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    "id": 1371256,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1371256/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kibwana",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 277,
        "legal_name": "Kibwana Kivutha",
        "slug": "kibwana-kivutha"
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I will be short and precise on this Bill. I support it fully and the Bill has come timely. I realise that the coffee industry has many challenges and at least this Bill seems to have addressed most of them. We are facing climate change that affects, including drought and diseases, which also affects coffee farming. This has made farmers to switch maybe from coffee to other crops such as horticulture and tea farming. The fluctuation of international prices has also affected this industry. The farmers often face economic conditions, including the low prices of the beans. Then limited access to credit has also affected coffee farming. If you come to my house, you will only enjoy Ethiopian and not Kenyan coffee. Unfortunately, this is due to the compromise of the quality of the Kenyan coffee. Education and capacity building are also required in coffee farming. We take it for granted, but always, you may find that new techniques crop up in farming. Brazil and Ethiopia have exceeded and their coffee is regarded the best in the world. Sen. Chute said that Kenya is now at position 16 in coffee and that was sad to hear. We used to be No.1 to No.4. There has been lack of Government support. So, it is great to see that there is some commitment from the Government to coffee farming. Unfortunately, most of the Members of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries are not here to gain rich input from colleagues. So far, what I like about the Bill is that it transfers the mandate of coffee research from the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) to the Coffee Research Institute (CRI). It seems that these amendments will do away with brokers who exploit farmers in the coffee market. The move will also reduce the delays in price declaration and delayed payments to farmers. This Bill speaks to incentives on"
}