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    "id": 1472527,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1472527/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tinderet, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Melly",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I commend the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, led by Hon. (Dr) Mutunga, for bringing this Bill which is long overdue. This is the Bill that the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock of the 12th Parliament, deliberated upon and moved around the country to make sure that coffee farmers in this country get their dues. As we discuss this Bill, coffee farming in this country supports almost one million smallholder households. This crop has been called the black gold of the 80s in Kenya. It is because in the 80s and most parts of the 90s, coffee was a top crop in this country, but due to mismanagement and competition in the global market, it has gone down. However, I want to thank the Committee because this Bill seeks to resuscitate the coffee sector. This Bill, first, seeks to among other things bring in the Coffee Board. The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) through the Crop Act, 2013, decided to lump all major crops, such as sugarcane, tea and coffee, under one Act. Therefore, it lacked the attention that it deserved. This Bill is telling the Government and players in this industry that coffee is a major crop. Therefore, the Government needs to pay very good attention to it and most importantly, to the farmers."
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