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    "id": 1347451,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1347451/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13165,
        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": " Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I appreciate all our colleagues who have taken time to speak to the Tea (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.1 of 2023). This is extremely important in the sense that yesterday, while moving the Bill, I pointed out to the country the need to continue with this journey of reform that began in the precincts of this House. A conversation among us Senators has seen farmers earn better over the last two or three years. We must sustain the war until we get to a point where farmers earn what is worth their sweat. We hope to get to a time where, we will proudly look at the future generations and assure them that we have fought economic colonialism. Madam Temporary Speaker, our forefathers fought administrative colonialism, this generation must pursue the economic rights of the people that we represent which include, but not limited to Bills such as these so that we can ensure Africa’s enormous resources are secured. We are a continent endowed with many resources. Unfortunately, our products are picked raw at the price of a penny while the people who process our products get far more than that. This Bill speaks to an attempt by the House to address this injustice and ensure that one of the most important crops in the country; which earns and gives livelihoods to millions of Kenyans is well taken care of and in the years that are coming our farmers earn better. I appreciate each of the Senators who have spoken on the tea issue for all of us to benefit jointly and be happy about it. When we look back, we can say that during our time in the Senate, this is the much we did. When you drive up or down Parliament Road in a few years to come when you are no longer here, you will look at this House with pride and appreciate the contributions of Senators. I was particularly interested by the comments of Sen. Mungatana, MGH. He spoke a few minutes ago on how people have abused the wheels of justice to deny rights to the citizens that we represent. This is a conversation that we need to have. It is emerging jurisprudence. Parliament is a representation of the 45 million Kenyans. We sit here to consider matters and vote on Bills. That is considered under Article One of the"
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