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    "content": "This is a large group of board members that are to be nominated by CoGs and they could be corrupt. Therefore, farmers will not have any say and they might continue with the vice that we have seen. Madam Temporary Speaker, for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), experience of five years particularly in management is okay with me. This is because I have seen factories which have qualified CEOs that have skills in management do really well. Part III of the Bill has provisions where farmers are supposed to register with a processor. The reason why farmers have been having a problem is because there has been monopoly for a long time. Issues of monopoly have affected prices and farmers have had to be at the mercy of the buyers. This is because there was no flexibility in terms of supplying the tea produce. In this particular case, something should be looked into when it comes to registering farmers so that a farmer can be allowed to supply their produce to more than one processor so that they will not be bound by one processor. As I said, issues of monopoly have affected prices and supply. As I speak, there is an over-supply of tea. Farmers have been assisted by private tea processors. When they came on board, KTDA was forced to add the amount of money that is paid monthly for the tea. However, for a long time, the prices were stuck at one level. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Bill is long overdue. Once again, I thank the Senator for Kericho County and the first Ad Hoc Committee that started to speak into these issues. However, there are still many other issues that farmers were able to contribute to. The major thing was that farmers or their representatives have never been on the decision-making table. That is why they have had to suffer a lot. Madam Temporary Speaker, with those few remarks, I support this Bill with amendments."
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