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    "id": 467441,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.43 to request for a Statement on the state of the sugar industry and cane farming in Kenya, within the dynamics of market forces in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like the Chairman to include the following clarifications:- 1. Whether the Government is aware that the sugar sector is at the risk of impending lifting of COMESA safeguard measures that have been cushioning Kenyan sugar from cheap imports from COMESA member States. 2. What has the Government done to ensure that the locally produced sugar is competitive at the international market? 3. What are the specific measures taken to ensure that the sugar millers, like Mumias and Nzoia sugar companies in Kakamega County and Bungoma County respectively, who owe cane farmers millions of shillings are protected from possible collapse? What is being done to ensure that those amounts owed by these millers to the farmers are cleared immediately? The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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