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    "id": 217347,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Githae",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Transport",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 159,
        "legal_name": "Robinson Njeru Githae",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am doing it mentally. So, that should not be a cause for worry. In any case, we also have another colleague here on the Front Bench. So, do not worry. This is a collective responsibility and we shall do it to the best of our ability. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, turning to the Budget Speech, we must also commend the Government because for the first time, the coffee farmers are going to be paid the Kshs641 million which was supposed to be sale proceeds from the Coffee Board of Kenya, but which was squandered by the same Board. This has been a very sore point amongst the coffee farmers. This is because they sold their coffee, but they have never received a single cent from their sales. This is going to motivate them to look after their coffee. The farmers had already reached a point where they were going to abandon the growing of coffee. However, with this money, I have no doubt that they are now going to look after their coffee, use fertiliser and spray it. As a whole, the country will benefit. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, my only concern is the direction that our politics is taking. Our politics---"
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