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    "id": 574226,
    "url": "http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/574226/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndiema",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1067,
        "legal_name": "Henry Tiole Ndiema",
        "slug": "henry-tiole-ndiema"
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the statement is a bit lengthy because Sen. (Prof.) Lesan had sought a lot of details. He wanted to know: (1) Whether Kenya currently exports tea to the Kingdom of Thailand, Laos and other countries in the Middle East. According to available records captured by Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority (AFFA), Tea Directorate Office, Mombasa, Kenya did not export any tea to the Kingdom of Thailand or Laos in the days preceding 28th April, 2015. However, in that month, tea was exported to the following destinations among others; Kazakhstan, Russia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, China, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. (2) Circumstances under which 500 pieces of elephant ivory were found hidden in tea sacks, containing Kenya tea leaves by Thailand Customs on 28th April, 2015. The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries received information from KRA through AFFA, Tea Directorate that custom officials had seized 511 elephant tusks weighing 3.1 tonnes with a reported street value of US$6 million on 27th April, 2015 inside a container that had been shipped from Mombasa on 6th April, 2015. The tea was allegedly exported by Almasi Chai Kenya Limited and declared to contain 220 bags of various tea destined for UAE. The tea was stored by Siginon Global Warehouse before export. (3) Provide the details regarding the consignment and clarify whether it actually came from Kenya considering that the same was found hidden in tea leaves sacks allegedly from Kenya; if so, whether necessary levies such as ad valorem was paid to KRA in respect of the consignment. Preliminary investigations indicate that Almasi Chai Kenya Limited and or Siginon Group exported the tea through an entity known as Potential Quality Supplies who are not registered to deal in tea. This is in contravention of the Crops Act 2013, the Tea Licensing Registration and---"
}