{"id":99496,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/99496/?format=json","text_counter":30,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dr. Oburu","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance","speaker":{"id":194,"legal_name":"Oburu Ngona Odinga","slug":"oburu-odinga"},"content":" Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The report by PricewaterhouseCoopers was submitted to the Kenya Anti- Corruption Commission (KACC) for further investigations and possible prosecution of suspects. I am not aware of any reports by the EMU and the CID touching on maize and food security. (b) Importation of maize on duty-free basis was undertaken between 1st July, 2009 and 16th January, 2010 during the 2009/2010 Financial Year. The total duty foregone as a result of this waiver amounts to Kshs17, 696,940,139. (c) There are no pending approvals or waivers awaiting deliveries."}