Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Jul 2021 in Senate: The Mining Act that was debated in the National Assembly did not have provision for distribution of resources. Later on, they did. We do not have the mining sector alone but there are so many other sectors. For example, we have forestry, sunlight and water. It is important to have legislation on all these. That is why the Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill is important. view
• 29 Jul 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 29 Jul 2021 in Senate: In Clause 3, the Bill highlights various natural resources. They include sunlight, water resources, forests, biodiversity and genetic resources, wildlife resources, industrial fishing and wind. In the previous version of this Bill, we talked about natural resources that might be introduced in the future. In this Bill, we have only dealt with one component. How do you manage that at the national level? You need to have an overarching body. Before we had an authority in place--- In ensuring that we do not have too much fiscal responsibility--- view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to support and congratulate the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries for this important Bill. I just want to contextualize the importance of this Bill by saying that the value of coffee as a percentage of all export goods represented in 2017 is 5.5 per cent. Its share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is at 0.22 per cent. This is very high. I suspect the figures would be higher now because this data is a bit outdated. The coffee industry also contributes an average of Kshs23 billion annually in foreign earnings. This ... view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: Where we have over 250,000 Kenyans employed in the production of coffee, we are talking about a sector that carries very many people. Remember this is just in production sector and we have not talked about the planting, nurseries and export markets. I heard other Senators say that the issue of ensuring better prices becomes very crucial because this means more. In fact, there is a time when many producers, exporters and users of the product would want to ensure that a fair bargaining price has been put into place. This was a big debate especially in the French beans ... view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: This Bill is to ensure the development and promotion of the coffee industry and connected purposes. That coffee board makes it very essential for them to do this with their specific roles and responsibilities which are very clear. I will not go into them. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as we bring in our ideas and recommendations, Clause 17 talks about the board and the qualifications. It says: “(3) A person is qualified for appointment as a corporation secretary if that person— (a) holds a degree from a recognized university;” view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: I do not know whether you have this. I propose that is should not just be a degree from a recognized university, but related to the rea in which this Bill is dealing with. This view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: is so that it is someone with a background in agriculture or in something that is useful and one targeted so that this person will better informed. view