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    "id": 574234,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/574234/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndiema",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1067,
        "legal_name": "Henry Tiole Ndiema",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is in contravention of the Crops Act 2013 and the Tea (Licensing Registration and the Trade) Regulations of 2008 that prohibit transfer of registration certificate to a third party as well as the East African Tea Traders Association (EATTA) Trading Rules. The circumstances under which the tea consignment was found in Thailand on 28th, April 2015, yet it was destined for the United Arabs Emirates, are currently under police investigations. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority, Tea Directorate collected levy on this consignment since the tea was brought from the auction and all the relevant export documentation lodged were valid. (4) The other aspect was whether the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) godowns in Mombasa which provide storage for teas in transit were used to store the particular consignment. Once tea is bought in the auction, various buyers pick the tea and handle the same in their various warehouses before shipping the same to their various international markets. In this case, storage for this tea was provided by Siginon Group Warehouse. Chai Trading Company, a subsidiary of KTDA, did not handle this particular consignment. (5) The other issue was the role of EATTA in the export of the tea in line of the finding of ivory or other contraband among Kenyan tea. EATTA as an association has no role in the export of tea as this is handled directly by the members, buyers and exporters. The customs procedures are handled by Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) while export registration is carried out by Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority, Tea Directorate. The role of EATTA ends with the auction. However, EATTA has a code of conduct governing the trading and auction of the tea. It has since expelled Almasi Chai (K) Limited from trading in tea auction as a punishment for breaching this code of conduct. (6) The other issue was with regard to the measures put into place to ensure that KTDA and EATTA are held to account regarding the credibility of tea products and the tea industry generally. The Ministry has held consultations with stakeholders and agreed on the following measures to streamline the tea trade:- (1) All buyers and exporters should not deal with unregistered buyers/packers within the country. If they are found culpable, their licences will be invalid. (2) EATTA should not allow trading at the auction by proxies of the registered buyers. This is against the Crop Act, 2013, and Section 29 of the Tea (Licensing, Registration and Trade) Regulations of 2008 that prohibits transfer of licences to unregistered parties. (3) AFFA Tea Directorate should immediately profile tea buyers, exporters and importers by 30th June, 2015 before renewal of their registration on 1st July, 2015. 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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