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    "id": 910451,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/910451/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Milgo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13174,
        "legal_name": "Milgo Alice Chepkorir",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to also support this Petition. From the outset, I wish to state that tea growing is an economic activity and the petitioners have spoken well. Tea is one of the major crops that contribute to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of this country. However, many farmers, particularly those doing small-scale farming, suffer as a result of mismanagement of that particular sector due to privatisation of the KTDA. It is unfortunate that many small-scale farmers grow tea on all their farms but they do not have a voice when it comes to voting. During Annual General Meetings (AGMs), they are used as rubberstamps. They are called and told regulations that large- scale farmers pass. They are not considered as tea farmers but rather workers on their own farms. I am glad there is a Bill coming. I know there are two committees that went round to find out problems that bedevil particularly small-scale farmers in the tea industry. It is time we had a strong regulator not only to regulate the factories but also the Savings And Credit Co-operatives (SACCOs). The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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