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    "id": 1088372,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Where we have over 250,000 Kenyans employed in the production of coffee, we are talking about a sector that carries very many people. Remember this is just in production sector and we have not talked about the planting, nurseries and export markets. I heard other Senators say that the issue of ensuring better prices becomes very crucial because this means more. In fact, there is a time when many producers, exporters and users of the product would want to ensure that a fair bargaining price has been put into place. This was a big debate especially in the French beans production. On the whole issue of ethical trade, so much money, time and effort has been put. However, is the price commensurate with what has gone in? I know there are certain countries in Europe which will only buy certain brands from shops where issues of ethical trade have been put into consideration. Ensuring money in the pocket of the farmer and also market regulation issues were mentioned. I heard Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve speak to this a few minutes ago, saying it is not enough to just produce the product, if you are unable to market it well. It is important to ensure the regulatory schemes are put in place in order to do the marketing. As I have said, most structures in this Bill, are the same ones we want for tea, pyrethrum, coconut, cotton and all our main sectors so that they can run very well. I remember sometimes back, there was a debate of whether we should have this legislation as separate or one stand-alone legislation for crops. I think what came out from it was that most of these sectors are so particular. So, it would be important to designate and segregate all of them. Sen. Dullo talked about a parliamentary caucus for coffee within Parliament. Indeed, we need also parliamentary caucuses for all the other important aspects for the various crops. I think that is very important. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. It is a very well written Bill. Even before I go into the provisions of the Bill, we need to correct the spelling error in line two of Clause 25 (2). “An applicant for a license under subsection (1) shall submit an application in the prescribed from---” I think the word there should be “form” and nor “from.” That is important because it gives the general provision. As we go into the Committee of the Whole and make our amendments, we can make that necessary amendment so that there is clarity in what we are saying."
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