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    "id": 86142,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Yinda",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 154,
        "legal_name": "Edwin Ochieng Yinda",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there were speakers who talked about tea brokerage in Mombasa. Brokers in Mombasa are actually professionals and they add value to the tea trade. I want to educate the Members that the work of brokers is not simply selling tea in the auction. When tea is sold in the auction and there are price variations, especially when there is a mark which is doing very well and all of a r sudden there is a reduction on the interest or the prices being sought are low; it is up to the brokers to get to the factory and find out what is the problem. When they are there, they produce tea together with the factory managers, because they are also professionals in tea. That is why they are in the position that they are in. It is up to them to make sure that the corrections and productions are done in line with what the market is looking for. Once that is done, the tea is tasted and comparisons are made. Then you look at what prices you now obtain in the auction after those corrections. So, it is wrong to just assume that brokers are sitting there and doing nothing. They are doing a lot of good. At the moment, it is the small scale farmers, the owners of the small factories, who are deciding on who will be their broker. They then have contracts with them for periods ranging between two and four years. Within that time, of course, if you do not perform, they do not give you the opportunity to continue selling their tea."
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