27 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
On a point of order!
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27 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you know this is a House of serious business and we have an attire that reflects the code of the National Assembly or the Senate. Is the Member sitting there in order considering that he is not in a tie? We do not know his name; he is a stranger in the House and we would like you to kick him out of the House for lack of decorum.
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27 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important Report on the inquiry into the challenges of the Coffee Research Institute. From the outset, I would like to congratulate the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. I can see the Report is signed by my colleague and neighbour, the Vice Chairman, Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe. They have done a wonderful job. The recommendation I want to speak on is that a coffee research levy be introduced. This research levy is critical in the development of the coffee sector. Similarly, I would like to urge ...
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27 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
Shinali where they handed over the report of the task force of the sugar industry to the President. We expect the same when the report comes to the house. Thank you.
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26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support the Special Motion on the approval of the nominee. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to attest to the fact presented by the Chair that Mr. Solomon Kitungu is a hardworking person. In the 11th Parliament when I was the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, I worked with him during the privatisation process. However, the process stalled because governors went to court to block the privatisation of state-owned sugar factories. So, Solomon Kitungu is suitable for the job. I support Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I was behind the Mover when he was going through the Report.
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25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
It is very simple. We have to observe timelines. The Report is very clear and has indicated areas that we need to look into. The first area is misappropriation of funds because of lack of records. It has recommended to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to look into the matter and report to this institution within three months. I doubt if that will happen because many reports of committees are gathering dust in rooms here because when they are presented to such big institutions with the mandate to do further investigations and report to the House, they take more ...
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25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
Furthermore, it is also shameful to be discussing issues regarding IDPs. Retired President Mwai Kibaki and retired Prime Minister Raila Amollo Odinga agreed on the National Accord in Parliament. The National Accord was developed and adopted by this House. People who were internally displaced during the post-election violence were supposed to go back to their land. What are we doing with issues of IDPs? Did they come from the air? Where did they come from? How long shall we take to solve the issue of IDPs? We know squatters are landless people. We know where squatters come from. They were ...
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25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
The other issue that has been raised here by this Committee is the first nature in which the Auditor-General’s office is acting on issues of the audit. Recently, we discussed the PAC and PIC reports which were presented by the Office of the Auditor-General. I am happy the Auditor- General’s Office cooperated in giving their evidence because there are matters to be considered in this Committee.
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25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly:
Finally, I thank the Committee for having done a good job. Let us resolve the issue of IDPs once and for all because no one is an IDP in this country. Thank you.
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