Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

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• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is true that the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) is very critical. I listened carefully when Hon. Ichung’wah was making his presentation. I observed that the Chairs who have been invited are only those of departmental committees. There is a positive correlation between the watchdog committees and the departmental committees. Even if the three watchdog committees are “morticians”, it will be important for them to be invited to the pre-budget conference for purposes of synergy and the logical flow. I listened and he only talked about the departmental committee Chairs. How I wish that the… view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This is something critical. I listened to Hon. Wangwe when the issue of public participation was brought up. I noticed that there was no input from the relevant Ministries. I am saying this because in the last Parliament, I brought a Bill on fertiliser which was assented to by his Excellency the President. Initially, there was a lot of resistance from the Ministry because they thought the AFA Act will handle all issues. When I listened to Hon. Wangwe, I expected something from the Ministry. But he said the Ministry was invited and it refused to ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Tea plays a critical role in the economy of this country. In fact, from research, tea is the number one foreign exchange earner as far as crops are concerned. Yes, it was and, even now, it is still the number one foreign exchange earner among the crops. It has not been overtaken. view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: I want to repeat what Hon. Mbadi has said; that, in the last Parliament, there was an outcry of having so many parastatals that could not sustain themselves. There was an objective of collapsing them together to form AFA. It has now been demonstrated that AFA has failed because under it, we have different directorates. We have the Director-General and below him we have Directors. We have somebody in-charge of coffee, tea and sugar. But, from the look of things, it seems AFA has failed and has not stood the test of time. As we come up with this Bill, ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: You know when you talk about insignificant, you must understand the context in terms of contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Of course, you cannot compare the contribution of millet to the GDP to that of tea in this country. view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Millet is insignificant as far as contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of this country is concerned in statistical terms. That is why I talked about the issue of context. In this case, a product like tea, because of its significant value in terms of contribution to the GDP, needs focus. It needs a specific parastatal that will focus on critical issues for it to succeed. That is because in terms of employment, you will agree with me that tea has provided a lot of employment compared to sorghum or millet. Actually, the Member is aware that millet in ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: with other regions like sugar-cane farmers. So, as we move forward, we want to improve the welfare of the entire country. It is true tea must be given focus. As we pass this Act, it is important that we repeal the section that entails tea in the AFA Act to avoid the issue of duplication. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have heard so much about tea auction that is taking place in Mombasa and my friend, the Member of Parliament for Kilifi tells me that we should just retain the auction in Mombasa. We need to know the reasons why ... view
• 18 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to second. For clarity, when we talk about Private Members’ Bills, we mean business that comes on Wednesday mornings. I know it is very critical because many Members do a lot of research and at times they get disadvantaged when we come to the Floor of the House and priority is given to Government or Committee work. So, this is something that is very critical. I beg to second. Thank you. view
• 18 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second in terms of the limitation of time to three hours. From practice and trend, three hours are enough as long as you have planned well. There is a great philosopher who said that failing to plan is planning to fail. Indeed, when you are given an opportunity to speak and you have the logical flow of your points, I have no doubt that three hours are good enough. I second. Thank you. view
• 18 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move: THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 97 (4), this House orders that each speech in debate on Reports of Committees, including a Report of a Joint Committee of the Houses of Parliament or any other Report submitted to the House for which limitation of time has not been specified, be limited as follows: A maximum of sixty (60) minutes for the Mover in moving and thirty (30) minutes in replying, and a maximum of ten (10) minutes for any other Member speaking except the Leader of the Majority Party and the ... view