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    "id": 1488725,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1488725/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Caroli Omondi",
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    "content": "When we privatise these mills, we will expect better management skills from skilled investors and managers. They will shield the factories from political interference. I think this has been our biggest problem. Our mills have suffered from political capture. A failed politician is appointed to be somebody in the mill. A failed civil servant is transferred from the Ministry to go and run a mill. I have been a director of these sugar mills from 1992. Therefore, I know what I am talking about. I have even seen cases where employees have given evidence against the Government when there is a dispute with external companies. Therefore, I think the sooner we lease these sugar mills, the better. That way, we can get better management skills and also attract new technology. The milling equipment in most of these sugar factories are outdated. They are about 30, 40 to 50 years behind. We need investors to bring new technology and make investments. Sugar mills are not just for production of sugar. They can co-generate power using the bagasse and produce alcohol to become profitable."
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