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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity to thank my colleagues, who have taken time and keen interest on this Motion. I have paid great attention to each and every contributor. I have sat here since I moved this Motion up to the end, and listened keenly to each of my colleagues. I appreciate them for the great concern they have for tea farmers. The struggle to liberate them continues. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I urge tea farmers across the country not to uproot tea. I assure them that via this Senate, we will instead uproot the cartels that are making them suffer in their enterprises and businesses. Therefore, I take keen note of each and every addition or comments that have been given further to what the Committee was able to do. The Tea Bill, which responds to about 80 per cent of the challenges that we have highlighted in this report, is currently undergoing public participation in the National Assembly. I look forward to passing on some of the brilliant proposals that have come from this Floor so that tea farmers can be liberated. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the reason why we need to be passionate about this issue, as a House, is because as a country, we are currently speaking about how we are going through a difficult time in terms of our economy not performing well. The reason our economy is struggling is because we kill each and every sector. If you go back to 1963 and look at how each and every sector was performing, 70 to 80 per cent of industries have either shut down, were declared moribund and there is no continuity. What is it about us Kenyans or Africans, that while other countries continue to grow in leaps and bounds and make their industries great, advance and sell from village to county, from county to country, from country to continent to all over the world, ours continue to shrink? We have learnt a lesson that will ensure that we cushion farmers so that they do not uproot tea, and that they get a good pay for their sweat and the crops they produce. That way, we shall continue to build a greater country. It is my sincere hope that what we 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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