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    "id": 1086889,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Malava, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Moses Injendi",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Malulu Injendi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I thank Hon. Wamunyinyi, Member for Kanduyi, for bringing this Bill. The other thing that I am seeing missing in this Bill, and which was put forward to the Task Force, is the issue of farmers’ outgrower companies that have died. They died when the Sugar Act was repealed. Otherwise, with this Bill and the establishment of Kenya Sugar Board, most of the problems we are facing in the sugar-cane growing areas will be solved. For example, when the Kenya Sugar Board existed, most of our roads were being maintained by the levy that was being deducted from the factories. This is not happening currently because this is not there. I also want to recommend this because when it comes to pricing, we are aware that, in the country, the sugar prices go up quite often. This is not reflected in what farmers also earn on the ground when it comes to sugar-cane harvesting. With the re-establishment of this Board, the farmers will now enjoy when the prices of sugar go up because the prices of the sugar-cane in their farms will also increase. I also see that one of the functions of the Kenya Sugar Board is to ensure that the environment is taken care of by the factories. Currently, because the Board is not there, no one cares about this. You find that most of the farmers from where those factories are located are 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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