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    "id": 1095661,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1095661/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mandera South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Adan",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Adan Hajj Ali",
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    "content": "income and general livelihood, the response is: At this moment the Government may not be in a position to raise funds for compensating the miraa farmers for losses incurred following the closure of the airspace as this happened unexpectedly. However, in future, such an unfavourable event can be mitigated against by setting up applicable compensation funds through the guidance and support of the National Treasury. On the question of what measures are in place to open more market access to miraa farmers in the region particularly the horn of Africa, the response is: The Government of Kenya is exploring new markets in Djibouti, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mozambique and other countries in Africa. The Government has opened conversations and it is working closely with the Djibouti Government to allow miraa exports from Kenya. To this end, the Djibouti Government is organising for a visit to Kenya in the month of July/August to see how miraa is produced and managed before opening the market. The Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprise Development is also organising to meet representatives from the public and private sector in the DRC during the planned DRC expo which will take place in the month of August 2021. Hon. Speaker, the Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprise Development, through the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), is in the process of developing a code of practice for the miraa sector. The standard procedures of practice include ensuring hygiene is observed in the entire chain from harvesting to packaging as well as loading into vehicles and aircraft. This will go a long way in enabling the miraa crop access more markets. The Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprise Development encourages miraa farmers to add value to their perishable raw material. Through this, the crop can be processed into miraa juice, sweets among other products. This will go a long way in reducing post-harvest losses and diversify market segments for miraa products and hence unexplained markets. Hon. Speaker, we are aware that the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives established the Miraa Taskforce Report Implementation Technical team through"
}