All parliamentary appearances
Entries 171 to 180 of 516.
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9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you.
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9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I was consulting loudly with my colleague, Hon. Ichung’wa. Kindly, can the questioner refresh me on the Question he is referring to, so that I can give direction? Thank you.
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9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I am requesting the Member to repeat the nature of the Question he had asked, so that I can give some direction on it.
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9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
No, the Question, Hon. Speaker.
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9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I beg to be given time to have a look at the concerns of the Member. Immediately after this session, I will be able to give him some directions.
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9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I rise to second the Bill. It is sponsored by Hon. Bashir and it seeks to streamline the marketing of livestock and livestock products in Kenya. It establishes the Livestock and Livestock Products Marketing Promotion Board to be the main body dealing with marketing and livestock products in the country. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
The Bill was published on 7th February 2019 and was read a First Time in the National Assembly on 20th March 2019. Following the First Reading in the National Assembly, it stood committed to our committee pursuant to Standing Order No.127(1) and we began to prosecute the Bill. The committee held a public participation meeting with stakeholders on 29th June 2019 and received oral and written submissions from the State Department for Livestock. The committee then considered all the comments, weighed them based on their merits, incorporated some and rejected others. Most importantly, the justifications for rejection of comments from ...
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9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also thank you Hon. Wamalwa. I know he was just following the proceedings. This is a timely Bill and needs to be enacted. There was a Bill in the 11th Parliament that was related to the same subject matter, known as the Livestock and Livestock Products (Development and Marketing) Bill, 2016, sponsored by Hon. Abdinoor Mohamed Ali. However, the Bill lapsed at the end of the term of the 11th Parliament. This House has another opportunity to enact this legislation. I wish to congratulate Hon. (Maj.) Bashir Abdullaih for resuscitating this Bill. There ...
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9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Livestock farmers face a myriad of challenges in this country, among them the distance of market places. The board will seek to help bridge the gap between the market and the market place. There is also exploitation of livestock farmers by middlemen, not to mention low prices as a result of often uncontrollable factors of the vagaries of climate change. So, this Bill is timely because it seeks to address the challenges of pastoralist farmers. There is an important role played by the livestock sector in the ASAL. Among the pastoralists, it provides meat and milk products. It also contributes ...
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9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I finish the Tea Board Bill and the Sugar Board Bill is with us. It seems as though AFA is dead and so this Livestock and Livestock Products Marketing Board Bill is very timely. I urge Members to support it. With those few remarks I second. I thank you.
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