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    "id": 1213741,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mosop, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Abraham Kirwa",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support the Motion, which seeks to nullify these regulations. Coffee is considered the second most traded commodity in the world after oil. Coffee is nicknamed “green gold” and should truly be able to help our farmers in a very big way. Kenyan coffee is considered one of the top five coffees in the world. It is one of the commodities that many people look forward to having. However, the unfortunate part is that the cartels made their way into this House and passed regulations that were going against the coffee farmers. Therefore, we have to be very careful as law makers so that we look out for the interests of the farmers. The regulations did not give farmers the freedom to sell their coffee to whoever they want. A few individuals were going to be given the responsibility to market and sell coffee. The farmer was only left with the task of growing coffee and selling it at the price that is set. I support this Motion and moving forward, a taskforce should be established to relook at the issue of coffee. Kenya has been growing coffee for the last century, since 1893. It has contributed to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the economy of this country in a very big way. That is why we need to take serious actions to make sure that coffee farmers continue to earn. We should also ensure that coffee becomes a cash crop that will help the nation to bring in foreign exchange. At the moment, we are struggling, as a country, on foreign exchange and 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."
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