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    "id": 1478159,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Seki",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Seki Kanar",
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    "content": "The Committee held a consultative meeting with the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry on the legislative business under the Ministry. The Committee also invited the Principal Secretaries in the Ministry of East Africa Community, the Arid and Semi–arid Lands (ASAL)s and Regional Development to respond to Statements committed to the Committee. The Committee also considered a petition concerning alleged fraudulent dealings at Diageo PLC, East Africa Breweries Ltd (EABL), Kenya Breweries and United Distillers and Vintners (UDV) Kenya Limited and has met with the petitioner, Managing Director, EABL, the Competition Authority of Kenya and the Capital Markets Authority to gain insight into the Petition. The Committee is in the final phase of stakeholder engagements before concluding and adopting its report for tabling in the Senate. As a part of its capacity building, the Committee participated in the 7th Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) Annual Regional Conference that took place from 26th to 28th June, 2024 in Kisumu County, themed “The Future of Industrialization in Kenya: Pathways to Industrialization in the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda”. The forum enhanced the capacity of the Committee on the status and opportunities for industrialization in Kenya as well as the legislative interventions required from the Senate. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, during consideration of the Statements, the Committee observed that there was an increasing number of Statements pending before it that required the attention of the relevant Cabinet Secretaries in person. However, due to the recent changes in the Government, the Cabinet Secretaries were not available. The Committee has therefore scheduled to re-invite the substantive Cabinet Secretaries, following the reconstitution of the Cabinet, to apprise the Committee on the status of the pending Statements relating to their specific mandates. The Committee will prioritize the finalization of these pending statements and other legislative business before it. The Committee will continue with its oversight of the counties through scheduled county oversight inspections, networking visits and public engagements to ensure continued implementation of programmes and legislative business within its mandate. In particular, the Committee will visit the county aggregated industrial parks, tourism facilities and markets in the counties. In conclusion, I wish to thank your office and the Office of the Clerk of the Senate for the support accorded to the Committee in its work of executing its mandate. I also wish to thank the Members of the Committee for their diligence and contributions during Committee activities and the Committee Secretariat for their facilitative responsibilities. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir."
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