Ejidius Njogu Barua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: I would like to take this opportunity to support the Petition. view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: For those who do not know me, my name is Njogu Barua, the Member of Parliament for Gichugu. view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Hon. Amina Abdalla is harassing me. I am well known in this House and countrywide. I come from Gichugu Constituency where we grow a lot of macadamia. Of late, macadamia farmers have been harassed by the police for selling their own produce. In Gichugu Constituency, it is more criminal to operate macadamia nuts business than view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: business. People were being arrested for selling their core produce between January and March. As we consider this Petition, I would call upon those concerned, including the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries to ensure that farmers of macadamia are given full freedom to sell their produce whichever time they want because they depend on it for their livelihoods. I just want to call upon my constituents who deal in macadamia as their sole income earning activity to continue doing so. Harassment of my constituents by police should stop so that my people can be encouraged to continue farming macadamia. view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 27 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to contribute to the Seeds and Plant Varieties (Amendment) Bill, 2015. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 27 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: From the outset, I fully support the Bill. It has come at the right time. The Bill is aimed at protecting genetic resources of our nation and by extension our nation’s wealth. To start with, Africa is the most bio-diverse continent in the World. For generations, Western counties have used Africa as a laboratory for plant genetic resources. In so doing, in some cases, we have ended up losing our genetic resources which have been patented elsewhere for purposes like medicine. The other issue of concern is modernisation of genetic engineering over time as we have been losing some of ... view
• 27 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Tree which has medicinal value. The genetics of that tree has been stolen from us and patented elsewhere. These are genetic resources of high medicinal values. I support this Bill. We should ensure that indigenous people and communities of Kenya benefit from these resources. When the resources are patented elsewhere in Europe, America and other Western nations, they are later on shipped back to us as refined products, expensive medicines and other products that we cannot afford. In essence, Africans end up buying these products at very exorbitant prices yet these are originally our resources. The Bill, once enacted into ... view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. At the outset, on my behalf and on behalf of the people of Gichugu whom I represent, I support the issue of having more women in all elective institutions like the National Assembly, the Senate and the county assemblies. This is a good idea because when we have many women participating in debates that shape this nation, it is obvious that a larger section of the community will be represented. The views of women at the grassroots will be put on board, and also ... view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: clear mechanism of how those seats are going to be created. After the general elections, there will be no Parliament and Senate sitting. The mechanism of nominating those people must be clear. On the number of special seats to be taken by women, this nation should be made aware of the process of identifying them, which must give equal opportunities to every woman in the constituency. The county assemblies did not achieve the one-third gender rule and many women were appointed. It is not surprising to know that some of the women who were appointed as Members of County Assemblies ... view