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    "id": 474409,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Tonui",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1242,
        "legal_name": "Ronald Kiprotich Tonui",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I want to comment on 16 (iii) and (iv), where we intend to allow the Cabinet Secretary to be imposing some levies at a certain percentage. I believe it is going to be highly irresponsible of us if we allow this to go through, especially having it as open as it is, and leaving the Cabinet Secretary to decide on the percentage of levy, without even a maximum. That is going to be giving a blank cheque to the Cabinet Secretary. That is going to open an opportunity for our farmers to be exploited. I know our tea farmers are going to be the greatest victims of this. Already, they have been victims under the previous Tea Act. So, if we allow the Cabinet Secretary to do this, I think this will be misused and our farmers will be exploited. We know agriculture is a devolved function. Those levies should no longer be under the national Government but be discussed in the county assemblies and not here. So, I am completely opposed to this section where crop levies are introduced. I propose that we get rid of those levies. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chair."
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