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    "id": 1502982,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1502982/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tigania West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia",
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    "content": " Thank you Hon. Speaker. I have a response from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development on the Statement Hon. Dorice Donya requested. The request had three parts and the response is structured in three parts. The first part deals with the criteria used to determine the rate of annual bonuses paid to tea farmers across different regions and factories in Kenya. In response, the Ministry alludes that tea bonus is a second payment to tea farmers, which is paid at the end of the financial year. Each month, tea farmers are usually paid an initial amount of Ksh25 per kilogramme for tea factories in the East Tea Block, Ksh24 for tea factories in Kisii, Nyamira and Nandi, and Ksh23 for factories in Kericho, Bomet, Vihiga and Trans Nzoia. This is usually an advance against their green leaf delivery, since proceeds from tea are only realised 45 days from the delivery of the green leaf to the factory due to the timelines involved in the processing and sale activities. The bonus, which is a second payment, is therefore, the net of the price realised minus the cost of production, including the monthly payments. The second payment is usually dependent on two factors. Number one is the price realised at the tea auction. The price realised at the auction is dependent on the quality of tea produced by each factory, which is dependent on many factors including the quality of green leaf, that is, the agronomical practices and packing, post-harvest handling and manufacturing practices at the tea factory. In addition, the price of tea is also influenced by history - historical tea buyers’ perceptions regarding the quality of tea produced by a specific tea factory. Other key factors include the prevailing demand and political situation in the market and the effect of global economic shocks. There is a large table with different factory prices. I do not know whether, for the sake of the Members, I need to read it. It is about one-and-a-half pages."
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