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    "id": 330183,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/330183/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Kosgei",
    "speaker_title": "35 Thursday, 11th October, 2012(P) The Minister for Agriculture",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 59,
        "legal_name": "Sally Jepngetich Kosgei",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to respond to a request for a Statement from hon. C. Kilonzo who sought to know why the Minister for Agriculture has failed to appoint the CEO for Nyayo Tea Zones Corporation and a few related questions. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister for Agriculture did not fail to appoint an MD for the Nyayo Tea Zones Corporation. This was done. The process was carried through in the normal manner. One MD came to the end of a third term. At the end of the third term, after consultations and advertising, ten people were shortlisted. One was selected. The list was forwarded to the Ministry of Agriculture and I, indeed, appointed them and signed a Kenya Gazette on 26th June, 2012 and sent it to the Government Printer; that would have completed the appointment of that officer. To date, the appointment has not been gazetted. Reminders have been written; and in the process, a case was filed in the Industrial Court purporting to stop the Minister for Agriculture from appointing the MD. This is quite curious because according to the suit papers, the litigants are talking about constitutional rights of somebody who had served for nine years, yet all we need to have done was to follow the due process. I am also at a loss. I did not refuse to appoint an MD. I have appointed one; I sent the gazette notice to the Government Printer almost three months ago, but nothing is happening at the Government Printer."
}