{"id":117164,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/117164/?format=json","text_counter":260,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Nyagah","speaker_title":"The Minister for Co-operative Development and Marketing","speaker":{"id":269,"legal_name":"Joseph Nthiga Nyagah","slug":"joseph-nyagah"},"content":" Mr. Speaker, Sir, on Tuesday, 1st December, 2009, the Member of Parliament for Mathira, hon. Ephraim Maina sought a Statement from me regarding my decision not to renew the contract of Mr. Francis Mwangi as Managing Director of New KCC. I will respond as follows: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me a few more minutes than normal because for a week now, there has been major misinformation in the public arena. The history of KCC is known to all honorable Members. I am determined to ensure that the giant New KCC does not slide back to those bad old days. I wish to see a giant regional dairy processor with a strong management and staff. The company has done reasonably well given where it has come from. It must do even better to achieve its goals. In a report dated June, 2009, the Inspectorate of State corporations noted the following systematic weaknesses in the organization:"}