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    "id": 1371213,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mumma",
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    "content": "Whereas I support it, I still insist that we need to find out the rationale. We are going to waste public resources if we have the amalgam of the agriculture institutions carrying out functions, including coffee and then having yet another body similar to the one that did not work for us being put in place. So, I am in very good faith requesting that the Committee consider the issues that I am talking about, so that by the time we pass this law, we are passing a law that is truly people-centred and farmers-centred. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I spoke about gender, I forgot one issue in Clause Seven. We need to recognise that coffee is planted in many counties. We might want to have a clause to ensure that members of that board are drawn from the different counties where coffee is grown in this country. It is grown in Mt. Kenya, in Rift Valley and Western Kenya and I believe it can be grown in some areas at the coast like Kwale. We must also ensure representation in that board reflects the different counties that want to participate in coffee growing. We have not suggested who the chairman is supposed to be appointed by the President should be, but my view is that the chair of this board, must be a coffee farmer. Thank you."
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