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    "id": 1284924,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Molo, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kuria Kimani",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I want to thank the robust conversation that we have had this afternoon. This is the true spirit of debate. If you check the documents that the National Treasury gave the two Committees and what we presented to this House, we have enriched this Report and made fundamental implications and commitments. On the two matters that have been quite elusive is the issue of the 30-year lease. I want to indicate or assure this Member that the lease model proposes that the lease will be reviewed every five years. Even if it is a 30-year contract, there will be a five-year review to ensure that it adheres to the interests of the farmers. The issue of Mumias Sugar Company came out during public participation or from the Sugar Conference, where we also borrowed a lot of recommendations. We have asked the National Treasury that within 60 days, they must bring recommendations that I will table on the Floor of this House on how to help Mumias Sugar Company go back to profitability and support the economy of the Wanga people. On the issue of the 10,000 acres owned by Miwani Sugar Company, we only faced one legal hurdle because the matter is actively in court. Therefore, the doctrine of sub judice and our Standing Order 89 would have barred us from making resolutions with something actively in court. Having said that, we are going to indulge the company. We are going back to Western to ensure that within 60 days, we will bring a report on the solution for Miwani Sugar Limited. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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