{"id":806472,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/806472/?format=json","text_counter":212,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Seneta","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":611,"legal_name":"Mary Yiane Senata","slug":"mary-yiane-senata"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to add my voice to the two Statements. Killing our sugar industry is like killing our economy. Importing contaminated sugar is an economic crime which is killing the Kenyan consumers. Since agriculture is a devolved function, I urge my colleagues in the Senate not to tire. We should stand with Kenyans and speak to this matter to the last man standing. We should also speak about the corruption at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) and the issues of contraband products that are coming into our country. We should not tire until we disband KEBS because it is not serving this country. I do not know why we are beating about the bush and refusing to say what is happening. Why should we chase lorries from Nairobi to Nyanza and Namanga? Why should we not speak to the authority that is supposed to check on these counterfeit products before they enter the country because they know what and where to check? All governors and Senators should speak to this. We should not beat about the bush. We should say that KEBS be dissolved today, and tomorrow we, start appointing a new one."}