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    "id": 1086881,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1086881/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kakamega CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Elsie Muhanda",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 628,
        "legal_name": "Elsie Busihile Muhanda",
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    "content": "Part II of the Bill will make sure that millers invest in the farmer by apportioning them 51 per cent shareholding. The private millers all over Kenya have no commitment to the farmers. The functions of the board will address problems arising from the high cost of production, delayed harvesting of cane, brokers and middle men who reap more than the farmers, falsified weighbridges, which are not properly calibrated where farmers make a lot of losses because a farmer can bring five tonnes of cane but because of falsified bridges it is quoted as 2000 kilogrammes. There are delays in payments, importation of illegal cane from neighbouring countries, for example, some cane is brought to Kenya from certain parts of Uganda and the cane sells at Ksh2000. So, brokers buy cane from farmers and sell to the millers at huge profits frustrating bona fide farmers. Of great importance is the creation of sugar catchment areas which will compel millers to invest in cane growth, research and production from the catchment area. To enrich this Bill, I urge that recommendations of the Task Force of 2019 appointed by His Excellency the President be reflected in the Bill. Lastly, county governments must be given functions in the sugar value chain. 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."
}