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    "id": 1112926,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1112926/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Murang’a CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Sabina Chege",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 884,
        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
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    "content": " I have a Petition regarding malpractices in the licensing of coffee marketers in the country. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the National Coffee Co-operative Federation of Kenya, would like to draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, agriculture, including coffee farming, is a major mainstay of Kenya’s economy and supports the livelihoods of many families in the country. THAT, in recognition of the contribution of the coffee sector to the economy of the country through exports and job creation, the President appointed the National Taskforce on Coffee Sub- Sector Reforms vide Kenya Gazette Notice No.1332 of 4th March 2016. THAT, the taskforce was primarily tasked with the responsibility of looking into issues affecting coffee marketing by rigorously analysing the value chain in the sub-sector with a view to recommending ways of improving the same. THAT, the taskforce submitted its report to the President who went ahead and appointed and gazetted the Coffee Sub-Sector Implementation Committee (CSIC) to coordinate the implementation of the recommendations of the report of the taskforce. THAT, as part of the implementation roadmap, the CSIC spearheaded formulation and enactment of a new regulatory framework embedded in the Crops (Coffee) (General Regulations), 2019 - hereafter referred to as the Coffee General Regulations- and the Capital Markets (Coffee Exchange) Regulations, 2020 - hereafter referred to as the Coffee Exchange Regulations - to govern the coffee subsector. THAT, the coming into force of the new regulatory framework abolished coffee marketing agents’ licences and replaced them with coffee brokers to carry out the coffee marketing function. THAT, pursuant to Regulation 11 of the Coffee Exchange Regulations, the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) granted coffee broker licences to the following brokerage firms under several coffee co-operative unions: (i) The United Eastern Kenya Coffee Marketing Company. (ii) The Meru County Coffee Marketing Agency Limited. (iii) The Kipkelion Brokerage Company Limited. (iv) The Mt. Elgon Coffee Marketing Agency Limited. (v) The Murang’a County Coffee Dealers Limited. 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."
}