Hon Didmus Wekesa Barasa Mutua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: I just want to bring to the attention of the House that this is a very important Bill. We want to hear what this amendment seeks to introduce in the current Health Laws. This is because we need to improve them and not deteriorate them further. The Chair should tell us its importance and value addition. view
• 25 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairman. I support this amendment. It is a very good amendment. A CEO should be given an opportunity to showcase the good things he would want to do and after a period of time is subjected to appraisal before re- appointment. If he does not do well, he should be sent home and somebody else should be hired. If he does a good job, he should be reappointed. view
• 25 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: 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
• 25 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Health being a devolved function, could the Chair consider giving the CoG an opportunity to nominate someone to sit on this? When you are managing a function, it is always good to understand what is going on within the trending spheres. view
• 23 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I want to make it clear that I support the Bill even though I have reservations. I am one person who believes that if a document is good, it can be made better. I will wait for such a time when we can propose amendments and pass the Bill. view
• 23 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The Bill will make this country join the rest of the world. It is not mandatory for every farmer to take his produce to the warehouses. It is important to understand that our farmers have been exploited by middlemen. With agricultural products kept in warehouses, they can use the receipts to mobilise credit. They could get loans. It already works. We have the Eastern Africa Grain Council that has engaged in some contractual arrangement with some banks like the Equity Bank and members of that council mobilise credit to improve their products. view
• 23 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The system is also going to increase productivity in the country. We will keep our produce very well, because the Bill provides for a standard that all warehouses must comply with before they are licensed. Therefore, post-harvest losses will be avoided. This will encourage farmers because they will mobilise credit to improve their agricultural productivity. view
• 23 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: It is also very important to note, as a House, that we represent the interests of our people. I know that farmers are suffering in the country. We cannot say that we do not want to pass the Bill because farmers are suffering. We can look into other ways of supporting them through 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
• 23 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: subsidies of fertilisers. Some of the problems that affect our farmers are administrative or small things which can be avoided. For example, every person knows that farmers in North Rift and western Kenya plant at the beginning of the year. Therefore, fertilisers like DAP need to be made available at the beginning of the year because it is used for planting. But, at times, you find that that fertiliser is available in May which is not useful because people would have planted agricultural products. view
• 23 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: As we debate the Bill, it is not final. We have other avenues - whether through legislation or amendment of existing laws - to protect farmers in the country. I urge Members, especially my neighbour who is opposed to the Bill that we can improve it and I assure him that it will be beneficial to farmers in this country. The fact that corruption exists does not mean that we should develop cold feet in passing legislation. I am sure that other agencies will ensure the laws are clear on what happens to a corrupt person. If we have an ... view