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    "id": 1042886,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "However, today, as the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Orengo said, it is one of those rare occasions where they have agreed to the work that the Senate has done. It will not be fair on our part if we do not appreciate our colleagues in the National Assembly who went ahead to add to make so much more contributions to the Bill by including 34 more Clauses from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries on the things that they considered that we had not factored in as a House in our contributions. It is a big milestone for both Houses of Parliament to agree with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. I would like to appreciate the party leaders because we must be sincere that in the course of the weekend, there were many stories flying around and what people were saying. I appreciate each and every one of the party leaders in ensuring that we pass this Bill as a House, conclude it and give the tea farmers of this country a fantastic Christmas. I can now confidently go back to Kericho County and tell my constituents that my stay in this House has been meaningful. Just like the many colleagues who come from tea growing areas, we can now go to our home counties and say that we have done our work as a Senate. Madam Deputy Speaker, as I conclude, I would like to state that Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri is a big time tea farmer farming over 200,000 kilograms of tea every year. I was speaking to him earlier and informed him that from just two clauses that have been introduced, he is making close to Kshs200,000. The clause that reduces the auction percentage price from 1.5 per cent to 0.75 per cent which saves him close to Kshs100,000 out of his earning. The second clause that is really beneficial is on the management fee that moves it from 2.5 per cent as is currently to a maximum of 1.5 per cent which gives him another Kshs200,000. The same can be said for so many others farmers. Holistically, when you read this Bill, it is beneficial to the tea farmers. At the end of this agricultural year, which we call an agricultural cycle in the tea food chain when bonus is declared, many farmers will have thousands more shillings in their pockets courtesy of the work that this House has done. Madam Deputy Speaker, I know that we are pressed for time otherwise I would have said many more things. On behalf of many of our colleagues who represent tea farmers in this House and overall as an institution, I would like to pass my appreciation. I beg to second."
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