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    "id": 1157564,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "we cannot be told that the war in Ukraine is responsible for the quadruple price growth of fertilizer. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, equally important, is how the board can be empowered to control imports. Like hon. Washiali, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mumias East Constituency has repeatedly said that Mumias Sugar Company is dead, Nzoia Sugar Company is in High Dependency Unit (HDU) and Muhoroni Sugar Company is virtually dead. So is Miwani, Chemilil and Sony companies which are in HDU. However, at no time do we see any shortage of sugar in our shelves. This is because of the criminal cartels in Government that are in cahoots with business people who import sugar. It has been in their interest to orchestrate and preside over the mismanagement and the death of this industries which has brought untold suffering to millions of Kenyans. For example, workers have lost their employment and gone home. Those who retired have no forthcoming pensions. People who educated their children for working in this industrial set up can no longer take their children to school. The chain of misery is endless yet we have a Government at two levels; the county and national levels. I can see my distinguished colleague, Sen. Farhiya that when I apportion blame to the county governments, it is like music to her ears. I am sure that if it was to the national Government, she would be behaving like she is being electrocuted in her chair, jumping up to raise a point of order to interrupt me."
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