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    "id": 12825,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This matter is of grave national importance. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when the people of northern Kenya and many parts of this country suffered from severe drought, Kenyans in the corporate world came out in large numbers, they raised funds to the tune of about Kshs700 million through an initiative by the Kenya Red Cross. Kshs112 million of this fund was given to two companies, M/s Proctor and Allan and Sai Millers, to provide unimix food to over 250,000 kids who were starving then. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Kenyans were starving; over 250,000 kids were starving! They were on the verge of death. But here we have two companies that gave them unimix with afflatoxin that, in the long run, may cause liver cancer in those kids. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we raised this issue in the House last week; we raised it outside the House, and today this Government, or the Ministry of Public Health, has not even addressed it. We want you to give direction; we want this issue, that my colleagues have raised, to be addressed. I, personally, hon. Imanyara and The Standard n ewspapers were threatened; we were intimidated that this issue must come to an end. But, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, even in your own constituency in our own county, 150 tonnes of this unimix food went to kids in that area. It went to kids in Turkana, Pokot, upper eastern, northern Kenya and the coastal region. We want you to give a direction that a statement be made either today afternoon or latest tomorrow. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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