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    "id": 1081946,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1081946/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Konoin, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Leonard Yegon",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13391,
        "legal_name": "Yegon Brighton Leonard",
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    "content": "(i) Could the Cabinet Secretary state the immediate plans put in place by the Ministry to address the impeding retrenchment of over 50,000 tea pluckers in Bomet and Kericho counties in view of the introduction of mechanisation of tea plucking by multi-nationals such as M/s. Unilever Tea (K) Ltd, James Finlay (K) Ltd. and Williamson Tea (K)? (ii) What measures has the Ministry put in place to ensure that the implementation of the planned mechanisation does not lead to the collapse of the Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and the overall economy of the region? (iii) What steps has the Ministry taken to safeguard the production of high quality tea in the region, considering that the hand plucked tea is of superior quality and fetches higher prices as compared to the mechanically plucked product which is said to be of low quality? (iv) What mitigation steps, if any, has the Ministry caused the multi-nationals firms to put in place so as to protect the health of tea workers given the health risks posed by excessive and continuous exposure to hazardous fumes emitted by the tea plucking machines and continued use of the machines?"
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