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    "id": 1255473,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1255473/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kuria",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Kuria",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me first address the issue of the company that has been mentioned. We publicly advertise for suppliers. It is a public process, not a private one; it is not hidden. We have absolutely no control over who applies. We do not ask them to give the details of the owners. We look for the best deal and price that can enable us to carry out our statutory mandate of managing the cost of living and the financial strength of the institution. I am not aware of the names of the shareholders, but I take notice of what Sen. Chute has said. In all fairness, I need to verify if these people have any criminal record because that would be the only thing to disqualify them. The process is very open. On the question of the companies, I have two short answers. First, I do not have the benefit--- Sen. Chute in his first question did not have the names of the companies. I do not have the privilege of having access to the person who has sent the names to him right now. If I had, I would have prepared accordingly. I will be happy to receive it as a written question that will need to be researched, and we will need to consult. I do not have all my licensing agencies here. I do not have the people who will give me the kind of information like the one that has been sent by Short Message Service (SMS) or WhatsApp to Sen. Chute. Finally, assuming I am wrong and there are 13 and not five companies, still 13 companies doing business at the exclusion of all other Kenyans is unfair, uncompetitive, illegal and unethical. I submit."
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