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    "id": 1255398,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1255398/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kuria",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13160,
        "legal_name": "Moses Kuria",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand guided. To the specific Question by Sen. Kinyua, in my honest opinion, the reason there is an outcry in the media is because of noise that is sponsored by these five companies, which I have stated. They have continued to enjoy monopoly and are using the profits they have historically made to fight our efforts to bring down the cost of living. They also have a lot of money because they enjoyed monopoly status. If an ordinary person wants to bring in the same products like these companies, they are slapped with an import duty of 35 per cent, whereas these people pay zero in terms of duty. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the direct nexus between the answer that I have given and the Question asked by Sen. Kinyua is that the media is working for these cartels. They want to lock out every ordinary person - the ‘hustlers’ - by keeping prices high, as it has been historically. They will do anything possible to scuttle any need to remove ---"
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