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    "id": 1070109,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1070109/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Kiarie Waweru",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The opportunity to request for a Statement arising from the inquiry on seizure of various products by the Government is highly appreciated. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. 44(2) (c), I seek a Statement and request you to invoke the provisions of Standing Order No. 218(2) to direct the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives to undertake an inquiry on the seizure of edible oils, sugar and fertilizer by the Multi-Agency Team (MAT) comprising of the Kenya Revenue Authority, the Anti-Counterfeit Authority, the Kenya Bureau of Standards, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and the Government Chemist. During the 2017/2018 Financial Year, the Multi-Agency Team comprising of various State agencies including the agencies that I mentioned seized about 336,656 bags of sugar each weighing 50 kilogrammes and a further 412 bags each weighing 25 kilogrammes and other substandard food products at ports, godowns and market outlets on allegations that they failed to meet the Total Viable Count (TVC), moisture content, yeast and mold content standards among other Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) requirements. Further, about 284 containers of edible oil were seized and held in various Container Freight Stations (CFS) in Nairobi and Mombasa, despite having the diamond mark of quality or Certificate of Conformity (COCs). Part of the consignment was seized due to concerns raised on required standards by the MAT with respect to Vitamin A fortification. In July 2020, the Government, through the Office of the Head of Public Service and the Principal Secretary in the State Department for Industrialisation, directed the KEBS to release consignments of expired edible oils belonging to one NS Master Freighters Limited to MS Diamond Industries for use in soap manufacturing as was requested by Master Freighters Limited. Following this order, the KRA proposed the utilization of a multi-agency team to handle the release of the consignments which has not been undertaken yet, thereby inconveniencing various stakeholders. It is on this account and urgent concerns of confiscation of traders’ merchandise that I humbly request you to invoke the provisions of Standing Order No. 218 (2) to refer this matter to 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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