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    "id": 1042266,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1042266/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndwiga",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 278,
        "legal_name": "Peter Njeru Ndwiga",
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    "content": "When this Bill left this House, one of its key proposals was to form the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK). The Tea Board used to exist and function, but somewhere along the line, we do not know what happened, and it died. However, we now want the Board back. One of the major reasons that personally I want the Tea Board back is because we expect that apart from the Board regulating the behavior of the tea sector, we also expect that the Government will channel enough funds to that Board. It is the only way that the Government can assist the tea farmers. Tea farmers, like all the other farmers, require Government assistance at one point or another. It is through the Tea Board, a body of the Government, through which the Government can be called upon to assist tea farmers. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we expect that the Board that will be formed will be professional, with a strong marketing division to market our tea outside this country, not just in ready-made tea form, but in value added form. We expect our tea in packets and tins. For this country to make meaningful income from our agricultural products, we must go through the value addition process. We then require structured marketing outside this country so that our farmers can earn what they should be earning."
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