{"id":806333,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/806333/?format=json","text_counter":73,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Shiyonga","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13181,"legal_name":"Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga","slug":"masitsa-naomi-shiyonga"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to support the two statements that have been brought here by the two Senators. As other Senators have said, the local sugar industry has been hit hard by corruption, mismanagement and a coalition of cartels composed of barons who are bringing down the sugar industry. I come from an area where sugarcane is a cash crop. The farmers and the community in general in the county depend on this crop for their livelihood. Therefore, it is very sad to see that avenues have been opened in Kenya to bring in sugar to sabotage the farmers in the Western region and other regions that grow this crop. Many commissions have been formed and investigations done, but they end up nowhere. Kenyans need to unite and look for possible ways of assisting the famers who are suffering because they depend on this particular crop. The farmers in my constituency and county are poorer because they have been sabotaged by the same Government that is supposed to protect them. It ishigh time The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."}