Enoch Kiio Wambua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: It is unfair that a small clique of people that do not own a single acre of land where they have grown ndeng u continue to enrich themselves with the sweat of the peasant farmers who grow ndengu and leave the farmers in squalor. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: For that purpose, this Bill requires that any large-scale trader who is dealing with view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: or mung beans and mung bean products must be licensed by the respective county governments to carry out that trade. We are saying in Clause 9 (1) that- “a person shall not market, process or carry out large-scale trading in mung beans or mung bean products unless the person has obtained a license from the relevant county government.” view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: So, we have put an obligation on the part of the county governments to issue licenses to large-scale traders in mung beans. To give effect to that requirement, this Bill proposes the establishment of a County Licensing Committee. view
• 21 Jun 2023 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 Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: It does not just stop there. It gives a prescription for the membership of that committee on clause 10 (2) (a) “THAT there shall be– (a) the chairperson; (b) One person representing growers of mung beans in the respective county;” This is so that decisions are not made about these farmers without them. So, if it is in Kisumu County, there will be a representative of mung beans at the Licensing Board. Clause 10 (2) there will be- “(c) Three public officers in the department responsible for agriculture with relevant experience in matters relating to agriculture.” view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: There are also requirements or qualifications for appointment to the county licensing committee as provided in Clause 11- THAT- “A person shall be qualified for appointment as a Member of the county licensing committee under section 10(2)(a) and (b), if that person- (a) Holds a degree from a university recognized in Kenya; (b) Has at least five years’ experience in the agricultural sector; and (c) Meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.” view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: We want people of integrity to sit in these committees to ensure that the final benefits are reversed to the farmers. As I said, over the years, there has been serious exploitation of farmers by middlemen. There is a process of licensing the traders. We went ahead to create a nexus between the different arms of government when it becomes to the issuance of licenses, revocation of the licenses and amendments that need to be done by persons that have already acquired the licenses. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: As I move to conclude, I appeal to my colleagues to debate this Bill as robustly as we can. This is so that at the end of the day, we get a Bill that serves our farmers in the best way. The farmers of ndengu in Kitui, Machakos, Makueni, Taita Taveta, Meru, Embu, Kisumu, Kirinyaga, Tana River and across this country have suffered enough. It is high time that something is done to stop the suffering of these farmers and ensure that we get food security in this country. I have said many times that 60 years after independence, it ... view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Where we are, we should be talking about food baskets across the country so that people who are producing fish are supported by the Government to produce enough fish, maize and ndengu for local consumption and for export. view