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    "id": 1058933,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1058933/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Muhoroni, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Onyango Oyoo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Onyango Oyoo",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, it is against this background that I seek a statement from the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, on the following: (i) What are the modalities used in calculating the projected sugar deficit in the country and what are the procedures used in verification of certificates of origin of imported sugar? This factor is being abused so much by the licensing entity. (ii) What are the requirements for issuing sugar import licenses and permits by the Ministry? (iii) Why has the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) given duty exemption to ten companies namely: Big Two Commodities Limited; Comodix Limited; Fixate Commodities; Niate Commodities; Ifox Commodities; Pacematt Commodities; Option Two Limited; Pillarmat Limited; Niang Commodities; and, Pricematt Limited, despite the quarter for the year 2020 having been exhausted? (iv) When did the CS for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries lift the ban on importation of brown sugar and what may have informed the reversal of the decision? This is because he personally levelled the ban in July 2020 and so far, we do not have official communication that it has been lifted. The action of allowing the ten companies and others to import sugar as if it is coming from COMESA shows that he has already reversed his ban which he placed in July 2020. I thank you."
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