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    "id": 1380955,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Runyenjes, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Muchangi Karemba",
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    "content": " Thank you. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(C), I wish to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Department of Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives regarding the delay in remunerating dairy and coffee farmers in Embu County. Hon. Temporary Speaker, it is regrettable to note that for two consecutive harvest seasons, farmers have diligently delivered their coffee produce to the New Planters Cooperative Union and dairy farmers have supplied milk to the New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (New KCC) without receiving rightful compensation in return. It is important to highlight that the Government had pledged prompt payment to coffee farmers at the rate of Ksh80 per kilogramme of cherry delivered to the New Planters Cooperative Union. The delay in payment to the dairy farmers has created an environment where farmers are unable to procure essential resources for their farms or provide proper feed for their livestock, resulting in a decline in production in the dairy sector. It is imperative to note that the First Supplementary Budget for the Financial Year 2022/23 passed in this House allocated money to the Coffee Cherry Advance Revolving Fund, but the funds are yet to be disbursed. Hon. Temporary Speaker, it is against this background that I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives on the following: 1. What immediate measures are being enacted to ensure the expedited disbursement of payments to both the coffee farmers and dairy farmers and ensure that future payments are prompt? 2. How does the Ministry plan to fulfil its commitment to grant coffee farmers access to the promised Ksh80 per kilogramme of cherry, given the allocation provided in the budget? 3. What are the cooperatives reforms being implemented by the Ministry to ensure that cooperatives genuinely serve the best interests of our farmers?"
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