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    "id": 444628,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/444628/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Tonui",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1242,
        "legal_name": "Ronald Kiprotich Tonui",
        "slug": "ronald-kiprotich-tonui"
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    "content": "On Agriculture, I am happy that about Kshs.21 billion, has been allocated. This is because we need the Ministry of Agriculture to take care of our food. Without food, we will not do well as a country. There are subsectors in agriculture like tea, which need to be assisted. Currently this is one of the crops which are highly taxed, especially the ad valorem tax, which is not taxed on other cash crops. I would wish that in this Appropriation Bill, we take care of the tea subsector by ensuring that we allocate some funds to take care of it. Currently the government is levying tea farmers ad valorem tax and transferring it to the National Treasury; farmers should be allowed to enjoy all this money. Now that prices in the world market for tea are dropping at an alarming rate, and tea farmers are really suffering--- They even missed the mini bonus. I know the President had directed that they should be paid, but up to date these farmers have not been given the mini bonus. I do hope that something will be done in that area. We might also need The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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