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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Opiyo",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jared Odhiambo Opiyo",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if this Bill is passed, it will go a long way in ensuring that sugarcane farmers in this country have got additional money in their pockets. We have had several challenges in the sugar sector, which we have tried to address in various occasions. The cost of production of sugar in this country is the biggest challenge that we have. In the recent past, we have had the Government trying to push for the privatisation of State-owned sugar factories in this country. The reason they have been giving is that they are not profitable and they cannot manage them properly. Therefore, there is no need to continue holding them. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as one of my colleagues has said, sugarcane farming in this country should be profitable. That is because we can see many private sugar factories coming up. They are not collapsing. They are thriving and doing very well. One reason why we 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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