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    "id": 86408,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Kosgei",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Agriculture",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13,
        "legal_name": "Lucas Kipkosgei Chepkitony",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to make a Statement. On Tuesday last week, a request was made to the Speaker that the Minister for Agriculture makes a Statement in this House on the matter of issuance or not of an operating licence to Butali Sugar Company. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Member of Parliament for Ikolomani made two observations. One, that when he made a similar request earlier, I had invoked Standing Order No. 80(2) and (3) (c). He also implied that my reason for invoking this Standing Order was to “run away from making the Statement”, to use his words. He also informed the House that the matter I had said was in court had been determined. I stood in this House and informed the House that there were two cases in court on this matter as follows: Nairobi Milimani Courts Civil Suit No.206 of 2010, West Kenya Sugar Company Limited Versus Kenya Sugar Board and Butali Sugar Mills Limited. At Kisumu is Kisumu Miscellaneous Civil Case No.17 of 2010, Butali Sugar Mills Limited versus Kenya Sugar Board. Both of these cases are seeking various orders against the Kenya Sugar Board. Both cases have similar, if not identical, facts. At the heart of each is the licensing of Butali Sugar Mills Limited. All the parties are represented by the same set of lawyers in both cases. The hearing of the Kisumu case has now commenced in Kisumu; it is ongoing. There was a hearing last Friday. I did table the contents of that suit in the House. The second case was filed by yet another sugar company; that is West Kenya Company in April. The gist of this case is to restrain the Kenya Sugar Board from issuing a licence to Butali Sugar Mills to operate. On Friday 17th September, the court determined that the injunction obtained by West Kenya be set aside. This was a minor case seeking interim protection from the court against Kenya Sugar Board issuance of any licence. However, its main case, that is to restrain the Kenya Sugar Board from issuing a licence to Butali still stands. The case is pending. I also table the contents of this case in the House."
}