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    "id": 1281151,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tigania West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga",
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    "content": "many farmers and realised that there is a lot of suspicion in the sugar sector. We need to reduce the level of suspicion by having many more interactions. The Bill basically seeks to promote interaction among the stakeholders. It is also a high labour cost issue with inadequate raw materials. The raw materials, in this case, we are looking at in terms of inputs to the farmers because cane development has not happened in Kenya. The research system has not been very efficient. They have not produced new and better varieties. Also, on the other hand, we have not tried varieties from other countries. There has not been much happening because the Kenya Sugarcane Research Foundation was merged with other research institutes under the Kenya Agriculture Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO), and the efficiencies went down instead of improving. Hon. Temporary Speaker, finally, if we have to contain production in the sugar belt and ensure that the farmer benefits, we must invest intensively in productivity. That is a topic for another day. I support this Bill to the extent that we must invest much in the sugar industry to ensure farmer’s benefit. We must ensure that the livelihoods of the more than eight million families dependent on the sugarcane industry are supported. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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