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    "id": 1472501,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1472501/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Molo, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kuria Kimani",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. First, I congratulate the Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, for introducing the Coffee Bill of 2023. I thank the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock for really doing justice to the recommendations made to this Bill. The Report they tabled this afternoon speaks a lot about how they have the interests of coffee farmers at heart. I have had a chance to check on several researches done by credible institutions such as KALRO, the International Coffee Organisation, the University of Nairobi, the Coffee Board of Kenya, the Coffee Research Institute, among other reputable research institutions in this Republic. It is on what has been ailing the coffee sector. These research institutions agreed on around six reasons or problem statements ailing the coffee sector. One of them is the low and volatile prices of coffee. Whereas coffee is such an attractive plant, especially in the international market, we have seen prices fluctuate so much in both the local and international markets. It has led to unpredictable returns to farmers. This has made farmers either stop planting coffee or not getting the right returns for this investment. I was trying to compare and see how the Coffee Bill of 2024 solves the problem of low prices and volatility. I am very impressed by the recommendation in the Bill to introduce guaranteed minimum returns that will assure farmers respective prices for their coffee. Further, I will recommend that the Committee and the Committee of the whole House include further 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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