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    "id": 1157604,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1157604/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13188,
        "legal_name": "Getrude Musuruve Inimah",
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    "content": "The Bill also talks of the obligations of the out grower. The out grower must ensure that transport is available to take the cane to the factory. The Bill also talks of the obligations of county governments. They must ensure that the roads are accessible. I come from Lugari Constituency. The road leading to Kakamega Town is terrible and pathetic. Sometimes you find tractors stuck on the middle of the road; they are not moving and are not in good condition. It affects children when they go to school as well as the road users. I am happy that the Bill says very clearly that the county government is accountable. It must ensure that the roads are accessible and that everything is in play. It should also oversee how the industry and cane is managed. This Bill is timely. It will ensure that the cane industry is revived and also becomes sustainable. Sometimes industries are revived, but they are not sustainable. I want to caution county executives from the sugar growing areas that the onus is on them to ensure that they streamline this industry because it is a boon to the counties. One of the key issues they must know is that when it comes to cane farming, it is a big employer to the youth, farmers and even those people who are working in the factories. It employs all cadres of people, both the very educated and the not so educated. We have the sweepers, those who package the sugar and those who do analysis. They all benefit from the sugar industry. As we talk about reviving sugar industry, there is need to address the role of universities in agriculture. This is something that we cannot wish away because universities come out clearly to do research. That is when even sugar industries should collaborate with universities so that we have Masters students’ who will be attached to"
}