Emmanuel Wangwe

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• 27 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: I also thank the Clerk of the National Assembly together with the secretariat for having prepared this Report which we have debated today. I have noted the views from my colleagues, especially the Vice-Chair of the Parliamentary Service Commission. The issues she has raised are very valid and we will consider that especially on the way forward. I wish to assure you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, that we will transmit this Report to the Ministry. As we talk now, the Ministry is aware and we are pushing things. In the policy statement which we presented yesterday to the Budget and ... view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to report that in the last Session, we had a set of 16 Questions which were all responded to. We have about three Questions from three Members which crossed over to this Session. One of the Questions was by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Nambale. Hon. Bunyasi sought to find out from the State Department of Irrigation what was happening to the Sio River Irrigation Scheme. We indulged the Member. He came before the Committee and it was a joint discussion between the MP for Nambale and Dr. Oundo, the MP for Funyula. ... view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: The Members for Kwanza and Githunguri raised Questions and they were responded to. The rest of the Questions were fully answered. I thank the Committee Members and the secretariat of the National Assembly together with the Clerk for the chance and time they gave us to make sure that we attended to those Questions accordingly. view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. At the outset, allow me to, first and foremost, thank my colleagues. As per your list, there is a long list of colleagues who contributed. I wish to thank them very much for the time they took and the input which they have made into the Bill. view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: I wish to confirm that I will also take time to read the Hansard because this is a Bill for posterity. It must be considered well. Kenyans anticipate that it will help the farmers. Colleagues raised various issues. There were issues on taxation which were raised by the Member for Kigumo. We will look into it. She alluded to 42 strata taxation that is a huge issue which I feel that we did not look into at the Committee level. When she brings up amendments to that effect, we will be very comfortable to accommodate them for the good of ... view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: There was also the concern of the marketing structure of tea. In as much as we are going to produce tea, we will do crop husbandry. The joy of a farmer is to see that there is a market and good marketing structure. Hon. Mbarire expressed her interest to make some proposals in the administration and structure of Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), which we will accommodate. We want to really encourage her to bring those amendments, so that we can enrich the Bill and make it farmer-driven, acceptable to all Kenyans and be supportive to the farmer. view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: As a Committee, we looked at various issues. We sought most of them because Members had expressed their concerns. For example, what you have just heard from Hon. Jungle. He has mentioned an issue which is already captured in the proposed amendments by the Report. What we, as a Committee felt, was expressed by Hon. Jungle. That means that we talk the same language. We feel for the same farmer whom we will also accommodate. Should there be any other opposition, we want to welcome it and be accommodative to as many Members’ views as possible, so that we can ... view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Finally, I wish to extend my appreciation to the Secretariat which was very good. They sat for long hours until we completed the Report. I also wish to express my appreciation to the Clerk of the National Assembly for allowing the Secretariat to be with us at that time. I wish to thank the Members for their participation in this very good Bill which is for posterity, especially in the agriculture sector. view
• 25 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those very few remarks, I beg to reply. view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Tea Bill (Senate Bill No.36 of 2018) be now read a Second Time. Hon. Speaker, this is a Bill sponsored by Senator Aaron Cheruiyot. It was transmitted to the National Assembly for consideration. The Bill provides for the regulation, development and promotion of the tea industry. It establishes the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK). It provides for its functions, powers, membership and its administration. It also has regulatory provisions on the role of national and county governments, registration, licensing and dissemination of market information. The Crops Act (No.16 of 2013) repealed the ... view