Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Mar 2019 in Senate: With the debate of diversification, other counties might decide to diverse to something else in terms of crop diversification and production. It is something we will tier and ensure the law regulates time to time, so that we use statistics such that when these people are nominated by the CoG, they are very important. The largest number of tea growers will give voice to farmers and ensure that it is going. view
• 13 Mar 2019 in Senate: I want to go straight to Clause 8 on the powers of the board. They enter contracts, manage and control assets of the authority and that is why you find famers even do not know the property they own. There is one example in Nandi Sub-County that farmers have been able to manage their own assets. They have assets in Nandi Town. They are doing serious investments in that town. 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
• 13 Mar 2019 in Senate: We have seen allegations of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and National Housing Corporation. There are allegations facing the famous Ekeza Sacco where people are investing on behalf of others yet they themselves do not disclose and do not manage properly. They take advantage because an average age of a Kenyan farmer, according to the statistics that have been provided by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and other institutions like the African Development Bank, it is between 60 to 66 years. view
• 13 Mar 2019 in Senate: These tea farmers. Most of them stay in villages and they are taken advantage of by some cartels. They can come and maybe use balance sheets, statements of accounts, the annual general meeting and maybe the people do not understand the procedures the way we understand them as provided by the Companies Act. It is very important that when we manage, control and administer the assets of the authority, these investments should be relooked at and ensure we go forward. view
• 13 Mar 2019 in Senate: I do not know whether we want to adjourn or my time is almost up. I am also passionate about this thing because these are some of the issues, the way Sen. Aaron Cheruiyot is passionate about them. I am almost crying because these are the problems that when you walk anywhere in your county, the issue is bonus. We do not have a voice, the poorest farmers are tea farmers. Therefore, I am so passionate about it in these issues. view
• 13 Mar 2019 in Senate: Let me move quickly to Clause 17. It says every tea grower shall register with a processor and this will allow for data and statistics such that when we are reviewing the statistics--- I know there is the famous Huduma Number that is ongoing. Anyway, we are still yet to get what this Huduma Number will be. For example, we want to centralise the registration of tea with a processor, the name of the grower, the location, size and parcel number of the land where the tea grows and the variety. These are some of the things that we are ... view
• 13 Mar 2019 in Senate: can process their produce and export. This will allow our farmers to apply for licensing and get an opportunity to export. We will have to enhance the punishment because most of these, I hope the Mover of the Motion is listening, cartels that is the tea brokers and stretchers of muscles in Mombasa, two years is a bit less harsh punishment. We should enhance this punishment so that they know when you have to apply licensing, you should have the correct and information. Madam Temporary Speaker, Clause 20 speaks about dissemination of market information. The authority shall carry out market ... view
• 13 Mar 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, can you add me maybe two more minutes or the time is spent? view
• 13 Mar 2019 in Senate: Okay. Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to second. view
• 12 Mar 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is a book called Shamba la view