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    "id": 598667,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Obure",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Mogere Obure",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the occasion of the last conference involving tea stakeholders, it became apparently clear that there were far too many taxes imposed on tea. We were told that there are 42 different levies. It was also demonstrated that there is one particular tax – the Ad valorem tax -which has a very negative impact. From the time this tax was introduced, at the end of 2012, tea sales dropped drastically. Teas from neighbouring countries, which sell their tea through the Mombasa Auction, started gaining at the expense of Kenyan tea. This was demonstrated to have contributed to this sharp decline in profitability, affecting farmers’ earnings. We were 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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