{"id":169985,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/169985/?format=json","text_counter":492,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dr. Kones","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":53,"legal_name":"Julius Kipyegon Kones","slug":"julius-kones"},"content":"Small-holder producers are mainly managed by the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA). This agency was incorporated in 2001 after being converted from the State corporation; Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA). Having looked at the returns that go to the farmer since the agency was introduced, it calls for a lot that this House institutes some radical measures if we are to continue producing this crop as a commercial crop."}