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    "id": 1255404,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1255404/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is very interesting information we are listening to this morning. I listened very keenly to Sen. Chute, especially when he rose on a point of order, though, ideally, he is not permitted, but you allowed him. That was very good. The information he brought has allowed us as a House to know. Sen. Chute had said that they are more than five companies, while the CS had stated earlier on that there are four or five companies that enjoy preferential treatment. That is if I followed through what he said. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the reason we engage in this kind of exercise is not for a feel- good effect. It is so that we can help the people of Kenya, whom we represent in this House, enjoy maximum benefits of a Government they have put in place and interventions that will make their lives better. I would wish to hear from the CS what the consideration was for closing this market to only five or four companies. I have had five and four interchangeably. So, I want to be sure. The Cabinet Secretary said that the records, which they have in the Ministry and certified by KeBS, is that there are four companies. I want to know whether they are five, four or six. I want that matter settled. What procedure was used to arrive at these four companies? Are there any practices or Government policy intervention that will allow an even playing field for others? Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know that there are other Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) that play in this industry. Unfortunately, if they try to import, then they are subjected to an import duty of 35 per cent. It means that these four or five companies will enjoy an added advantage over small players in perpetuity. Therefore, what policy intervention is the Cabinet Secretary proposing to this House, so as to open up this industry to competition and allow other players, so that Kenyans can enjoy better prices on edible oil? I would wish to get that clarification from"
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