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    "id": 977178,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/977178/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Nasri Ibrahim",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13173,
        "legal_name": "Nasri Sahal Ibrahim",
        "slug": "nasri-sahal-ibrahim"
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    "content": " Thank you, Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Motion. I stand to support this Motion because the coffee sector is an important economic activity in Kenya in terms of income generation, employment and foreign exchange earnings. In spite of being the backbone of the economy, Kenya’s coffee has been depreciating over time. As cited in the Committee Report, the depreciation is due to poor research capacity, management and inadequate financial support. The ailing Coffee Research Institute, for instance, conducted a meaningful extensive research in the 1980s which led to the introduction of the 1985 Ruiru II varieties and the last variety was produced in 2010 according to analysts. This kind of research is no longer active today hence the lower output which has plagued the sector. Drawing from the Committee’s observation, the sector needs to be revamped by introduction of the coffee research levy to support coffee research and extension services. The Coffee Research Institute also requires Government support in improving the output, for instance the upgrading of seedlings. Good seeds are a sound foundation for production as the saying goes “A good beginning leads to a good ending.” Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support."
}