Japheth Kiplangat Mutai

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 101 to 110 of 122.

• 12 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion that is before this House. This is the time that we need to get back to our constituents and tell them that all is well. There is a lot of anxiety and uncertainty about what is going on in the country. They look upon us to give directions and confidence that all will be well on 26th October 2017 when we shall be having elections. The candidates on that particular day will include Mr. Dida, our only President, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and even Raila Amolo Odinga if he ... view
• 12 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Kenyans, by nature, are predisposed to violence. On 26th October, we shall have a repeat presidential election. I am ready to come back to this House on 7th November and celebrate the victory of Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and William Samoei arap Ruto. With those remarks, I beg to support. view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Motion. First and foremost, let me thank my colleague, Member for Tinderet, for bringing this Motion which is very critical. Sugar-cane farmers have been silent, but they are suffering silently. It is about time that their plight is made public. As rightfully said by my colleague from Sigowet/Soin, those farmers who are either doing large-scale or small-scale farming have gone through a lot. First and foremost, we need to regularise the relationship with the millers. We need to set parameters and laws on how they engage with the millers. As it ... view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: First and foremost, those farmers cannot dictate when they get their payment. They cannot have a say over the millers. We have seen incidents where farmers have given up sugar- cane farming and opted for other fields which are either lucrative or have completely lost hope. This House dealt with the Sessional Paper on National Land Use Policy this morning. One of the main ingredients in that Sessional Paper was that, sometimes, there is lack of value addition to The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained ... view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: the agricultural products and poor marketing strategies that have led to our farmers to completely give up and turn their lands for such other uses other than agricultural use. view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: That way, we are leading this country to the wrong route. Currently, the sugar market is flooded with sugar from external sources rather than that from our farmers. We should ask ourselves why we cannot regulate importation of sugar. view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Recently, we were told about importation of sugar from as far as Brazil, South Africa and other countries. Importation of sugar is going to hurt our farmers. Can we not control the licensing of importation of sugar? Why can we not give preference to sugar that we farm from within? Sometime back, our farmers used to export sugar to Uganda. Indeed, sugar from Kenya was valued dearly by Ugandan consumers. What went wrong? When did the rain start beating us? This matter ought to be seized by the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives so that it digs deep ... view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: We also have private millers that are coming up, but they have learnt bad habits from the other millers. Farmers run to private millers thinking they are the better option or a better devil, but they end up facing the same problems, if not worse. Private millers are treating farmers in the same way. There is no distinction between the other millers and private millers. Honestly, I stand with sugar-cane farmers in all the sugar belts of this country, irrespective of the region. I believe it is time this House rose up to the occasion and sorted out this problem ... view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. First, I rise to support the amendment for the reason that we were recently told that we need to have an equal playing ground. How can we have an equal playing ground if the Government is not allowed to showcase what they have achieved? Secondly, in supporting the amendments, I just wish to state that people have to be given a chance to make informed decisions on what the Government has achieved, and they can only do this by being provided with the necessary information. On that ground, I support the amendment. Thank you. view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: I wanted to rise on a point of order, but it was overtaken by events. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view