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    "id": 980640,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "South Imenti, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kathuri Murungi",
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        "legal_name": "Kathuri Murungi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. As you may have realised, this is a very sensitive Bill and the tea sector is key to the economy of this country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, one of the challenges that we have in the tea sector is marketing. That is how our tea is handled after leaving the farmer. Once the factories process our tea, how does KTDA handle it? How do they market it? So, any Bill or legislation coming to this House that touches on the improvement on tea should be supported. I am happy that most Members are well versed on the importance of tea in this country. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, one of the amendments that will be coming to the Floor of this House is to ensure that the role of marketing is fully handled by the Board. Initially, when there was the defunct Tea Board of Kenya before the AFA Act, marketing and research was purely on the Board. They also had the responsibility of improving the road networks in the tea growing areas. One of the challenges that we have now with AFA, that Members may not be aware, is that we have a Tea Directorate within AFA which specifically handles tea issues. 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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