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    "id": 490615,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murungi",
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        "legal_name": "Kiraitu Murungi",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to make the following interim response. This is about a statement being sought by Senators regarding the crisis in the tea trade in this country. My Committee is aware that there is a serious crisis in the tea sector which is caused by the shocking fall in tea earnings which has been the worst in the last two decades. I am aware, as the Senator for Meru County, that tea farmers have rebelled and boycotted the picking of tea in the last one month. These farmers, in their anger, have humiliated directors and purported to sack managers of tea factories. There is a real crisis in this sector which needs to be dealt with in a wholesome manner. So, we need a comprehensive address to the crisis in the tea sector. In view of the magnitude of this problem, my Committee has decided to organize a national tea stakeholders’ conference to be held on 10th October this year. We are inviting all tea directors from the 52 tea factories in the country. We are also inviting the directors of the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA). We are also inviting the managers of the tea auction in Mombasa. We will also invite the Minister, his team and members of the tea board. We are also inviting Senators from the tea growing areas so that we meet and discuss this crisis. That way, we intend to seek lasting solutions to the crisis. Therefore, I request my brother, Sen. Lesan, to prepare himself and come with his tea directors to this workshop so that in the process of addressing this as a national issue, we can also deal with the matter of Kericho County."
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