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    "id": 978937,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Murang’a CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Sabina Chege",
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        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
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    "content": "Even as we think of amendments, let us keep in mind that the purpose of this Bill is to benefit the farmer and not those people who wait at the auction to benefit from the toil of our farmers. Tea is heavily taxed. Almost at every stage there is massive taxation on tea. I am hoping that we will also address that issue so that we can take away the burden from tea farmers. Therefore, as I finish, I have seen the recommendation on the formation of a board. There is the issue of two persons of either gender nominated by the Council of Governors. I hope the Council of Governors will consider having nominees who come from tea-growing zones. That way, we will have people who understand issues of tea sitting on the Board. Hon. Speaker, as I look at the financial provisions, that is, where the money for the Board shall come from, I have not seen any recommendations on Government funding. We have new technology that has come up. We even have new types of tea that are now fashionable, for example, the green tea and the Orthodox tea. If we want to help our farmers, the Government must put in… We have seen the Government putting in a lot of money in maize and other sectors. The Government must put money into the tea sub-sector to help our farmers get the latest technology not only in the area of planting and taking care of tea, but also technology on machinery that can help our tea farmers move to the next level. Therefore, Hon. Speaker, I support this Bill. I will be ready with my amendments in the Third Reading and would like to encourage the House to support and fast-track this Bill. If not The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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