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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kang’ata",
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        "legal_name": "Irungu Kang'ata",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. From the outset, I would like to declare that I am a member of the Public Investments Committee (PIC) and also that I participated in all proceedings related to this matter. I also confirm that no one gave a divergent opinion relating to this report. We held so many meetings. We invited so many witnesses. We went to Mombasa to do this report and no member of the Committee gave a divergent opinion relating to this matter. Hon. Speaker, Sir, I would like also to comment on the nature of this scandal. This country has been bedeviled by many corruption scandals. We had Goldenberg and Anglo Leasing scandals and it is only the institution of Parliament that has been able to save Kenyans against corruption by the Executive. You remember that Goldenberg was a matter that was raised in this House and Anglo Leasing was also a matter that was raised in this House. We now have an opportunity, as the 11th Parliament, to take action against those people who want to close down the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). Hon. Speaker, Sir, if you look at this company called “Erad”, you will find that when it was tendering in 2004, or thereabout, it did not have the capacity to do the work that it was seeking the tender for. I draw the attention of the Members of this House to page 83 of this report. It is very clear on that page that the company, as at the time it was tendering, was bankrupt because it did not have enough resources. The balance sheet was not in favour of that company being able to deliver on this tender. 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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