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    "id": 1071859,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1071859/?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",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No. 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives regarding cushioning of miraa farmers following the closure of Miraa Market in Somalia. Hon. Speaker, for close to two years, miraa farmers have faced a number of challenges among them closure of markets and COVID-19 Pandemic leading to loss of livelihoods. In addition, on Sunday, 9th May 2021, miraa worth Kshs 5 million was turned back at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport due to a statement that was issued by the Federal Government of Somalia that no cargo plane from Kenya should access their airspace and therefore farmers’ products would not access markets, especially miraa . Further, on Tuesday Morning, 11th May 2021, the Government of Kenya suspended all flights to and from Somalia. It is important to note that the miraa that was destined for Somalia on Sunday was held up. Hon. Speaker, it is on this background that I seek a Statement from Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives on the following - 1. Could the Chairperson explain why farmers could not be informed early enough on closure of the airspace by the Federal Government of Somalia? 2. Are there any plans to compensate the farmers for the lose incurred noting that students are going back to schools and this has been their parents’ main source of income and general livelihoods? 3. Could the Chairperson explain the measures in place to open more market access by"
}