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    "id": 1015489,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1015489/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Igembe South, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Paul Mwirigi",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1574,
        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
        "slug": "cyprian-kubai-iringo"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I, the undersigned, on behalf of Kimathi Munjuri, National Chairman of the Nyambene Miraa Traders Association (NYAMITA), a registered association fronting the interests of Khat (Miraa) crop and industry stakeholders draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, thousands of families in the larger Meru region growing Khat ( Catha edulis ) popularly known as Miraa have been earning a living through the sale of their crop to local and international markets in the East African region; THAT, following the declaration of Covid-19 as a global health pandemic and subsequent closure of international borders, the Miraa crop lost its regional market, particularly in Somalia; THAT, locally, a number of county governments such as Tana River, Mombasa, Lamu and Malindi have imposed exorbitant and prohibitive levies and fees for the crop to transit through their jurisdictions or be sold in the markets within the counties without regulation by the Ministry of Agriculture as provided for in Section 17 of the Crops Act; THAT, the Ministry of Agriculture has been diverting funds allocated to support the development of Miraa to the activities of the other crops. For instance, in the Financial Year 2019/20, Kshs60 million under Vote D1165 State Department for Crops, Sub-head 1165103902 Miraa Crop Revitalization Project, Vote lines 3111300, 3111400 and 3130100 for the development of the Miraa Research Institute and Miraa research activities such as propagation of certified Miraa seedlings, was diverted to buy macadamia seedlings; THAT, the Kshs1 billion granted by the national Government in 2016 to cushion Miraa farmers and traders after Miraa was banned in Europe, including the Kshs1 billion allocated in the budgets of Financial Years 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 for improvement of Miraa farming have not been realized; The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}