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    "id": 319142,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/319142/?format=api",
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    "content": "The nucleus estates of Mumias and Nzoia were taken from people’s ancestral land and given to the investors for free. Nzoia alone has over 10,000 hectares of land which was taken from people and given to the French group that came to develop the sugar factory. The new Constitution defines who owns land, namely, communities, amongst others. So, that land should be taken and accounted for as equity for the counties where the factories and their nucleus estates are based, so that they make a contribution. Should the private owner of the company, after privatisation, take that nucleus estate, depending on the arrangements in the contract, the private owner must be obligated to pay rent to the county government for using that land, so that there can be income with which to develop the area. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, sugar factories are now generating income from more than one source. There is coal generation and sale of molasses. They are now even going into production of fresh water, bottling and marketing. In a workshop, we agreed unanimously that in computing income to the farmer, all those sources of income to the mill must pile down to benefit the farmer, who is the principal source of raw materials, so that when the farmers’ crop is being priced at Kshs2,900 per tonne, there could be a percentage added onto to the farmer’s income from the coal generation and sale of water and ethanol, which is processed into several other products. This should also include the sale of molasses to those who engage in brewing of illicit drinks like"
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