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    "id": 977195,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/977195/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyeri CWR, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Rahab Mukami",
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        "legal_name": "Rahab Mukami Wachira",
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    "content": "congratulate the Committee for doing a good job. It is unfortunate that today we are talking about our cash crops; coffee, tea, pyrethrum and sugar while we know very well, they are the backbone of our economy. Personally, I come from the coffee and tea area and our farmers are really suffering. They are unable to take their children to school or feed them and rely on the MPs. I want to commend the Committee for the good job they have done. I have learnt from the Report that the Coffee Research Institute is experiencing many challenges. I can see they are unable to pay their employees’ salaries and lack inputs like pesticides and seedlings. I want to support the Committee recommendations that the National Treasury must allocate Kshs350 million to the Coffee Research Institute. I am wondering because I am in the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives and the other day we allocated Kshs30 billion to our coffee farmers. I am worried because the Coffee Research Institute is unable to research for our farmers yet, we gave them money to buy good brands like Ruiru II and Batian. If the Coffee Research Institute has no money, then I do not think we are headed to the right direction. As a country, we must have our priorities right. We know very well that agriculture is one of our Big Four Agenda items, so if we do not support our farmers, then we are not supporting this country."
}