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    "id": 1276296,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mandago",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kiplagat Jackson Mandago",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you very much for the opportunity to comment on this Statement. I rise to support the Statement on the issue of sugar in the country. Sugarcane farmers have suffered for so many years because of the management that we have had in those sugar factories. We must also take cognizance of what the Government is doing in revamping the sugar industry in Kenya. The Senator for Vihiga County has, unfortunately, walked out of the House, but I would have wished to inform him that already there is a Cabinet Memo that has been approved and the Government has rescinded the decision to privatize the sugar companies and has decided to pump resources to revamp these sugar factories not just in Western part of Kenya but, in all the sugar factories in this country. We should take note that, the current importation of sugar is meant to alleviate the high prices that Kenyan citizens are facing. We should differentiate between trade and farming. However, in the future, prudent management should be included in the sugar factories that we have and even in those who are going to be involved in the importation whenever there is a shortage. These companies and the boards of management must also tell us about this traditional ritual of closing factories for four months under the guise of renovation or some mechanical servicing of these factories in this country. How come these renovations or maintenance of factories are not done systematically so that; we do not shut all the factories at once, therefore creating a local shortage of sugar in the country? This calls for prudence in terms of the management of these sugar factories. We are asking the boards of those sugar factories in this country to be serious about the management and also scheduling maintenance. In any case, the sugar factories we have in"
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