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    "id": 316802,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/316802/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Kosgei",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Agriculture",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 59,
        "legal_name": "Sally Jepngetich Kosgei",
        "slug": "sally-kosgei"
    },
    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Sugar Amendment Bill, Bill No. 62 of 2011 be read a second time. Sugar cane is one of the important cash crops in Kenya supporting over 200,000 small scale farmers. About six million Kenyans mainly in the rural areas derive their livelihoods directly or indirectly from the sugar industry. However, as we know, the sugar sector has continued to perform under par, hence, the need to create a more enabling legal environment to spar the sector to perform better and in a more modern fashion. Many factors have led to the dismal performance in the sugar sector. While there are external factors such as increasing fuel prices and fertilizer prices, the main reasons contributing to this dismal performance in the industry are twofold. One is mismanagement. Two, the regulatory regime has not been adequate enough to ensure faire play by all stakeholders in the value chain and provide a competitive and progressive environment. The proposed amendment seeks to remove these constraints by facilitating privatization of Government owned sugar factories to ensure better management and creating a more refined regulatory system for the industry. The sugar industry is governed by the Sugar Act No.10 of 2008. The Act establishes---"
}