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"content": "When I came to this House in 2008, my first encounter was to try and address a strike in one of the tea factories in Embu. I tried to dodge that strike, but it was inevitable. It was caused by KTDA. That is when the then Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Samoei, came and addressed the farmers. He told them that he is going to address their problems. How? By making sure that, at the Ministry, they will clip the wings of KTDA. This Bill does not appear to crip the wings of KTDA. If it has, it should be very clear that where they come and impose a director--- In Kianjokoma, that is exactly what they did. They imposed a director by way of just nominating him to sit in the Board. It should be very clear and elaborate. When such a move takes place, how should the Tea Board of Kenya, through this new Bill, take care of that? We must, at all times, take care of the farmersâ interests. It may be a question of having not read the Bill thoroughly, but I believe that it is also very important that such an issue is conspicuously positioned in the Bill. That way, the farmer can feel that his needs are being addressed."
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