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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order 53(1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries regarding the challenges faced by sugarcane farmers and decline of the sugar industry in Kisumu County. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Investigate allegations of persistent challenges surrounding policy formulation and implementation, management of the sugar factories and financial woes that have led to the decline of sugar production and resultant closure of sugar factories in Kisumu County. (2) Address the plight of sugarcane farmers within the County who wish to experience productivity in sugarcane farming as an economic enterprise; (3) Cause the County Government of Kisumu to address the perennial challenges plaguing sugarcane farming in the County; (4) Undertake a site visit to the various sugar factories to ascertain their status, functionality and productivity and the various measures, if any, adopted to address the plight of the farmers internally; and (5) Summon the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Agriculture to explain the measures taken by the national Government to ensure productivity and profitability of"
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