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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Soy, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Kiplagat",
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    "content": "factories is that the Government is not a very good businessman. There is need to have strategic partners who can run those factories to productivity. In order for us to be able to revive the sugar industry, there is need to introduce the Sugar Development Levy. That is where the rubber meets the road. Members from the sugar belt might be asking, “Why 4 per cent?” It is as a result of the protocols we have entered into with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), where all imported and locally-milled sugar is given the same percentage. That is why the Committee proposed 4 per cent, which will go towards assisting the sugar industry. About 15 per cent will be allocated for maintenance of the factories. Hon. Temporary Speaker, on research and training, which will ensure that we have a variety that can mature within 12 months, we are allocating 15 per cent to research and training institutes. When it comes to the most important issue, which is cane development, we have allocated 40 per cent to make sure that, at least, our farmers can have a source of credit so that they can develop the industry."
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