Erick Okong'o Mogeni

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• 27 May 2025 in Senate: that continue? We are the people’s representatives. That is why they come here every day. Ask yourself why they do not go to picket at the bus stop. They come to picket here because they know that the people’s representatives can find a solution. Those people are from our counties. Therefore, we should not allow that to happen. In the last Parliament, when we had a problem in the security sector, we summoned the Director of DCI and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and they came here. We should summon everybody in the health sector, so that they come and ... view
• 27 May 2025 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those many remarks, and under the coercion of my neighbour, the Senator for Kericho, I beg to support. view
• 27 May 2025 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. With regard to that Order, we had had a discussion with the Senate Majority Leader and the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget to allow that we do further consultation before that Motion is moved. I am saying so because the last time we were holding a kamukunji, we were disrupted in the middle when the Right Hon. Prime Minister Raila Odinga walked into the Chamber to address the Senators. We, therefore, did not conclude. I would like us to get more time. We have a framework where we ... view
• 20 May 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am also speaking on behalf of the farmers in my county. Of my four constituencies in Nyamira County, in three of them, there are farmers who grow and sell coffee. That is North Mugirango, West Mugirango and Kitutu. North Mugirango neighbours my good friend, Sen. Cheruiyot. However, for both my tea and coffee farmers, I have never understood why farmers from central Kenya and even Kericho County earn more money than farmers from Nyamira County. Sen. Cheruiyot, I do not know whether you are aware that our farmers were paid Kshs239 for dry coffee. Where Sen. ... view
• 20 May 2025 in Senate: Is it Kshs356 not Kshs500? At least this time we are almost at par and I am happy. The other time they were earning one and a half times more than others. We want fairness for all our farmers. When we sell coffee or tea, we are selling coffee coming from Kenya. We never sell coffee coming from Nyanza or from central. Rather, we sell it as coffee from a country called Kenya. We want fairness for farmers, both from Central Kenya, where our brothers are, we have in-laws there, and also farmers from Nyanza and Rift Valley. We have ... view
• 20 May 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, last year, a night guard was attacked and killed by thieves who were stealing coffee from Eyaka Coffee Society. As I speak today, the person or persons who attacked have not been arrested to date. We also need to understand that the environment under which we process and store our coffee exposes our farmers to a lot of risk. I would want the Government to step in and assist these farmers. Some of the societies have loans that have been outstanding for many years. Any time they make good earning, their money goes to repaying their loans. ... view
• 20 May 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, goro goro is that tin. When you take that coffee in that tin, that is the one we call two kilogrammes. In Nyamira, we call it goro goro . 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 and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 20 May 2025 in Senate: When I speak that language, my people in Nyamira understand. It is used everywhere; I am sure even in Kilifi. The point I am making is this; imagine you deliver that two-kilogramme tin of coffee and all you are earning is Kshs239. When you go to London you will pay three dollars or about Kshs450 for that cup of coffee, which we took in Eldoret for which we paid Kshs350. We must do something so that we make the farmer to be the one who is benefiting more because they are the ones toiling. The person taking a cup of ... view
• 20 May 2025 in Senate: Surely, Mr. Speaker, Sir, if those four counties benefited, for equity, for fairness, let us also benefit this time around. I am pleading with the President, if he is watching me, let him also remember the farmers from Nyamira, Kisii and Kericho counties. At least the farmers in Nandi do not pay a lot of attention to coffee. Let 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 and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 20 May 2025 in Senate: us also benefit. Let us have fairness. Let us have equity. We debated that issue on this Floor. Just imagine how those farmers felt just seeing four counties from one region being picked to benefit, then others are isolated. I am appealing to the Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Mutahi Kagwe, let him be fair to all the farmers of the Republic of Kenya. Last time farmers from central benefited. This time around, let also the farmers in West of Kenya benefit. We also pay taxes. We also want to live good life. We want our farmers to live good life. I ... view