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    "id": 1370070,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Saku, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Raso",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to respond to the statement regarding the rampant theft of coffee in Runyenjes Constituency. The Member for Runyenjes, Hon. Muchangi Karemba, sought a statement regarding the rampant theft of coffee in his constituency. He particularly sought to be informed on the measures that have been put in place by the Ministry of Interior and National Administration to enhance security within the constituency and in coffee-growing areas. He also sought to be informed on the measures that the Ministry is taking to ensure the perpetrators are arrested and prosecuted without any further delay. I wish to state that several cases of coffee theft incidents have been reported in Embu County in the recent past. Some of the factors that contribute to the incidents include: 1. The coffee factories and societies continue to hire old and unproductive watchmen, mostly aged above 70 years. Due to their vulnerability, they are not in a position to resist the armed thugs. In most cases, they normally find the watchmen asleep, tie their feet and hands with ropes, steal the coffee berries, and disappear without an alarm being raised. The theft is only noted in the subsequent day after the day shift watchmen report for duty. 2. Some of the coffee factories and societies argue that they cannot afford to invest in proper fencing, lighting and Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) camera systems for their premises. 3. Lack of investment in security management by the factories and societies. 4. Failure to heed and implement security advice given to management by security agencies. The Government, through the Ministry of Interior and National Administration, has put in place the following measures to safeguard the security of coffee cherries in 55 coffee factories in Embu County: 1. Deployed armed police escort in the factories’ management based on the quantity of coffee being held in the store and coffee on transfer to markets. The majority of the coffee factories have complied, save for a few ones in Runyenjes Constituency, which continue to hold substantial quantities of coffee in their stores before marketing without notifying the County Security Intelligence 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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