Farhiya Ali Haji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Apr 2022 in Senate: These problems include non-payment of sugar farmers by sugar companies; increased cost of sugar production; declining acreage under sugarcane; lack of markets for the sugar; failure to control import and export of the sugar; poor management of sugar companies; and, lack of research and development initiatives. With all these challenges, you can understand why the sugar sector is facing many challenges. view
• 6 Apr 2022 in Senate: The establishment of the Kenya Sugar Board (KSB), the Sugar Development Levy and the Sugar Development Fund, shall address these challenges. For this reason, the importance of the Bill cannot be overstated. view
• 6 Apr 2022 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
• 6 Apr 2022 in Senate: The Bill proposes a number of amendments and I will start with Part 1. Clause 1 to 2 of the Bill contain the preliminary provisions. Part 2, Clauses 3 to 17 of the Bill contains provisions on the establishment of powers and functions of KSB. Part 3, Clauses 18 to 922 contain provisions on licensing and registration of sugar and jaggery millers. view
• 6 Apr 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Part 4, Clauses 23 to 28, contain provisions of the establishment of the Sugar Research Institute (SRI). Part 5, Clauses 29 to 32 of the Bill contain provision of appointment of crop inspectors. Part 6, Clauses 33 to 39 of the Bill contain financial provisions. view
• 6 Apr 2022 in Senate: Clause 33 specifically establishes the Sugar Development Fund into which the levy is to be paid, in addition to monies granted to or voted into the fund by the National Assembly. Additionally, Clause 34 specifically establishes the Sugar Development Levy, to be paid at a rate specified by the Cabinet Secretary (CS) responsible for matters related to agriculture by the order in the gazette. view
• 6 Apr 2022 in Senate: Part 7, Clauses 40 to 47 of the Bill, contains provisions of establishment of Sugar Arbitration Tribunal. Clause 41 specifically elaborates the jurisdiction of the tribunal. Part 8, which is Clause 48 to 56 of the Bill, contains miscellaneous provisions. view
• 6 Apr 2022 in Senate: Part 9, which is Clause 57 of the Bill, contains provisions of delegated powers. The Clause specifically delegates legislation power to the CS responsible for matters relating to agriculture to make regulations, for better carrying out into the effect of the provision of the Bill. view
• 6 Apr 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if those provisions are not specified in any Bill, what normally happens is that ministries can take forever to enact those regulations. This then stops the actualisation process for the Bill to be operationalised. Delegated legislation is very important. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Part 10 of the Bill - Clauses 58-59 -contains consequential amendments to the Food Authority Act and the Crop Authority Act, 2013. Now that these functions have been separated from the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), it is important that the relevant amendments are done, so that this Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) can ... view
• 6 Apr 2022 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