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    "id": 620392,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Washiali",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 151,
        "legal_name": "Benjamin Jomo Washiali",
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    "content": "THAT, the Motion be amended by deleting the full stop at the end and inserting the following words:- “subject to amendment of the Report by:” (c) deletion of Paragraph 115 (Recommendations of the Committee) and substituting therefor the following:- 115. In view of the fact that there is little evidence that Mumias Sugar Company did make any sugar exports to the regional market between 2006 and 2009, the House recommends that:- (i) the Government recovers from the then Managing Director of Mumias Company, Dr. Evans Kidero, the lost VAT revenue amounting to Kshs577 million which it would have realized had the Company made the exports; (ii) the then Managing Director Dr. Evans Kidero takes full responsibility and be barred from holding public office since the fraudulent transactions took place during his tenure as the Chief Executive Officer; and, (iii) the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations investigate the owners of all the trucks that apparently ferried the sugar from Mumias Godowns supposedly for export together with the directors of companies associated with them, namely YH Wholesalers, Paleah Stores Ltd, International Relief Services with a view to preferring charges against them if found culpable. Hon. Speaker, I chose to use names because “Managing Director” would mean anybody else. This was a case when Dr. Evans Kidero was the Managing Director. I want to justify my proposal before I look for secondment. I am a Member of Parliament for Mumias East Constituency. The constituency is where that company is located, and the people who are suffering today are the ones who elected me to this House. I want to tell you for free that this House has an opportunity to play its role in the fight against corruption. We have always complained that the Executive is not doing enough, but I want to find out from hon. Members whether they support the Executive in the fight against corruption. I would like them to stand individually as Members of Parliament to tell us whether they are out to fight corruption or not."
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