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    "id": 240501,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/240501/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kirwa",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Agriculture",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 311,
        "legal_name": "Kipruto Rono Kirwa",
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    "content": " I just want to finally say that it is not true, because the Committee wanted the Minister to do the business of giving directions to the businessmen. My job is to regulate. It is for the businessmen to decide whether they want to import 89,000 metric tonnes of sugar at one go or not. That is their business and not the business of the 2458 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 27, 2006 Minister. The position we take, as a Ministry, is that we need to play within the COMESA rules; the rules that we have passed in this House and any legal notices that we have issued. All these allow a maximum of 89,000 metric tonnes. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issues that are important are the issue of COMESA, as discussed by hon. colleagues. In fact, this year, more than any other time, there has been no legal issue in court arising from sugar imports. Secondly, there has not been any serious problem occasioning loss of funds. Today, and even in any subsequent time, we do not require the Kenya Sugar Board to make allocations for sugar importation."
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