Chris Obure

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: We all know that--- view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was just about to say that pyrethrum is an important cash crop in this country. It is one crop from which very many Kenyan farmers have been able to benefit by way of improving their own earnings and, therefore, improving their quality of life. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: It is also a crop where very little investments are required. We have the climate and facilities to be able to grow that crop. We know that at one time, we were even exporting as much as 18,000 tonnes from which we were able to earn considerable foreign exchange. Unfortunately, due to poor management and lack of foresight, production of this crop dropped to very low levels. It was as low as 2,000 tonnes in a year. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am aware that a lot of the points which have been raised by the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources are valid. They are valid because it is through mismanagement that this crop has been able to drop to those levels. We know that if we improve the management of the PBK, we can be able to achieve higher levels of production. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, eight years ago I had the opportunity to serve as the Minister for Agriculture and I know that within a very short time, we were able to turn the fortunes of pyrethrum producers in this country to a level where with very little investments, we were able to improve production from a low of 3,000 tonnes to as much as 9,000 tonnes in a space of less than a year. I, therefore, know that there is potential in this area. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is potential to engage Kenyans in productive activities in the sector of pyrethrum. It is for this reason that I agree with the various sentiments expressed by the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources and I know that there is a ready market in the world. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know that there are huge international organisations including commercial ventures which want to use our pyrethrum because we have a very high value content from our pyrethrum. We can sell that to those organisations and earn this country considerable amounts in foreign exchange. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I, therefore, believe that the Government in conjunction with the rest of the stakeholders, should take a keen interest in this crop to ensure that production is improved to ensure that the potential which exists is exploited. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temproary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know that farmers in the Rift Valley Province, particularly, in areas like Kapenguria and Molo, areas in Nyanza Province like Kisii and even in my own constituency, have been able to educate their families and provide upkeep for them through pyrethrum farming. The potential is very great in this particular venture. Therefore, I want to join hands with my colleagues in this Parliament to support Government efforts and those of all the stakeholders, so that we can improve production of pyrethrum and make it an industry which is viable. view