{"id":212762,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/212762/?format=json","text_counter":86,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Bett","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":157,"legal_name":"Franklin Kipng'etich Bett","slug":"franklin-bett"},"content":"asked the Minister for Agriculture:- (a) whether he is aware that processed tea valued at over Kshs650 million was shipped in March, 2006 to an overseas buyer without opening letters of credit or receiving cash; (b) whether he is further aware that the farmers are bound to suffer losses because one of the buyers, Lohit International Limited, has declined to remit Kshs271 million; and, (c) what measures he is taking to protect the interests of the farmers."}