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    "id": 46980,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mututho",
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        "legal_name": "John Michael Njenga Mututho",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also dwelt at length yesterday on the issue of weighing of cane and I said this: When we examined all factories, without exception, we found that the average loss at the weighbridge is approximately 20 to 30 per cent. They manipulate the weight - and we have evidence to this effect, which can be availed to any Member who is interested - to show that upon weighing, they lose that amount of weight. Now, for that, we come to one conclusion that all this wealth that is held by Sony Sugar, Nzoia and everybody else there is common wealth. It is wealth generated through forced contributions by farmers and indirect contribution through weight loss, plus, plus plus. All those factors put together make us come to this one recommendation that I would like hon. Members to listen very carefully – that all growers of cane, present and past, even if they died a century ago or whatever happened, be awarded part of that cake. This is how it will be done. We take the cumulative total of all the kilos harvested and processed within particular factories. This will show how it was arrived at; then issue free shares up to 30 per cent. I want to emphasis that, that piece of paper to give free shares will be earning dividends just like any other piece of paper because it is clear. If the hon. Minster in front of me would like to challenge me on this, we would prove fraud, theft, name it. That is because we cannot come and establish such factories on such parameters that are well known and established. We cannot abuse the generosity accorded to us by the farmers in Western, Nyanza and other places to an extent that we are now coming to sell off those factories, without recognizing that, that wealth created is, in essence, their wealth. That is why we say without any reservations in this Committee that they must issue 30 per cent free shares to those farmers. The second lot of shares should be 21 per cent, which should be drawn on a check off system. What do I mean? Any farmer who is currently growing some cane will now, by check off system or paying directly, will buy the shares appropriately. For example,"
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