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    "id": 619713,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/619713/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Sunjeev",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sunjeev Kour Birdi",
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    "content": "I would like to cite an example. Recently, I heard some ladies discuss the quality of sugar being sold in the supermarkets. I heard them talk about a type of sugar which we call “ Gur ” in Hindi. It is sugar that is not processed. It used to be available long time ago, but not now. I was told that it used to be the pride of Kenya. We have somehow lost it along the way. It is about time we regained it. Importing sugar is sensitive, as we have seen. The President directed that a large amount of sugar be dumped in the ocean. I commend that action. We cannot participate in importation of illegal goods. Why do we have to incur such large wastage when there are people who can benefit from it? Unfortunately when we have investors from around the world coming to our country, they wonder and say that we are truly living in a land of miracles because they see a lot of arable land. I really feel bad that it is the common mwananchi out there who is not getting the fruits of our economy. It is about time we put our political squabbles aside. If it is privatisation that this country is looking for the Government should put in place relevant structures so that we can benefit economically as a country from this very important sector of the economy not only in Africa but in the whole world. With those few remarks, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you for the chance."
}