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    "id": 1526771,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mutahi Kagwe",
    "speaker_title": "The Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. First and foremost, the issue related to the packing that the hon. Senator from Mombasa County raised in terms of the sheer cost. I could not agree with him more. This is a matter that we have raised with the National Treasury. I also raised the matter in my presentation to the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) in the National Assembly. If indeed we want to develop the value chain and we want to pack tea and take it out of the country as packed tea and, therefore creating jobs, just like we are trying to do with macadamia, then it follows without saying that the approach of the entire value chain has to be multifaceted and from a no-government approach. That is to say, that you cannot give with one hand and take with the other. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if we want to develop the packing, because once you pack tea from Kenya, it will be three times as expensive as packed tea, for example, in Dubai. This is as a result of the increased taxes related to packaging paper. Therefore, we have engaged the National Treasury to ensure that this and other measures that are a hindrance to the value chain development are removed. This is a matter that I have written to and raised. In reference to supporting and discussing budgets, I would appeal to this House and the National Assembly to also look at the budgeting process as a holistic approach to resolving the many areas and growth areas that we are looking at as a nation. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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