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"content": "REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS"
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"content": "REVIVAL OF SOUTH NYANZA SUGAR COMPANY AND OTHER STATE-OWNED SUGAR MILLS FACTORIES"
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"content": " Thank you Hon. Speaker for giving me the opportunity. This is a request for a statement regarding revival of South Nyanza Sugar Company, Sony and other state-owned sugar mills. Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(C), I wish to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock regarding the rehabilitation and revival of Sony and other sugar companies in the country. There are 16 sugar mills in the country with a total processing capacity of 51,450 metric tonnes of cane per day. However, the current capacity utilization for most mills is estimated to be 56 per cent, which is attributable to old machinery, poor factory equipment maintenance, fluctuating supply of cane and inappropriate processing technology."
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Walter Owino",
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"content": "Most state-owned sugar mills are operating old and inefficient machinery, thus limiting sugar production to about 700,241 metric tonnes against a domestic demand of about 1,100,000 metric tonnes a year. Bridging the deficit through importation from COMESA region and the international market is hurting the profitability of ailing local sugar millers. Notably, the cost of sugar production, especially by state-owned mills, is comparatively high due to inefficiencies along the value chain, inadequate maintenance of factory machinery and equipment, low sugar recovery as a result of poor cane quality, inappropriate processing technologies and low competencies."
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"content": "To mitigate those hindrances, it is necessary for the Government to implement its pledge of rehabilitation and revival of Sony and other state-owned companies in the country so as to enhance sugar-cane availability, sugar-cane supply and debottlenecking as well as process automation of the plants to operate at their optimal levels. It is against this background that I request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock on the following: 1. An outline of the plans in place by the Ministry to urgently procure new crushing equipment for Sony Sugar Company to replace the old one which was acquired in 1979 and now requires Ksh400 million for maintenance to keep it operating. 2. The immediate and long-term strategies the Government plans to implement to curb the frequent equipment breakdown, which impacts heavily on the company's output and results in low production and low morale among workers and farmers. 3. The reasons why there have been a delay in paying the outstanding salary arrears of Ksh800 million for the Sony Sugar Company workers who, in the past, have endured various economic hardships and poor working conditions at the factory. 4. A comprehensive report on the status of sourcing a strategic partner to invest in restoration of the company to profitability, hence improving the welfare of smallholder sugar-cane farmers and employees of the Sony Sugar Company. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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"content": "Thank you, Hon. Owino. Your statement is committed to the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. Bring a response in two weeks before we break. The statement requested by Hon. Yakub goes to Roads. Hon. GK, you bring the response in two weeks before we break."
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"content": "The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "Hon. Members, before we go to responses, Hon. Wamuchomba, I called out but you were not here. We go back to Order No. 5. Are you ready? Why are you not ready?"
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"content": "(Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba spoke off the record)"
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"content": "Why is it in the Order Paper?"
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