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    "id": 664236,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/664236/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Njuki",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Onesmus Muthomi Njuki",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I want to thank Hon. Wamunyinyi, Chairman of Sports of Kenya in the National Assembly, for bringing this Bill and Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo for seconding the Bill. We cannot do without sugar. Those who do not consume sugar in tea consume it in Church in the form of wine and in bars in the form of beer and wine. Those who do not consume all that, consume it in bread. This commodity has faced a lot of threat in Kenya. Its cost of production has been very high. We have no doubt that Kenyan sugar is of the best quality in the world. Every time you go to shops, you pick Mumias and SONY Sugar among the displayed sugars because it is the sweetest. However, the price of this commodity is beyond reach because of the cost of production. Amending the VAT Act to make sugar cheaper will not only affect the farmers who produce cane, but will benefit the Kenyan consumers. The competitiveness of the sugar industry has been threatened. Under the COMESA, where we have a trade agreement to have free movement of sugar, the Kenyan sugar is still very expensive. This will help us in ensuring that traders beyond the borders can have competitive advantage in distributing sugar and exporting it to Uganda and other COMESA countries. Sometimes, it is a paradox of events to compete with countries that do not produce sugar as a The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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