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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Langat",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have just said that the Bill is one-sided in the sense that it strengthens the Kenya Tea Board so much without really addressing the other interests of the farmers. There are so many challenges that the farmers are facing. When you look at the reforms in the Kenya Tea Board, I accept that registration should be done by the Board itself. This, therefore, means that the farmers will now be free to deliver their tea to the Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) factories and even the other factories because they are registered under one body. I think that is a very good point because farmers will not be tied, of course, subject to regulations, to one factory. They can move their tea from one factory to another. I have talked to many KTDA directors and they are very concerned that they have given out loans and already spent some money to build factories and, therefore, if we introduce blanket liberalization, those loans will not be paid. But I wish we introduced regulations, that if you want to move and your loan is still outstanding, we should be able to see how the other factories can ensure that farmers pay the outstanding loans. I believe that if we introduced those kinds of regulations, then the KTDA and the other factories will work harmoniously."
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