Athanas Misiko Wafula Wamunyinyi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I once again thank you for giving me the opportunity. I restate that I support this Bill. view
• 24 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also join in commending colleagues who spoke before me in the previous business. view
• 24 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Sugar Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 68 of 2019) be now read a Second Time. view
• 24 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: As you can see from the Order Paper, the legislation was initiated in 2019. It has been pending in the House in the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock to date. Therefore, I want to thank your office and the House Business Committee (HBC) for giving opportunity for this Bill to come to the Floor of the House. Despite this Bill being committed to the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock in early 2020, they have not submitted a Report. view
• 24 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I want to call upon my colleagues in various committees of the House to take the business seriously, even if it is sugar. We understand that there are problems in the sugar sector. It has barons and cartels. However, they should not be allowed to penetrate up to Parliament and take control like they have done in the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. It is a shame. The Leader of the House intervened to ensure that this Bill is brought on the Floor of the House. The Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock is still keeping a Report since ... view
• 24 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I was not even sure that you would allow the Bill to be on the Order Paper. I am very grateful because you and the HBC took the decision of ensuring that it comes on the Floor of the House without the Report of the Committee. It is important for our colleagues to take note of that. view
• 24 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: This legislation is important for the sugar sector in this country. It is not only a Bill by a private Member but also I was asked to lead it by colleagues from the sugarcane growing areas. His Excellency the President, and the task force that he appointed proposed that there must be reforms, so that we revive the sugar industry in this country. For this reason, this is a very important Bill for the entire country. We are at the time when the sugar industry is on its knees. Many of our public companies have gone under, for instance Mumias ... view
• 24 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to make a contribution to the Supplementary Estimates II. First, I join my colleagues in appreciating the work of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. More importantly, Members have been given a chance to help tie up loose ends, to reorganise the 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
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Budget, reduce, add and make provisions for what has not been provided for. So, it is merely a process of reorganisation and to capture what might not have been captured elsewhere. Having said that, I want to state that as the Chair of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund Committee (NG-CDF), the NG-CDF Board has received full allocation for this financial year. A total of Kshs41 billion earmarked for the Financial Year 2020/2021 has been received. However, part of the money for this year has been expended on arrears. The previous allocations, which were not disbursed, amount to over Kshs18 ... view