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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wamunyinyi",
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        "legal_name": "Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi",
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    "content": "Sugar Development Fund some money which could support the factories. So, that is something else which we will be looking at because the Sugar Development Fund has supported research, cane development and factories when they are in need through advances. So, that is likely to have an impact which may be good to the consumers, but may affect production and the input towards research. Therefore, by exempting sugarcane transport service from paying VAT, service providers will reduce their transport charges on the farmers. The effect is understood. This reduction will eventually lead to a decline in the production cost. The estimated VAT for the 2015/2016 Financial Year was around Kshs1.55 billion from the report I got from the Ministry. This is going to benefit the farmer a lot. It usually does not add value when you charge VAT on cane transportation. I want to conclude to allow Members to contribute on this. The Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade had engagements with stakeholders, farmers and I and we agreed that this is important. It is going to help our farmers. I want to thank the Members of the Committee for their concurrence and support for this Bill. Many countries that are mindful of their people take into account the aspects of subsidy and support to farmers. Stakeholders know that that is likely to enhance people’s lives. I trust this Bill will go a long way in helping cane farmers. I want to appeal to Members of the House to support this Bill, so that we can pass it and have it enacted for the benefit of our people. With those few remarks, I beg to move. I ask Hon. Nicholas Gumbo to second."
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