{"id":359097,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/359097/?format=json","text_counter":382,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kang’ata","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":1826,"legal_name":"Irungu Kang'ata","slug":"irungu-kangata"},"content":"Hon. Deputy Speaker, the fact is that we do not have any co- operative that is managing tea in Murang’a County, and for that matter, I suppose in the entire country. What manages tea factories in this country is Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) which is a parastatal. There are also some companies which have been incorporated in some form of arrangement with the KTDA. Therefore, I have not mentioned anything to do with a co-operative. Secondly, on coffee factories, I am of the view that this Motion should be amended not only to capture Nyayo Tea Zones, sugar and cotton factories--- I suppose that is an example. Therefore, if we pass this Motion, I foresee the coffee factories in Kiharu which have been mismanaged being taken to the county level where we will have transparency. I also foresee a situation where coffee factories in Kahuhia, Mugoiri and Ntheri in Murarandia will be answerable to the people through the county government."}