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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Navakholo, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe",
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        "legal_name": "Emmanuel Wangwe",
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    "content": "Clause 32 of the Bill provides for a less punitive fine of not less than Kshs20,000 or a fine not exceeding twice the value of the tea or tea products or a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months. The Committee will, therefore, be enhancing the penalty so as to help deter would-be offenders. The aspect of which regulations maybe made under the Act are not expansive. Therefore, the Committee proposes to introduce the following: (i) tea safety to include transportation, processing and market standards of tea (ii) submission of returns and reports by the holders of licences and registration under the Act (iii) regulation and controlling the method of blending, packaging and labelling of tea for purposes of usability (iv) regulation for licensing and registration of tea brokers, and (v) standards and the manner of grading and classification of tea products under this Act. The Bill has not made provisions for a number of important offences which would have the effect of enabling the Board to run effectively. Therefore, the Committee will be proposing amendments to the Bill to provide for such offences as ignoring or failing to obey Board instructions, wilfully obstructing a Member of the Board, of an employee or agent of the Board, misrepresenting or knowingly submitting false or misleading information to a Board member or an employee or agent of the Board. Hon. Speaker, allow me to mention the public hearing that the Committee conducted at Konoin Constituency, Kericho County, on 14th October 2019. The Committee met the tea farmers in Konoin and gathered a number of issues affecting them. Some of these issues were: (i) tea auction done in Mombasa instead of where the farmers are 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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