{"id":192819,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/192819/?format=json","text_counter":73,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Washiali","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":151,"legal_name":"Benjamin Jomo Washiali","slug":"benjamin-washiali"},"content":"asked the Minister for Agriculture:- (a) whether he is aware that Mumias Outgrowers Company (MOCO), which was established by an Act of Parliament as a trustee for sugar-cane farmers, converted into MOCO (1998) Limited, a company limited by shares; (b) whether he could table a list of the current shareholders of MOCO (1998) Limited and indicate the amount in dividends paid to them since 1998; and, (c) considering the above changes in legal status, what role does the company play in the welfare of farmers in the Mumias Sugar Belt."}