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    "id": 584763,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Lesan",
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        "legal_name": "Wilfred Rottich Lesan",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to support and ride on the sentiments that have been expressed by colleagues. I come from a tea growing county and the issues that have been raised are serious. Therefore, I would also like to ask the Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries to also tell the farmers in the country why they have to suffer for 12 months to receive a one-off payment called “bonus” when tea payment is actually done at the fall of the hammer in Mombasa when it is sold. This money is available throughout the year. Why is it that the farmers are paid only once in a year and go through a very long period of suffering for the rest of the time? Secondly, we know that there are a number of auctioneers who auction tea in Mombasa. They are all members of the East African Tea Auctioneers (EATA) group. I would like to know from him why there is only a limited number of auctioneers who sell tea in Mombasa. I know that they are limited to only 11 of them yet that is a free market and, therefore, we should allow as many auctioneers as possible. Thirdly, I would like to know their proportion of payment or how the auctioneers are remunerated. Previously, they were paid a percentage of the sale, but that was when the tea volumes were small. However, now that the tea volumes are large, what proportion or percentage is given to the auctioneers? It has also been mentioned by my colleagues that it is very important that we also get to know the distribution of the auctioneers throughout the country, particularly in tea growing counties. 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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