitany","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Speaker, I beg to reply. The ratification of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) has gained a lot of support from both sides of the House. Some benefits mentioned by everyone is the access of this market to at least 27 countries. That is about Euro16 trillion economy that Kenya is going to benefit from. The current economies of our partner states within the East African Community (EAC) are considered poor. Therefore, they have favourable trading terms with the EU as opposed to Kenya that is considered a strong economy."},{"id":1406204,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1406204/?format=json","text_counter":130,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Aldai, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Marianne Kitany","speaker":null,"content":"With the ratification of the EPA, Kenya will benefit from this agreement and have market access for its goods and services that have been selling at a very high rate. Before the signing of this agreement, the only goods allowed into the EU market on favourable terms are raw materials, mainly cut flowers. With signing of this agreement, upon ratification and coming into effect immediately, manufactured goods and services will access market. An example is our tea currently traded with the United Kingdom (UK), being our third largest market. When the tea is bought by the UK, it is value added and resold to EU markets. The benefits of value addition go to the UK as opposed to the originating country, Kenya. The signing of the EPA between Kenya on one part and the European Union, which has 27 countries, on the other side, will instantly open market access for Kenyan tea. We currently trade it at US$23 billion annually. We expect that to triple because we will have close to 27 countries trading. Furthermore, we will be allowed to trade in finished manufactured and value- added products. We are not looking at things like tea only but products like coffee, milk, leather, among others. They currently go from Kenyan markets to the EU. However, it is through other markets like the UK that they have access. With that, I beg to reply. Thank you."},{"id":1406205,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1406205/?format=json","text_counter":131,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Several Members walked into the Chamber)"},{"id":1406206,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1406206/?format=json","text_counter":132,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Order, Hon. Members. Those on your feet, please take your seats. Please, take your seat."},{"id":1406207,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1406207/?format=json","text_counter":133,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Question put and agreed to)"},{"id":1406208,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1406208/?format=json","text_counter":134,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Next Order, by the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations. Hon. Kwenya."},{"id":1406209,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1406209/?format=json","text_counter":135,"type":"heading","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"RATIFICATION OF THE AFRICAN UNION CONVENTION ON CROSS BORDER COOPERATION"},{"id":1406210,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1406210/?format=json","text_counter":136,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kinangop, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Kwenya Thuku","speaker":{"id":13380,"legal_name":"Zachary Kwenya Thuku","slug":"zachary-kwenya-thuku"},"content":" Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"}]}