{"id":821354,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/821354/?format=json","text_counter":248,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Orengo","speaker_title":"The Senate Minority Leader","speaker":{"id":129,"legal_name":"Aggrey James Orengo","slug":"james-orengo"},"content":" Madam Temporary Speaker, I wish to thank the Senator for Bungoma for donating five or so minutes of his time, so that I can say something about this. I fully support this Motion that is co-sponsored by Sen. (Prof.) Kamar together with the hon. Senator for Bungoma County. I just want to say two things. First, the issue of maize has been with us for a very long time. In fact, the formation of this ad hoc Parliamentary Committee is not the first one. During the first Government under the late President Jomo Kenyatta, there was a serious maize scandal in which many people ended up being prosecuted. A commission of inquiry was established. The late Minister Hon. Paul Ngei was sacked from the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."}