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    "id": 392162,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/392162/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kittony",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Zipporah Jepchirchir Kittony",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I stand to support this Motion by Sen. Muthama and I also stand on my own right as a senior citizen. I am also a senior farmer, so I would like to say that this Motion has come at a very appropriate moment. I am saying that coffee and tea farmers should be subsidized. Senator number one said that this is a senior House and many good things can come out of this House. I totally agree with him because this applies to not only tea and coffee; another Motion should be brought here to address the issues that affect farmers in this country. I am saying this because even as a maize farmer, a lot has to be done. There is still what we call the “middleman” who benefits more than the farmer. This also applies to coffee farmers. God gave Kenya the best of everything. We have the best soil, good rains and so on. So, when we talk of coffee and tea, we are talking about our foreign exchange earner. Wherever you go in the world, our coffee and tea is praised but when you come back, many farmers do not feel like they own it. So, that issue needs to be addressed. I want to ask Sen. Muthama to consider an amendment to include the indigenous farmers who do other crops. When you look at areas like Mau, Kericho, Nandi and Limuru, the farms are not owned by Kenyans but other people. So, if they are not owned by Kenyans, whom do we want to subsidize? If this is a senior House and we want to address matters appropriately, let us do so properly so that we know what we are dealing with. So, I totally support this Motion. As a foreign exchange earner, the small-scale coffee and tea farmer need to be assisted. They should be given the necessary techniques or skills to be able to produce quality coffee. I am touched by this Motion, and as the Mover includes in his views what the other Senators have said, the terms should be improved. Through the Senate, every person in this country, especially the young people will enjoy posterity. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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