Cecily Mbarire

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also rise to add my voice to this very important Motion before the House. Let me start by congratulating Hon. (Dr.) Eseli Simiyu, who is unfortunately not here. He found it necessary to seek the leave of the House to have the Committee to look into the matter of the Coffee Research Institute. It used to be a very popular institute way back, but it has since become a little-known institute for the reasons that have been given by the Committee. I also thank the Committee for the good work that they have ... view
• 27 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: If nothing is done to this institute, we will surely find ourselves unable to compete well in the world market to sell our coffee. We may completely come out of the market. It is, therefore, important that this House places a lot of importance on the need to put adequate money into the Coffee Research Institute. I hope the Committee, with these new findings, will make sure that in the Budget for Financial Year 2020/2021, we see some handsome budgetary allocation towards the institute to ensure that we upgrade our laboratory equipment to modern standards, have well paid researchers, et ... view
• 27 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: that the board is going to be set up quickly. I am of the opinion that certain key cash crops need to be dealt with separately outside of AFA so that we can see greater development and better… view
• 20 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker. I agree with Hon. Junet that we should have Members from the opposite gender going to the CSW. But there is a catch and we need to be very honest with our male counterparts. In the 10th Parliament when we moved the 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. view
• 20 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Anti-FGM Bill, we took Hon. Kapondi, from Mt. Elgon, to CSW to give his experience because he moved the Anti-FGM law and to show by example the support men give to women when they are in Parliament. I get concerned that Hon. Junet wants to go to CSW while he is in the frontline saying no to even the Two Thirds Gender Bill. We do not want to just carry a male delegation to the CSW. We want men who support through action the course of women in this country. We have also taken Hon. Kioni because he stands very ... view
• 20 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: We are not 15. view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I do rise to contribute to this very important Bill. And let me say I do so as a child who grew up in a tea- growing zone. What I am and where I have reached, education has everything to do with what my parents got out of the tea sector. Therefore, this is very dear to me as a child of the soil and I want to say that it is unfortunate that we are looking at it as an unnecessary Bill because apparently, we have AFA and, therefore, we have no reason to come ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: It is for that reason that we are going back to the old structure where we have a clear regulatory authority for the tea sector, a clear board that will ensure that the marketing of tea is done well and that farmers get value for their hard work. That way, we can ensure that farmers get what they deserve. AFA has failed us. As legislators, we must call a spade a spade. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me go further and say this: There is something Hon. Mbadi has said that is very important. This Bill as is, in my ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: He goes further to say: “KTDA is part of this problem.” Therefore, I want to say this and I want everybody to hear: Today, the tea sector, that has over 62 small holder factories with over 600,000 farmers, is on its knees. The highest paid farmer was paid from a factory back home called Rukuriri Tea Factory at Kshs39 a kilogramme, down from Kshs57 the previous year. If we keep quiet, we are going to go down to even Kshs10 or Kshs5 a kilogramme because of cartels. What is happening at KTDA is that they are the people who are ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: those directors are influenced by KTDA, the farmer with the highest shareholding in terms of kilogrammess and some influencing determines who ends up being the director. The tea farmers are disenfranchised and they end up not having any say on how their factories are run. So, we want one-man, one-vote in terms of those who end up being a director. Secondly, you cannot be a director at KTDA level- at the national level- and still be a broker of tea. Today, almost all the directors of KTDA - and I stand to be corrected - have an auction company. They ... view