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    "id": 1012689,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sirisia, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Waluke",
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        "legal_name": "John Waluke Koyi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance also to add my voice to this Report about the poor sugar-cane farmer who has been crying since the first day. He is a sugar-cane farmer, but he cannot afford even to drink tea because he cannot afford to buy even a half kilogramme of sugar. Time has come and let me take this opportunity to thank Hon. ole Kenta, the Chairperson of the Committee on Implementation, for the good work that he has done. Sometimes, he has decided to bite the bullet, which is not easy for many of us here. The sugar-cane farmers have big problems and this Report should be implemented word for word. If we fail to implement it, we will also just be the same. Maybe, we would have joined those whom we are calling corrupt or thieves, which should not happen. The laws are made by us; we are the lawmakers. A Report like this one should be implemented so that those companies or people we are complaining about and pointing the finger at should be arrested. I was arrested myself and jailed for 74 years allegedly because I was corrupt. In the history of Kenya, this has never happened. I believe and trust that I am not corrupt. I am not a thief, but I was jailed. So, the policies must be followed. The laws must be followed. The rules must be followed. There should be no exemption for others who are deemed to be important than others. We are all Kenyans. It should not matter which family you come from. Even if you are in Government, it should not matter. The Government is Government, and it was voted in by the people of Kenya. I agree that those factories have collapsed because there are civil servants who are involved in those cartels. Last time, I pointed out about Telkom and Orange. It is important that as Parliament, through Committees, we follow up on those cases. The Public Investments Committee (PIC) and other Committee are responsible. Many of our parastatals have been taken up by foreigners and senior people in Government, just because of that. That is something which Hon. ole Kenta has pointed out. This should come to a stop if we want to help Kenya. There were industries in my area which were set up by the first President of Kenya, Hon. Jomo Kenyatta. They were all doing well during his time. They later on collapsed. An example is Mumias and Nzoia sugar companies, and Pan Paper Mills. 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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