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    "content": "(i) Chemelil Sugar Company is at the verge of collapse due to mismanagement by the Board. A case in point is the recent reappointment of one Mr. Charles Owelle whose records of competence, management and integrity are questionable; (ii) the company is allegedly operating in technical insolvency and indebtedness where farmers and suppliers are issued with bad cheques leading to accrued arrears and other liabilities amounting to Kshs1.4 billion since 2014; (iii) the company is allegedly employing haphazard and exploitative sugarcane pricing techniques that end up scaring away farmers; and, (iv) the farmers in Nandi and Kisumu counties are not ready for privatisation of the company without any primary restructuring, reforms and consultation with the stakeholders over the matter. Hon. Members, in this regard, the Petitioner prays that the National Assembly interrogates the grounds in the Petition with a view of causing a forensic audit on the factory accounts and performance for the last three years to establish the issues responsible for its insolvency. The Petition, therefore, stands committed to the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade for consideration. The Committee is requested to consider the Petition and report its findings to the Petitioner and the House in accordance with Standing Order 227(2). The Committee should also undertake to hear the Petitioner. I thank you. Let us move on to the next Order."
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