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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Malalah",
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        "legal_name": "Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah",
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    "content": "that giant miller collapsed. We have seen abject poverty spreading into the villages of Mumias East and Mumias West. We have seen people losing their lives out of depression because of the collapse of Mumias Sugar Company Limited. Therefore, it is my sole responsibility as the leader of Kakamega County to ensure that we do the right thing. Many a times when we approach elections, people in the Government always say that they will help to revive Mumias Sugar Company Limited. They use it as a political tool to ensure that they get into Government and move on. In 2013, the Government promised Kshs2 billion. In fact, it disbursed Kshs1 billion on the eve of the elections. Nothing has been done since then. As we speak right now, Mumias Sugar Company is still in its current situation, it is not working. It has collapsed and nothing is moving on. Therefore, we take this opportunity to remind His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta that he promised the people of Kakamega that when he comes to Western Region, he will revive the industries. As we speak right now, as a region, there is no single industry that is working. For example, Nzoia Sugar Company and Pan Paper Industry collapsed while Mudete Tea Factory is struggling. Therefore, it is important for us to remind His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta, that before he finishes his tenure, he made a promise to the people of Western Region to revive Mumias Sugar Company and pump money into Nzoia Sugar Company. The President set up the Gov. Oparanya and Hon. Kiunjuri led taskforce, which came up with a report that he has not implemented. Therefore, it is my sole responsibility to remind you of your debt with the people of Western Region. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if we have the Government’s goodwill, Mumias Sugar Company will be revived tomorrow. What Mumias Sugar Company requires is money. We require the Government of Kenya (GoK) to waive all the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) debts of Mumias Sugar Company. We require the Government, through its goodwill, to talk to Kenya Power to scrap off all the pending bills of Mumias Sugar Company. We require the Government to talk to the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to ensure that we curb all the statutory deductions they are claiming from Mumias Sugar Company. Therefore, our solution lies with the Government. Mumias Sugar Company is at its lowest because the Government has refused to help us. I want to speak to the President of the Republic of Kenya. We depend on you, do not leave office next year when Mumias Sugar Company has not been revived, Nzoia Sugar Company and Pan Paper are not working. We are reminding you as our duty as the elected leaders of Western Region. We have seen you do developments in other regions. We have seen you pump money in Nyanza Region to a tune of Kshs22 billion. Mumias Sugar Company does not require Kshs22 billion, it only requires only Kshs2 billion. I call upon your friends in the Government. People who we voted for as a region to represent us. As Western Region, we voted for the National Super Alliance (NASA) Coalition led by right Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga, who at the moment, sits with the President Uhuru Kenyatta. We ask you, through Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, to kindly ensure that you fulfil your pledges of making sure that the economy of Western Region"
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