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    "id": 1561147,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1561147/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sotik, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Francis Sigei",
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    "content": " The price of milk in Sotik is less than Ksh50. That must be confirmed. That is why our farmers in Sotik are now selling their milk to private processors. If we continue this way, we will kill the New Kenya Creameries Corporation (KCC). I am not satisfied with the response regarding prices. Secondly, I asked about the status of the processing plant. Sotik is now a municipality. It deserves an upgrade to the level of Eldoret, Nanyuki or Dandora. I, personally, visited the former managing director. He kept promising that Sotik would be upgraded. Two years later, nothing has been done. I would like to see the Sotik Processing Factory upgraded now that it is a municipality. We also have casuals at the factory who have worked for a long time. The problem is that people from outside are being brought in to work there while long-serving casuals are ignored. Their families are suffering despite years of service. These workers must be confirmed. Another key issue is about maziwa mala. Up to last year, Mr Sigei, the former KCC managing director, kept saying that the mala processing line was in place and that they were only doing maintenance. However, we have now realised that it will be transferred elsewhere. The quality of maziwa mala from Sotik was very high. I demand that this processing line be reinstated in Sotik so that our people can get maximum benefit. I also disagree with the Hon. Chairman regarding labour guidelines on casual employment. There is no fairness at all. Someone needs to come back with a better answer when we come back from the recess. I know the casual workers by name. They have been there for years, while others are brought in and given preference. I need a better response."
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