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    "id": 542781,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipyegon",
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        "legal_name": "Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
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    "content": "on changing names. It became New KCC, then KCC and then I do not know which kind of KCC. As we speak, we do not understand which KCC is serving the interests of farmers. People have lost hope. Nobody keeps dairy cows anymore because there is nowhere you can take your milk. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think it is a good idea to change the way the sugar industry is managed. I think it is a good idea and especially when it comes from the very farmers; the people who feel, understand and are affected by that particular sector. Since Kenyans have failed to become patriots and since they have failed to understand why we have industries, the best way to go is to privatise these particular sectors so that people who have goodwill, people who want to help farmers get places where they can sell their produce. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support the idea of privatisation of this industry because the only way Kenyans can seriously work is when they know that this firm is private and that the employer or the owner of the firm is serious. The Chief Executive Officer or the members of the Board will be in their positions knowing very well that there are strict rules and regulations governing them. They will be aware that if they steal then they will be fired or arrested. Public companies are being looted because nobody cares. A person ruins a company and the next day he or she buys his way to another senior position. When we talk about Mumias Sugar Company and other companies, people have looted them and those people have risen to senior ranks presently. Nobody dares to go close to them. I believe that if these companies were privately owned we would have them giving us good results. The Government could own a few shares in them. If we do that we will be able to assist farmers to get where they can sell their produce."
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