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    "id": 1488622,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Navakholo, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Article 113(2) of the Constitution and Standing Order 150(3), this House adopts the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Sugar Bill (National Assembly Bill No.34 of 2022), laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 16th October 2024, and approves the mediated version of the Sugar Bill (National Assembly Bill No.34 of 2022). Hon. Temporary Speaker, in considering the clauses of the Sugar Bill, 2022 under mediation, the Committee had to address the following issues: 1. Whether to go the zoning way, as proposed by the Senate or the regional catchment area way, as proposed by the National Assembly. 2. Whether to increase the membership of the Kenya Sugar Board to 14 by adding a member from the least represented gender and a representative of persons living with disabilities and the youth. 3. The nominating body for the representative of universities on the Board of directors of the Sugar Research Institute. 4. The institution that will be in charge of the percentage of the Sugar Development Levy allocated for infrastructure development and maintenance. 5. Whether imported industrial sugar should be exempted from payment of the Sugar Development Levy. 6. Whether growers should be represented on the Board of directors of private milling companies. 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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