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    "id": 1425231,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1425231/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abass",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13587,
        "legal_name": "Abass Sheikh Mohamed",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The tea growers think they have the rights for tea only while we know that Kenyans are the highest consumers of tea. Therefore, Sen. Cherarkey should appreciate that we take a lot of tea and we are marketing it. Much has been said, but the Kenyan tea is of high value. The unfortunate thing is that it is being monopolised by the multinationals that are growing it. The Kenyan farmers are disadvantaged because they rarely access the market and most of the tea is now auctioned. Another thing is that Kenyan tea is one of the best. Countries such as the UK and Pakistan do not grow tea. However, they import tea from Kenya then repackage and rename it as from their countries. For example, KETEPA tea is grown in Kericho by multinationals. However, when you go to other parts of the world, you will find that it is known to come from the UK. I know the same thing is done by Pakistan and other countries. The problem we have is the middle men. Most of the farmers are not getting value for their product. They are disadvantaged because of brokers. The KTDA has not been giving good services to our small-scale farmers. Therefore, we need to review the tea auctions and the other things. Another thing is that instead of Kenya selling the raw material, we need to add value to tea so that, at least, we can get value for the farmers."
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