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    "id": 389841,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A. B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, you will remember that one and a half months ago, I stood on the Floor of this House and questioned the deal between Essar and the Kenya Government and even the issue in which Essar bought the refinery for US$3 million. I said that if you collapse those tanks and sell them as scrap, they are worth US$10 million. I had more information and you directed that I appear before the Committee on Energy, Communication and Information. I want to tell the House today that since the Kenya entered into an agreement with Essar, we have lost close to Kshs15 billion. I want to prove to the Committee that Kenyans are paying more for fuel because of our agreement with Essar. I seek your indulgence to direct the Committee on Energy, Communication and Informaiton to investigate this within a timeline of ten days so that tomorrow morning, I will appear before that Committee as a Member for Garissa Town. I agree with my colleagues that we should go to the bottom of the agreement between Essar that bought the Kenya Petroleum Refinery Limited for a paltry US$3 million. The land is worth Kshs350 million. Those who were in charge of the Ministry of Energy in the last Government and very powerful people were part of that deal. I have the documents. My colleague and I, the Member for the area, want to appear before that Committee and this House gets a report. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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