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    "id": 1274368,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1274368/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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    "content": "straightforward matter. I mean, look at it this way: the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development decided that it would procure maize flour for purposes of bringing down the price. All they needed to tell us is who they contracted, how much was supplied, what was the supply price, what or who was paid, and who has not been paid. But when we come here and the CMA are giving one figure, GMOA are giving another figure, the Ministry is sometimes almost acting clueless, Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is also giving their own figures, it is very unfortunate. That, therefore, tells me that there must be some greed and corruption that took place within this deal. Clearly, that must be what happened. When you find opaqueness in the information that is being shared, it means somebody somewhere was benefiting, and they did not want that to come out. It was surprising to learn that the GMOA did not supply to the value chain. So, it did not even end up in the shops. In fact, it is very shocking, if you read Paragraph 55, that they were supplying their neighbours! Who were their neighbours, and how was that being accountable? This thing is very unfortunate, but the idea was brilliant. If we ever go back to doing some subsidy programme, we must think through from the beginning till the end. So that we can have some efficiency…"
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