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    "id": 35249,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/35249/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Okemo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Chrysanthus Barnabas Okemo",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Last Tuesday, I sought a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Agriculture regarding the sale of land belonging to Busia Sugar Company by Mumias Sugar Limited. The farmers are up in arms because they are not sure of the status of this land. Mumias Sugar Company was promised to be paid for this land by the Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) after authorization from the Ministry of Agriculture, but instead of waiting to be paid they rushed to court and got a court order authorizing them to sell the piece of land by a private treaty; up to now, we are not clear on this matter. We did two searches and they gave different details. One shows that the land still belongs to Busia Sugar Company Limited. The other one shows that the land belongs to a company called Kaplonyi Enterprises Limited. An affidavit was sworn by Dr. Kidero, who is also a member of the KSB board, which decided to pay the debt. He sits on the board, but then he ran and swore an affidavit, gave it to his lawyers who went and got a court order and quietly tried to get the land transferred to the ownership of a company called Kaplonyi Enterprises Limited. We do not know what the position is and the farmers are really anxious. So, I really want to get a statement from the Minister for Agriculture giving us the position as it is."
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