{"id":1030419,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1030419/?format=json","text_counter":113,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":124,"legal_name":"Samson Kegeo Ongeri","slug":"samson-ongeri"},"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me weigh in on this very important topic of tea production. Indeed, we had a Select Committee, which I was a Member. We went round and listened to the views of farmers. We categorized those views under three categories. They were the issues dealing with the thumb-gate prices, the green leaf and issues surrounding the agricultural expansion programmes that will serve the small-scale holders of tea, so that they can maximize on their production in terms of kilogrammes. They will, hence be able to get handsome returns from tea farming."}