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    "id": 4110,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Muturi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Barnabas Muturi C. Mwangi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the amendment and the Motion by highlighting a few points. A few months ago, I raised a Question in this Parliament on the same coffee plantations and I am glad the Minister who answered my Question is here. It is in consideration of the small-scale tea farmers whom we represent and who suffer in the process of supporting the economy of this country. This Motion has come at the right time. The coffee and tea small-scale farmers need support from the Government. We need to request the Government to subsidize the inputs, the chemicals and the infrastructure. The input by the Government will help the small- scale farmer that you are talking about in our constituencies. We do not expect the Minister or the Government per se not to address the issue of value addition. We need to consider and encourage our farmers to add value to our coffee and tea. The debt relief that we have been talking about from the Government with regard to small-scale farmers in our coffee industry needs to be accelerated. The cost of fertilizer – and the Minister is aware that we do not have even adequate fertilizer for our small-scale tea and coffee farmers has gone up. We need the Government to be serious and address this issue, especially in areas that have had coffee for many years and they cannot afford to uproot the crop. They need support."
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