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    "id": 1353380,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1353380/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tigania West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga",
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    "content": "We organised our agriculture in the past. We used to have a coffee quota of 130,000 metric tonnes in the world market, which brought us foreign exchange. We can barely sell 40,000 metric tonnes of coffee in the world market today. That means we have a loss of revenue or foreign exchange that would have assisted us in containing the strength of our shilling. We used to have a thriving pyrethrum industry. Kenya was leading in pyrethrin sales across the world. We used to supply 70 per cent of the world's pyrethrin, which is the active ingredient in pyrethrum. Today, we can barely talk about supplying 10 per cent. Countries that were far behind us have bypassed us and they are doing even better. Our coffee used to sell in larger quantities than what we have right now. What then do we need to do? We have a few opportunities. One of them is the floriculture industry. Can we, as a country, try to kenyanize this industry? I particularly want to say this without any fear of contradiction. We need to do a lot more kenyanize our horticulture, and specifically the floriculture industry, because there is a capital flight out of this country. Yes, farming is already happening. We have provided the environment for farming to occur. We have allowed individuals and corporations from other countries to come and undertaking farming business in this country. Unfortunately, the money that is generated goes away. Some of these companies have been assisted by their mother countries to invest. We need to focus a lot more on reducing the losses. I laud the Government, and especially the President, for considering providing some money in the last budget for purchase of dryers. Dryers will reduce post-harvest losses, which have stood at up to 40 per cent in this country. Once you contain farmers to have their revenue, then you reduce the need…"
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