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    "id": 319123,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, like those who have spoken before me, I find this Bill to be timely and good. I, therefore, rise to second it. However, I wish to remind the Minister that this gives us an opportunity to completely overhaul the sugar sub-sector and end up improving the economy, especially, of those counties that find sugarcane farming as the mainstay of their economy. I say this knowing that Kakamega, Busia, and Bungoma counties produce over 80 per cent of all the sugar that is consumed in this country. I would, therefore, like to invite my sister and Minister for Agriculture to remember that Departmental Committees of this House have been looking at this matter and they have made very interesting findings. Maybe she could find time and look at the findings of those Committees. Farmers spoke to them and they spoke their hearts out. If we use those ideas, it will help us improve this Bill. I find it completely unacceptable that the critical players in this industry do not realize the benefits of the industry."
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