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    "id": 1123653,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1123653/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Malalah",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13195,
        "legal_name": "Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I take this opportunity to thank Members of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries for the good work that they have done. It is work in progress, but I must report here that when I raised the Statement on Mumias Sugar Company Limited leasing process, after the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries took up the matter, it was very evident that the initial process had been done in a shambolic way. When we were adjudicating that matter in the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, we realized that they had awarded directly to an individual without doing evaluation and competitive bidding. They had awarded a company to take over Mumias Sugar Company Limited at a very low price. When the committee insisted that they must do public bidding, they made an advertisement which attracted almost eight companies. Initially, they had awarded a company to take over Mumias Sugar Company Limited at around Kshs5 billion. When they advertised and we had different companies showing interest, the lowest company that bided was Kshs8.7 billion. We even had a company that bided at Kshs27.7 billion. Therefore, this is a gain for the people of Kakamega. I am alive to the fact that this matter at the moment is before the court and they have stopped the evaluation process until the matter is heard and determined. We are patient knowing that at least Mumias Sugar Company Limited is going to be taken at the correct price. I, therefore, take this opportunity to encourage my colleagues in the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries to continue adjudicating and playing their oversight role on this matter until we reach a conclusion that is valuable for our people. I want to speak to the people of Kakamaga who elected me to represent them here. I will not tire saying that the matter of Mumias Sugar Company Limited is at the epicenter of my heart. We are going to ensure that we get a strategic investor to take over Mumias Sugar Company Limited, so that the people of Kakamega start getting the benefits they used to get from the company. At the moment, when you go to Shibale Market, you will never imagine there used to be a giant miller a hundred metres away. Pupils are not going to school because"
}