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    "id": 1475494,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1475494/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Embakasi South, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Mawathe",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Coffee Bill. It is long-overdue for us to put Kenya back into the coffee market competition. Let us consult. The formation of the Coffee Board of Kenya gives our farmers an advantage of not only being able to get a place where they can hold their meeting, but also promote coffee and look for coffee market on behalf of the coffee farmers in the country. There are some areas in this Bill that need amendments. Clause 23 of the Bill talks about the role of county governments. Clause 23(a) of the Bill says that a county government shall implement the national Government policy relating to coffee. How can it do that? That portion needs to be amended, as Hon. Gichimu has indicated a short while ago. There are also other two additional items. I believe the licensing of a coffee farmer is not a bad idea. However, the filing of returns on a monthly basis is too demanding. It will put too much pressure on the coffee farmers. Let us allow some of those policies to be generated by the Board. Let us not micromanage it. Having said that, I thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. God bless you."
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