{"id":1374241,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1374241/?format=json","text_counter":322,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Cherarkey","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13217,"legal_name":"Cherarkey K Samson","slug":"cherarkey-k-samson"},"content":"Madam Temporary Speaker, I have a group of tea farmers who opened a factory near Kamariny. They paid millions of shillings on Value Added Tax (VAT) to develop and establish their tea factory. We have seen a tea glut in Mombasa. I know the county where Sen. Onyonka comes from has tea glut. There is a lot of tea, but when you go to Mombasa because of direct sales and auction, it becomes a challenge."}