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    "content": "Tribunal ought to be given teeth to be able to implement its decision. At the moment, they make decisions, but they are not implemented and, therefore, the wars still continue. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other issue is on bad sugar cane. I am glad it has been addressed. Again, the current policy was that if sugar cane is bad, it should be given the first priority. So, what do farmers do? If your cane matures and the factory says that it is not ready to accept it, they burn the sugar cane. After it is burned, the factory will be forced to accept the sugar cane. I am glad that one of the amendments gives the factories the option to accept or decline the burnt sugar cane as opposed to the current situation where they are forced. By forcing factories to buy burnt sugar cane, that encourages farmers to burn their sugar cane. We need to say it clearly that Kenya is one unitary country. You are allowed to do business anywhere in this part of the country; you are allowed to farm in any part of the country. A number of companies tried to put up sugar farms in Tana River, but because of local politics, this was not possible. I am glad that now these amendments are allowing you to farm sugar cane in any part of the country. I would like to request sugar companies to come to Kirinyaga County. We have land there that can be used for growing of sugar cane in addition to rice. Lastly, there has been a lot of investment in Coast Province or Pwani as they call it and it is a misnomer to say that the Government has marginalized the people of Coast Province. On the contrary, it has not. Two months ago, I signed a financing agreement of more than Kshs30 billion and this whole amount is going to Dongo Kundu area. We want to open that area towards Kwale. This will be the highest investment. It is even higher than the investment in Thika Superhighway which cost Kshs28 billion. Surely, a Government investing Kshs30 billion in Dongo Kundu area, you call that marginalization? I think the Government needs to be commended. We have encouraged Kwale Sugar Factory to put up their factory in the area which will employ more than 10,000 people and give farmers there an opportunity to grow sugar cane. Surely, this cannot be marginalization. So, we need to stop this generalization of medicine. Pwani has not been marginalized. This Government is intending to spend more than Kshs3trillion on the Lamu Port and Lamu-Southern Sudan- Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) project; that is, the Lamu Port and the road from Lamu all the way to Addis Ababa to Juba and a pipeline from Juba all the way to South Sudan. Surely, Kshs3 trillion is not marginalization. So, I wonder where this idea of marginalization comes from. Lastly, I would like to commend the Minister for these wonderful amendments. I support."
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