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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Okemo",
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        "legal_name": "Chrysanthus Barnabas Okemo",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the Minister for Agriculture is here. Please, take note because we are very bitter people. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am from the Busia sugar growing region and the question of a factory for refining of sugar has been on the drawing board since 1970s. The Government and the Ministry of Agriculture frankly have not been supportive. This is because Mumias Sugar Company wants to continue enjoying sugar from Busia sugar region, instead of growing their own sugar-cane. They, therefore, say “if we put up a factory in Busia, Mumias Sugar Factory will not be viable.” Busia people also would like to have an industry which creates employment for our people and other economic benefits that are around the region. So, why should we be held hostage to Mumias Sugar Company? Mumias Sugar Company has succeeded in frustrating our efforts because the Government has played a role in encouraging them to do so. The Ministry of Agriculture is in the centre of this problem. There have been so many investors who have come and shown interest and are ready with the money to come and invest in Busia, but what they meet in the Ministry of Agriculture are nothing but roadblocks. At this point, I must say that one of the Ministers who was there, hon. Ruto, had really done a very good job. I am not ashamed to say it here that he had actually gone as far as to encourage certain investors and we had just begun discussions on how to set up a factory in Busia. The rest is history and public knowledge. So, we feel very bitter that the Government has not supported our efforts to have a factory in Busia. I would have liked to get a definite statement from--- I am glad the Prime Minister is here. Actually, I had not seen you."
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