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    "id": 1476507,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1476507/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ugenya, MDG",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
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        "legal_name": "David Ouma Ochieng'",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I thank Hon. Brighton and the Member from Kisii. The way we treat farmers in this country leaves so much to be desired. The only people who now earn an honest living, because we know where they get their money, are farmers. The only people who we still know are honest in what they do are those who work on their farms every day, with the hope that those farms will put some money into their pockets so that their children can go to school. They work on their farms so that they can have shelter over their heads, have clothes on their bodies and lead a life that they desire. If you look at the way we treat tea farmers, coffee farmers, sugarcane farmers and other farmers generally in this country, it is so shabby. I hope that as the Committee looks at this matter, we can relook at the reforms we proposed, especially in the tea and coffee sectors, to ensure that farmers get the best. If you know, for example, what happens with the coffee and the tea we produce and how much is finally earned by the brokers and the people who export it, and you see how much the farmers in Kenya get, you will cry. I hope that the Committee led by my friend, Hon. (Dr) Mutunga, can get to the bottom of this matter. It is only in this country where every year banks declare astronomical profits but the employees still earn peanuts. In the tea sector, the kind of money earned by executives is so high but the real farmers get so little. Hon. (Dr) Mutunga, I hope your Committee will help this country to get to the bottom of this matter. Remember that a young boy lost his life last The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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