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    "id": 501702,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/501702/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Mathenge",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 77,
        "legal_name": "Esther Murugi Mathenge",
        "slug": "esther-murugi"
    },
    "content": "I, the undersigned, on behalf of Nyeri County coffee farmers, draw the attention of the House to the following:- THAT, Kenya is known worldwide for production of superior quality coffee; THAT, Nyeri County accounts for a significant amount of Kenya’s coffee production; THAT, the County Government of Nyeri issued directives that all coffee produced in the county must be collected and delivered to Sagana Coffee Millers, and that marketing, selling and payment of farmers for their coffee would be executed squarely by the county government; THAT, this initiative by the county government has led to delayed payments to farmers for their coffee, thus occasioning huge financial losses and hardships; THAT, the initiative by Nyeri County to market, sell and pay farmers has led to farmers earning much less per kilogramme of coffee delivered as compared to other farmers in neighbouring regions like Meru and Kirinyaga, whose coffee is sold through auction at the Nairobi market. THAT, though agriculture is a devolved function, coffee is a major foreign exchange earner and is categorised as a scheduled crop by the Crops Act, 2013 and thus is subject to"
}