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    "id": 1565374,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1565374/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wafula",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Davis Wafula Nakitare",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, the National Assembly amendments to the Coffee Bill (Senate Bills No. 10 of 2023) be now considered. I take this opportunity to thank the Senate Committee for taking us through the Coffee Bill. The Coffee Bill (Senate Bills No.10 of 2023) seeks to provide for the development and regulation of the coffee industry in Kenya. The Coffee Bill proposes to re-organise the Coffee Industry by transitioning the regulatory and commercial roles currently undertaken by the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) to the Coffee Board of Kenya. The Bill further seeks to transition the research of coffee currently undertaken by the Coffee Research Institute under the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) to the Coffee Research Institute. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Coffee Bill (Senate Bills No.10 of 2023) was published on 10th March, 2023 and read for the first time in the Senate on Tuesday 11th April, 2023. Further, the Bill stood committed to the Senate Standing Committee on Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries for consideration. The Bill was advertised in the Daily Nation and The Standard newspapers on 15th June, 2023. The Bill was passed in the Senate with amendments on 1st August, 2024 and thereafter referred to the National Assembly where it was passed with amendments on 26th November, 2024. The Bill was referred back to Senate on 19th November, 2024. Subsequently, the Speaker of the Senate conveyed the Message of referral of the Bill and amendments to the House on 3rd December, 2024 and further referred the National Assembly amendments to the Committee to consider and table a report in the Senate. Following the referral, the Committee considered the National Assembly amendments to the Bill on 25th and 26th March, 2025 and made the following observations and recommendations- (1) Limiting the role of AFA: The Bill seeks to amend the Crops Act, 2013 so as to unbundle the regulation and management of coffee that falls within the ambit of the AFA and establish a stand-alone agency for its regulations. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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