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    "content": "behalf and on behalf of the farmers of the factories/companies that are managed by the KTDA. The farmers petition this Senate and draw our attention to the fact that KTDA is a private company incorporated in 2000 following the privatization of the Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) and acts as a management agency for small scale tea farmers in Kenya through contractual agreements entered into with various tea factors that it manages. Currently, the KTDA has such contracts with 63 tea factories. The Petition states: “We have the following grievances against the KTDA:- The grievances in their generality are:- (1) There have been illegal and unlawful processes of nominating and electing directors to the KTDA and to the boards of the factories managed by the KTDA. (2) Excessive and unjustified management fees levied by the KTDA on the factories managed by the company. (3) Illegal business dealings by factory directors with the factories they manage. (4) Improper form of preparation and presentation of accounts managed by the KTDA and the irregular and unlawful issuance of shares in the companies managed by the KTDA. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the petitioners are aggrieved and, therefore, they are making the same prayers to the Senate. It is important that I go through the prayers. They say:- “Therefore, your humble petitioners pray that the Senate intervenes and:- (1) Calls upon the KTDA and all factory companies’ management boards to operate within the law, specifically, the Companies Act and the respective memorandum and articles of association. (2) Prevails upon the factory companies to---"
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