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    "id": 977202,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/977202/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Taveta, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Naomi Shaban",
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        "legal_name": "Naomi Namsi Shaban",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to also add my voice. The Committee has done a good job. Coffee is our black gold. It is a major revenue earner for our farmers but something is wrong somewhere. One of the reasons the farmer is not gaining is a few sharp brokers. When you travel outside the country, you hear about the Kenyan coffee everywhere. When you go to the New York Stock Exchange, the number one coffee is Kenyan coffee. If you are there and they are aware of your presence, they will give you a standing ovation. They stop everything to just acknowledge you being there. It is, however, strange that as much as our coffee is talked about everywhere we go, our farmers have not gained much. Who is the person who is making money? The person who is making money is the broker. I want the Vice-Chair to listen to this: I think one of the reasons this research institute is not being funded is because they would research on the whole value chain. Not only are we going to deal with the crop itself but we are also going to check, at every stage, where the farmer is losing out. That is why I do believe that the research institution is being killed slowly. You can see they cannot even employ. How can they even employ? If you are not funded, how do you employ? We are talking about people who are becoming old. Once they retire, the institute will just die slowly. We have researchers who are meant to add value by making sure that the farmers get the right crop in the right places thereby getting maximum gains out of their sweat. Something needs to be done and very fast. Every time you hear complaints coming from coffee and even tea farmers. Every time you hear farmers saying they have been left poor and their children have dropped out of school. It is true. When you go to those areas, you will see they are doing that work and yet they do not see the fruit of their labour. That research institute must be funded. The Budget and Appropriations Committee has a duty to make sure that there is funding towards that particular institute so that farmers can realise the fruit of their sweat. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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