{"id":1086878,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1086878/?format=json","text_counter":452,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kakamega CWR, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. (Ms.) Elsie Muhanda","speaker":{"id":628,"legal_name":"Elsie Busihile Muhanda","slug":"elsie-busihile-muhanda"},"content":"The sugar sector is very important to Kenya as a nation. As we are a predominantly an agricultural country, sugar has boosted economies of countries like Brazil, India, China and Mauritius whose per capita income has gone up. The Sugar Bill will go a long way in addressing the plight of cane farmers who are faced with a chaotic sugar industry with no rules and regulations. As a country, proper management of the sugar industry will be a game changer in poverty eradication by creating employment opportunities, increasing our exports to both the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and beyond and reduce sugar imports."}