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"content": "Secondly, I caution my colleagues from areas that are craving to delve into sugar production that they should probably pay a visit to Western and Nyanza regions of this country, particularly areas of Muhoroni, Miwani, Mumias, Sony and Nzoia and, see the level of poverty that cane farming has visited on the people of these regions. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is such a sorry state that I feel for the people of our very loved County of Kisii to start venturing to a mis-adventure that has ruined lives everywhere. Today, the poor of the poorest in this country are the cane farmers. They are suffering immensely and the factories are closed with debts that nobody can imagine. I encourage the people of Kisii County who are very good tea and coffee farmer, that are putting money in peoples’ pockets, to think twice. This House should not make the public believe wrongly; that we have an authority in law or in the Constitution to allow excision of forests. We do not have such. We should be careful how we deliver our verdict here because it is sending signals that appear to indicate that you can come into Mt. Elgon or Mt. Kenya and excise a forest with the concurrence of this Senate which is not the case."
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