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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lesan",
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Rottich Lesan",
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    "content": "Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank the Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries for the wise decision. He has, first of all, recognized that there is a serious crisis in the tea industry at the moment. Upon that realization, I want to agree with him on the path that he has taken. We really want to get to the root cause of this problem owing to the significance of the tea industry to the Kenyan economy and more particularly as to the livelihoods of millions of Kenyans. We are aware of some of the challenges facing the industry. We need to address those challenges. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we know that the tea industry is being strangulated by the hands of greedy manipulators at the tea auction floors or offices of tea managers with their nonchalant and “don’t-care” attitudes about the survival of farmers. It is important, therefore, that we take the route that the Chairman has suggested so that we get to the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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