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"speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal",
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"content": "THAT, Clause 55 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (3) by deleting the word “two” and substituting therefor the word “three” immediately after the words “term not exceeding”. Now that the Clause has survived, I have something to amend in the spirit of strengthening farmers. Millers and farmers are the backbone of the sugar industry. If they coexist and work together, everything else works. Goodwill does not always work. Sometimes the Government invests resources in an institution to protect public good. Clause 55(3) states that a person appointed as a director shall serve for a term not exceeding two years. I propose to amend it to three years because serving on a board for two years will not result in any meaningful contribution. If one serves for three years, they will spend a year learning about the job, and then they will make meaningful contributions during the next two years before they leave. That is the import of my amendment, Hon. Temporary Chairman."
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