Kieni Member of Parliament Kanini Kega has confirmed that the contraband sugar feared to contain copper and mercury deposits has none of the said metals.
Speaking on Radio Jambo's 'Mazungumzo Waziwazi' Monday evening, Kega who leads the joint Agriculture and Trade parliamentary committees dispelled fears that sugar already circulating in the market contains the highly toxic metals.
"Ripoti yetu inasema na kudhibitisha ya kuwa hakuna mercury kulingana na KEBS (the report has established that no mercury deposits are present in the sugar, basing on information from KEBS)," he said.
He added that his team's report also has a list of all companies involved in the 2017 contraband sugar import saga, saying that also included are all directors of the firms involved.
He termed the finding on the sugar's safety as an assurance from the Kenyan Bureau of Standards (KEBS), noting that the conclusion compiled in the report is proved and reliable.
"Pia tuko na list ya makampuni na wakurugenzi was makampuni yote yaliyoleta sukari (we also have the names of all involved firms and directors)," he added.
This, however, comes only days after the National Assembly on Thursday threw out the report.
The house also acquitted the implicated Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich and his former Industrialization counterpart Adan Mohammed.
Kega hit out at house Majority and Minority leaders in Parliament Aden Duale and John Mbadi respectively for rubbishing the findings of the joint committee, noting that no legislator has bothered to give the report a look.
"Wale wanaoongea hawajui wanachoongelea maana hawakusoma ripoti yenyewe (they never bothered to look into the report)," he stated.