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    "id": 835542,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Narok North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Richard ole Kenta",
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        "legal_name": "Richard Moitalel ole Kenta",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to say a few things. Apart from thanking you, I would like to thank the Members – more so, the Leader of the Majority Party. I would like the honourable House to note that we are not fighting vigorously for Kenafric Industries Limited. We are fighting vigorously for the truth, fairness and for the people of Kenya to be given their due rights. I would like to state that at no time were we unfair. I understand the feelings of the Whip of the Majority Party. We were in Mumias and Miwani. To tell this country that these people are suffering will be an understatement. They are suffering because of cartels in the sugar industry. The people who did this are well known and Kenafric is not one of them. At no time did Kenafric come into contact with those factories and neither did they deal with them nor deal in sugar. There was no link in any way whatsoever. There was no evidence to show that these people did this. Just to let the House note, this complaint emanated from what I can call carelessness of the Committee. Kenafric actually applied to appear before the Committee. The minutes recorded are as follows and I read verbatim: “The Committee deliberated on the issue and resolved that it was not in a position to hear more witnesses since the Report was long overdue and, if the complainant feels aggrieved, it could seek recourse after the Report is tabled in the House.” This is what they have done. I thank the Hon. Speaker and the Committee. I can always vouch for this House that it was not their fault. It was the fault of the Sugar Board. They admitted it themselves and we told them that they misadvised this House and the House will have to punish them one way or the other, because Kenyans should not be subjected to this. With those few remarks, I beg to reply."
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