Emmanuel Wangwe

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 781 to 790 of 1211.

• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: The Committee received memoranda from the East African Tea Trade Association, the Kenya Tea Trade Agency (KTDA), the Kenya Tea Growers Association (KTGA), and one lady, Rosemary Owino. The Committee also gathered views from the tea farmers in Konoin Constituency, Kericho County, at a public hearing that the Committee conducted. The written submissions from various stakeholders could be classified into two: one, on substantive clauses of the Bill proposing substantive amendments; and two, on non-substantive issues such as typographical errors, use of terminologies and such matters. view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Various stakeholders addressed concerns on a number of definitions. For instance, the definition of the terms “managing factory” and “processor”. The stakeholders felt that the two definitions were ambiguous and the Committee took note of this and has proposed an amendment to delete the definition of the term “managing factory”. The functions of the Board elicited views from stakeholders in relation to the delineation of functions of the national Government and the county governments. view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Clause 5 of the Bill provides for the functions of the proposed TBK. Clause 5(2) (b) of the Bill proposes functions of the Board to be executed in consultation with the county governments. These are to license tea dealers and processors, license managing factories and their agents and license tea brokers. view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: The Committee holds the view that all the functions that I have already mentioned fall within the ambit of the Board without the consultation of the county government. In light of this, the Committee will be proposing amendments to provide for the licensing functions to be reposed in the Board. The Committee will also be proposing additional functions for the Board such as promote Kenyan tea and facilitate access to new markets, to advise the national Government on levies, fees and import or export duties on tea, and also to advise the county The electronic version of the Official Hansard ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: governments on agricultural cess and fees. These functions are missing in the Bill hence there is need to have them introduced in the Bill. view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: The composition of the Board is another clause that the stakeholders felt and they gave their views on. This is found in Clause 7 of the Bill. Stakeholders had proposed that the Principal Secretary responsible for trade or a representative be replaced by the Principal Secretary responsible of the National Treasury or a representative. The Committee agreed on this and will be proposing an amendment for the reason that the National Treasury is a key Ministry in funding and management of state corporations. view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Stakeholders had proposed that the two persons nominated by the Council of Governors (CoG) and appointed by the Cabinet Secretary should have knowledge and experience in the tea sector in order to ensure that the Board has necessary mix of skills and enhance their effectiveness in the discharge of the mandate of the Board. view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: The appointment and qualification requirement of a CEO is provided in Clause 13 of the Bill. Clause 13(3) of the Bill provides that a person is not qualified for appointment as a CEO unless the person (a) holds a relevant degree from a university recognised in Kenya and (b) has at least five years’ experience in a position of management. To this end, the Committee will be proposing amendment to Clause 13 to specify the degrees the CEO should have. The Committee will be proposing that the qualification of the CEO should be enhanced from a relevant degree to a ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: One of the sources of the funds for the Board should be monies appropriated by the National Assembly. This had been omitted in the Bill and the Committee will be proposing an amendment to include it. view
• 19 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Clause 32 of the Bill provides for a less punitive fine of not less than Kshs20,000 or a fine not exceeding twice the value of the tea or tea products or a term of imprisonment not exceeding six months. The Committee will, therefore, be enhancing the penalty so as to help deter would-be offenders. The aspect of which regulations maybe made under the Act are not expansive. Therefore, the Committee proposes to introduce the following: (i) tea safety to include transportation, processing and market standards of tea (ii) submission of returns and reports by the holders of licences and registration ... view