Florence was at one point the vice chairperson of Law Society of Kenya (LSK). During her campaigns she overcame all odds to win against the strong Alliance Party of Kenya (APK) wave in her backyard. The impetus to seek a platform to represent the people of Meru was created by the pro bono cases she undertook in the years she practiced law in Meru.
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Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we also noted that there must be a regional agenda for us to be able to move forward; the Customs Union and Common Market Protocol seem to be lagging behind.
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Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we also noted that there must be an East African sensitisation on regional integration agenda to the citizens by the regional and national institutions concerned to inform them of the integration agenda and the opportunities available.
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Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we note that EALA has been allocated Kshs22.4 million for purposes of sensitization; that money should be used for the benefit of East Africans and to have a more people-centred and market-driven process.
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Lastly, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Committee emphasised the need to adequately fund EALA committees for them to efficiently carry out their oversight roles.
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Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker this is the Report and recommendations the Committee came up with. I beseech Members to look at the recommendations and confirm that this is a Report that can be forwarded to EALA for the purpose of further rectification by the Assembly.
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Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with that, I beg to move this Motion and request my learned friend, hon. Ochieng of Ugenya, to second it.
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21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me express my gratitude to all the hon. Members who have supported this Motion. We have said that we are one people in East Africa, who are faced with one destiny.
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21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we can only move together as a Community, be able to join hands and work together for the betterment of the East African Community (EAC). Most importantly, we are moving towards a monetary union which is supposed to be ratified by this House by the end of this year – by December 2014.
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21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is important that we, as Kenyans, also appreciate the importance of East Africa as a community; one of the issues that I have seen we have challenges on is that for the people of the Republic of Kenya to appreciate the EAC they must be sensitised. Capacity must be built not just in the private sector but also in the public sector.
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Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have seen that in this Report the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has been allocated quite some good money for sensitisation. I am calling upon the EALA to take it upon themselves to involve every 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.
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