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    "id": 811016,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/811016/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Ng’ongo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, I hope Members will be quiet so that I can utilise my two minutes. First of all, it should be understood that the sugar industry has employed thousands of Kenyans. When I went to the village last weekend people were asking me whether they should take sugar or not. The economic implication of this is that many people are not buying sugar as we speak. Those of us who come from sugar belt areas are not happy. I have two things to say. This matter did not come out of the blue; there are Kenyans who told us there is mercury in sugar. The Committee was to zero-in on these people and ask them where the sugar containing mercury was and they were to avail it. After which, the Committee was to determine whether it contained mercury or not. That is the Report we expected here today. This Committee should have asked for extension of time so as to investigate beyond what was presented to them. After listening to the Committee Report it is a joke of the highest order. The Committee even talks about re-processing sugar and those who imported it during the window given by the CS should pay taxes. How, and the CS exempted sugar from taxes? To be honest there is no need of giving this Committee extra time. This work has defeated them. Let us either rely on other investigative organs or we create an ad-hoc Committee of this House to deal with this matter. Thank you."
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