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"speaker_name": "Tinderet, JP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Melly",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this time to comment on the Petitions. The issue of mechanisation of tea picking is very big. Mechanisation is important even in the first-world countries, but in our country, especially in Nandi County, Tinderet Sub-county, Williamson Tea Company has decided to lay off almost 2,000 workers, which has caused unemployment and suffering. People in that particular area, especially in the Williamson Tinderet Tea Estate, cannot even pay school fees because they no longer have earnings. This is a company that has been having over 4,000 workers, but if you go there today, you will find nothing. It is only machines and the forests. People are really suffering right now. There will be a lot of theft around there. The other issue is on squatters. We have so many squatters across the country; a problem which has been caused by poor land policies. We have squatters in places like Chemilil and in many parts of Tinderet. I urge the Departmental Committee on Lands to ensure that every Kenyan has some land to settle on across this country and feel free. I support. Thank you."
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