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    "id": 822187,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kieni, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kanini Kega",
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        "legal_name": "James Mathenge Kanini Kega",
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    "content": "per million (ppm) from the samples of the sugar. The relevant Government agencies to investigate the circumstances leading to the contamination of sugar with copper and lead. Finally, in view of the findings submitted by the Government Chemist that two samples tested positive for mercury - Moi Airbase, Eastleigh, Ref:F/MISC/267/17-18 at 0.11 ppm and West Webuye, Bungoma, Ref:F/MISC27/17-18 at 0.591 ppm - and the obstruction of the University of Nairobi (UoN) and the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) to validate the same findings through independent testing, the relevant Government agencies should immediately conduct further investigations on why the contracted institutions were denied access by the multi-agency task force to the consignment or lots on two occasions and the circumstances leading to contamination of sugar with mercury. With that background and the challenges that we went through, I believe this is a good document. This is the best we would have done. I beseech Members to adopt this Report as it is because it identifies all the areas we were asked to focus on in terms of whether the sugar is safe, who avoided taxes and who imported the sugar. We have dwelt on those many issues. Moving forward, I thank the 38 Members of my Committee for their dedication. Most of them were there when we were going for field trips. We did three report writing sessions. That has never been done here by any Parliament. We did this Report within one-and-a- half months. The best thing for this House to do is to agree with the Report the team has provided. On that note, I call upon my friend and brother, the Member for Navakholo, to second this Motion."
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