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    "id": 763219,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Omulele",
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Omulele",
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    "content": "money ends up again in the hands of middlemen. There are many middlemen. There are people with money who go and buy young cane from farmers because farmers have problems; they have not been paid. So, they buy the cane before it is mature and they give those farmers a little money and they wait for the sugar-cane to mature. When it matures, they offload it to the millers and the farmer at the end of the day loses. The sugar-cane farmer in this country needs protection. I pray that when the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives is in place, this is a matter that it is going to take up with gusto and look at the real issues that have affected the farmer in Mumias and in other areas that produce sugar in this country so that these middlemen are weeded out. The people who bring in sugar duty-free also need to be policed properly by the sugar authority. The Board that issues the licences to briefcase businesses must also be put on its toes. That is the only way we are going to deal with sugar production in this country. That way, the farmer who produces the sugar can enjoy its sweetness. I therefore support and thank the Member for Tinderet for bringing this Motion."
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