Enoch Kiio Wambua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1961 to 1970 of 2681.

• 29 Dec 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 29 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, seeing as it were that we are maybe having a challenge with virtual connection from the Senate Majority Leader and I see the Senate Minority Whip is in the House, can she just move, we second and--- view
• 29 Dec 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. From the word, go, I stand in support of the Anti-doping (Amendment) Bill, 2020. I take cognizant of the fact that this Bill seeks to align the 2016 Anti-doping Act with the revised World Anti-doping Code which comes into effect on 1st January, 2021. In support of the Bill, I want to thank you and the leadership of this House for convening this Special Sitting to undertake an important legislative agenda. This speaks volumes about the House of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya and the importance we attach to national issues. Elsewhere, people ... view
• 29 Dec 2020 in Senate: the day they were to do their final matches, some overzealous police officers stopped the matches because there is Covid-19 and they dispersed the young people from the field. The easiest thing for them to do is to enforce regulations to ensure that there is social distancing, people put on masks and that there are sanitizers, so that to the extent possible, people are facilitated to participate in these sporting events. I support this Bill and urge that all Senators who are in the Chamber and those who have joined us virtually support this important Bill. With those remarks, I ... view
• 21 Dec 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Desperate times call for desperate measures. So, we will use the microphone to do that which we have to do. I stand to support the adoption of the amendments passed by the National Assembly to the Tea Bill (Senate Bills No.36 of 2018). In doing so, I thank my brother and colleague, Sen. Cheruiyot, for sponsoring this Bill at the time he did. We all know the circumstances then and now surrounding the tea sector, especially tea farmers. It is disheartening that we live in a country where tea farmers, who till their farms for ... view
• 21 Dec 2020 in Senate: I thank the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries under the able leadership of Sen. Ndwiga for being very consistent. Not just on the matter of tea, but all cash crops and all value chains for all crops grown in this country to ensure that the benefit, if any, should go back to our farmers. view
• 21 Dec 2020 in Senate: In supporting this Bill as amended, I wish to remind hon. Members that at the core of this conversation, it is not to be multi-national tea factory or big business people that deal with tea. However, at the core of this conversation, it is the tea farmer on the slopes in Kisii, Kericho, Murang’a and all other parts of this country that grow tea. The conversation must be guided by the best interests of that farmer. view
• 21 Dec 2020 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 21 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, tea and coffee have for the longest time been the major foreign exchange earners for this country. However, over the years, the frustration visited upon tea and coffee farmers by functionaries, both in Government and the private sector, have rendered investment in these two sectors unreliable and not beneficial to the farmers. view
• 21 Dec 2020 in Senate: This Bill, as amended, is a call to duty for Senators in executing their devolved agriculture mandate to ensure that our tea farmers suffer less, if they must. After we are done with these amendments in the Tea Bill, we shall move to the other value chains in the other crops like coffee, sugar and maize. view