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    "id": 1563715,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1563715/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 170,
        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue raised by the Senator for Busia County is going to affect the lives and livelihoods of eight million Kenyans who depend on the sugar sector directly. On the issue raised about public participation, I would like the Government to know that the only public participation that took place over Nzoia Sugar Company was consulting the Governor of Bungoma County and the Speaker of the National Assembly. Consulting those two leaders does not amount to public participation over Nzoia Sugar Company. I refuse. I speak today for 1.8 million people of Bungoma County who depend on Nzoia Sugar Company. Mr. Speaker, Sir, these two leaders have accepted the factory to be leased to a guy called Rai, who took over Webuye Pan Paper Company. The company has been run down and the timber industry has collapsed. The same Rai who upon seeing the success in Mumias due to his brother Sarri has gone there to try and take a section of that factory because he has the capacity to bribe people in Government. We refuse again and again. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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