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    "id": 239324,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/239324/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kembi-Gitura",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Agriculture",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 242,
        "legal_name": "James Kembi Gitura",
        "slug": "kembi-gitura"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Coffee Board of Kenya did not deduct Kshs641 million from farmers. The position is that the money was held by a consortium of banks from which the Board had taken an overdraft against coffee stocks, for onward lending to coffee farmers. (b) I am aware that coffee farmers are still experiencing hardships due to poor returns on their produce. 2602 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 3, 2006 (c) Our Ministry has taken the following measures to ensure that coffee farmers get good returns which are commensurate to their efforts:- The gazettement of coffee rules under the Coffee Act (2001) for the direct sale of coffee. Operationalisation of the Coffee Development Fund under the Coffee Act. Debt relief of Kshs3.2 billion in respect of SKIP I and SKIP II. The restructuring of Coffee Board of Kenya as a regulatory body."
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