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    "id": 1356630,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Thang’wa",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to second the Coffee Bill. It is high time that we saved the coffee farmers of this nation. They have cried to the nation, to themselves and even to the President and that is why we as the Senate are coming up with this Bill. It is high time we returned coffee to where it was in the 1970s and this is the gold that is found in Mt. Kenya, Rift Valley and different parts of this country. This Bill is bringing what coffee farmers have always asked for; that is the Coffee Board of Kenya. This board which is mandated to regulate and promote the development of the coffee industry will be the board that will see to it that the Kenya coffee farmers will benefit from their produce. The same Bill has given the county government enough powers to exercise their mandate; that is the licensing of the coffee mills, packing stations and coffee roasters. By so doing, the farmers will be registered for us to know how many farmers we have so that when we give subsidized fertilizer, we will be able to know who these farmers are and what kind of coffee they produce; how much coffee they produce and where they take that coffee. This is because the coffee farmers have lost their coffee from their cooperatives or their factories; their coffee has always been stolen. This Bill has looked into that matter by saying that anybody who is transporting coffee must register and get a license from the county government from where they are transporting the coffee. This is going to deter people from stealing coffee because if you are found by the authorities to have transported coffee without the licenses, of course, it will be said you are one of those who are stealing coffee. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, coffee farmers need to be paid on time. Coffee farmers need to benefit from the produce. Coffee farmers need to enjoy or must enjoy their sweat because this coffee has markets internationally. Countries all over the world buy coffee from Kenya. Before this coffee goes to those countries, it must pass through certain brokers or what people call cartels. By passing this Bill and having the regulation put in place, we are going to deal with those cartels."
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