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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Osundwa",
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        "legal_name": "Wycliffe William Osundwa",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to debate on this Report on the loss on export and import of raw sugar. As I begin my contribution, I want to register my greatest disappointment with contributions from hon. Members from sugar-cane growing areas. Most of them were in the last Parliament when we passed the Sugar Act. Since they are now acting contrary to the spirit of the Act, I must register my disappointment with them. In fact, after passing the amendment, there is no point of contributing to this Motion. This is because the gist of the Report is exactly what has been deleted. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first and foremost, I want to thank the PIC for a job well done. In fact, I would say that its members went about their job with precision, because they pinpointed where the problem in the sugar industry is. I also want to note that the Minister is not being vilified for the gazette notice. He connived with thieves in the sugar industry and refused to consult the Kenya Sugar Board, contrary to Section 33 of the Sugar Act. The Board would have told him exactly when to import sugar. We, in the sugar industry, are faced with a glut. We cannot sell our sugar because a lot of it is being imported into this country. The reason why the last Parliament enacted Section 33 of the Sugar Act was to control the inflow of imports of sugar. One importer is not supposed to be allowed to import the entire 89,000 metric tonnes of sugar. Such a move will strangulate the local sugar industry. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have great respect for the Minister for Agriculture because he is one of the Ministers who crusaded for the interest of all farmers in this country, to the extent that he was even fired as an Assistant Minister by the previous regime. However, today, I am seeing a pale shadow of hon. Kirwa. There are two enemies of sugar-cane farmers in this country; that is, hon. Kirwa and hon. Kimunya."
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