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    "id": 1030421,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1030421/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 115,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 124,
        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
        "slug": "samson-ongeri"
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    "content": "There were also problems at the auction market. The auctioneers are local and international players who can manipulate that market in many ways. You will realise that some products are offered on auction and others are offered on private sale. If you are not careful, you can put a big chunk of sales that belong to the small-scale farmers to private sales, which attracts low prices to the detriment of farmers. Therefore, something has to be done at the auction. We noted that some of the producers are large-scale farmers who control up to 44 per cent of the tea industry in Kenya. The other 56 per cent of tea farming is controlled by the small-scale farmers who have no voice at the auction market. They are, therefore, left at the whims of the other players. I want us to focus on how we can deliver the decisions from all the three levels that I have mentioned. This has nothing to do with the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). Kenyans must get the right price for this commodity. Let us not politicize it. It is in the interest of this country that we offer better prices for agricultural commodities because agriculture is one of our largest foreign exchange earner. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}