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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like the Assistant Minister to confirm to this House how much consultation was carried out before this decision to increase cess was passed. What comes to light is that there was never enough consultation. I would request the Assistant Minister maybe to withdraw this so that all the stakeholders can re-look at this issue afresh. The amount of money that the Kenya Tea Board was receiving before was sufficient for their work. Right now, the 1 per cent that is being imposed will give the Kenya Tea Board over Kshs3 billion per year but there is no proper plan of how this money will be used. In the meantime the farmers will suffer if the prices are depressed. Could the Assistant Minister confirm that he will re-look at the possibility of suspending this cess until all the stakeholders are properly consulted?"
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