18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Lastly, hon. Speaker before I table the document, I wish to mention the figures that were cleared. The total figure of the write off is Kshs1.871,548. There is no major beneficiary of this loan beyond Kshs5 million. Everything is between Kshs50,000 to Kshs4.9 million. Hon. Speaker, I beg to table the Report.
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18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity again. I will invite hon. Mutemi to attend the Committee session next Thursday. We will have both the Cabinet Secretaries for Agriculture and the Treasury. Since AFC is moving from the Ministry of Agriculture to the Treasury, he will have the opportunity to interrogate the two Cabinet Secretaries. Thank you, hon. Speaker.
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18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the Cabinet Secretary appeared before the Committee on 11th July, 2013 and said that he was ready to operationalise the Act but he required an extension of only three months from the commencement date. However, we noted that the regulations were not yet in place, the directors had not yet been elected, the Chief Executive of the Authority had not yet been appointed, and that the chairman of the Authority was yet to be nominated and approved by Parliament. Therefore, as a Committee, we decided to give him six months. I think the Committee will stand ...
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18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the short title of the Act is âAgriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority Act, 2013â.
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18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move that the Committee doth report to the House its consideration of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Amendment) Bill, 2013, and its approval thereof with amendments.
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18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Report.
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18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Amendment) Bill, 2013 be now read the Third Time.
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17 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion:-
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17 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir for giving me this opportunity to executive the Procedural Motion. I beg to move the following Procedural Motion:- THAT, this House orders that the referral of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 16 of 2013) to the relevant Departmental Committee in accordance with Standing Order 127, be waived.
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17 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
I had indicated in the morning that the agricultural sector is in a crisis because this Bill is supposed to create an organization called ALFA.
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