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    "id": 1420328,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Chairman, Sir, this is a very important debate. However, as I listen to both Sen. Cheruiyot and Sen. Oburu, one point that he has is that what does a farmer do when the company that you have a contract with refuses to pay you money and you have a loan that you are supposed to pay? Senate Majority Leader, we need to discuss this to find a way to ensure that the farmer is not tied to that miller if the miller does not pay them. I think we need to further amend this clause. That is why you should not be in a rush to pass this. We take care of the interests of the farmers that Sen. Oburu is representing. When we were consulting, Sen. Oburu told me that he has a relative who has not been paid Kshs2 million and he has taken a loan on. When that relative attempts to sell sugar to another milling company, Muhoroni Sugar comes and says it is poaching, we will not allow it. Yet, they have not paid him for two years over Kshs2 million. We need to have a balance. I have a problem with boards. I agree with Sen. Oburu 100 per cent that we are creating a lot of bureaucracies. All we need to do is to protect these farmers and say that if there is this contract, it must be respected by both parties. There is no point as to why the miller do not respect the contract by not paying the farmer for two years. If it says when you collect my cane, pay me---"
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