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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. B.K. Bett",
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        "legal_name": "Benard Kipkirui Bett",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I will continue. (v) THAT, the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) appears to be micromanaging the affairs of the agency and has thus failed in its mandate. (vi) THAT, a few individuals have conspired to withhold information with regard to shareholding, equity and rights from these small- scale farmers and have fraudulently edged out some farmers by registering their factories without consulting the stakeholders. (vii) THAT, the KTDA is allegedly mismanaging the tea factories and tea subsidiary companies leading to low tea prices. (viii) THAT, tea farmers no longer enjoy their rights and this has led to declined tea returns. (ix) THAT, in 2007, the Government constituted a taskforce to reform the tea sector and boost small-scale farmers’ returns. The taskforce recommended the establishment of subsidiary companies with the main membership being farmers. These companies comprised of Greenland Fedha Limited, Majani Insurance Limited, KTDA Power Generating Company Limited, Chai Trading Company Limited, KTDA Management Service Limited, Kenya Tea Packaging Limited and the Tea Research Institute. (x) THAT, implementation of these recommendations has led to confusion and uncertainty in the tea sector which needs to be resolved. (xi) Noting that the issues in respect of which this petition is made are not pending before any court of law or any constitutional or legal body, your humble petitioners pray that Parliament, through the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives:- (a) Recommends an audit of the Kenya Tea Development Agency and the subsidiary companies. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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