{"id":321764,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/321764/?format=json","text_counter":145,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Mwau","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":105,"legal_name":"John Harun Mwau","slug":"harun-mwau"},"content":"asked the Minister for Finance:- (a) whether the pro-forma invoice presented by an importer at the point of entry has any influential value to the pre-shipment company or agent in respect of the value of the goods, (b) to clarify whether the inspection report and value stated by the pre-shipment inspection company or agent is solely based on the standards and values provided by the seller or the buyer, or whether the pre- shipment report is based on test verification and the prices at open market value; and, (c) whether he could confirm that the goods are re-inspected and verified by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KeBS) and valued upon arrival while still within the Customs area before they are released to the importer."}