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    "id": 206420,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Omamba",
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        "legal_name": "Herman Odhiambo Omamba",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I support this Motion, which was brought by my friend, Prof. Olweny, from Muhoroni. I too come from a sugar- cane growing area; that is Awendo. The production is so heavy. I think this should not be political. We do not need to have what we call politics in this. We should keep out politics from this development. That is because we are endowed with God's gift. Our sugar-cane farms produce a lot of sugar. I say that because I always observe the importation of sugar from outside. Yet, we have it abundantly in our stores. I also see that cotton is neglected and yet, mitumba is brought from outside our country. What is wrong with our Kenya Government? It is importing things instead of appreciating what God gave to us. Many hon. Members have talked about sugar-cane growing. I only wish to stress that employment will only be available when we will have adequate production of electricity in our country. As has been said, sugar is not only used at the table, it is used in many ways like making alcohol, spirits, producing electricity and many other things. Why do we not make use of that resource? I wish to ask the Government to pay attention to these matter, and learn to sustain itself. In turn, we shall stand on our feet and stop begging. We are tired of begging. We are given that resource by the climate. We have got so many rivers. There is one area which has Bogo Falls, which generates a lot of electricity. All my schools do not get electricity and yet, the generator is just near my house. It is terrible when we import electricity from Jinja and yet, I have it nearby. I am, indeed, wondering why that is so. We should now work competitively to develop our country rather than looking just for political power. With those few remarks, I wish to say that people should pay more attention to our country and our future generations. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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