Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 331 to 340 of 1671.

• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was talking about the first few years after independence. I think we were doing very well as a country. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: We had the Buy Kenya Build Kenya slogan. We had even branded Kenya and most of our exports were doing very well. We were the economic hub in our region. We were exporting to countries such as Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. At one time, the late President of Tanzania said we are a “man eat man society” because we were doing very well. Somehow somewhere the rain started beating us. That is why, at the outset, I said that it is our own making The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: and we should not be where we are today because we have made mistakes. We, therefore, have to increase our exports. We have an authority called the Export Promotion Zone (EPZ). They had been very active but of late I do not even hear about them. What happened? This is because we have many opportunities out there. We, Members of Parliament, have been out there and found that people respect this country because we have been very peaceful and we are hardworking people. Today, I must say it is a shame. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: I was in America the other day on matters coffee promotion. I realised that in a previous show, Kenya was rated as the leading country. I was surprised to learn that presently, Rwanda, which had been at war, has overtaken Kenya for reasons that we all know. So, we must do what it takes to promote our products locally. I want to take this opportunity to thank His Excellency the President. The Rift Valley Textiles (RIVATEX) in Eldoret was doing very well until we started importing synthetic products from elsewhere. We were exporting products from RIVATEX, Thika Textile Mills and ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was waiting for this chance. You are there to direct the House. The two Members of Parliament from Narok County are telling this House - and we have listened to them - that there is something amiss. At the beginning, I was wondering whether I should support this Report or not, but given what I am hearing from these elected Members of Parliament from Narok, we have to revisit this issue. From what the Chairman presented, so far 570 acres have been acquired and they were looking for 876 acres, but the requirement for the ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: So, I say this with bitterness that the rain started beating us because we are careless. We should be doing better. What happened to KICOMI in Kisumu? When I was doing my primary school, the factory was doing very well and offering jobs in Western Kenya. Thika Textile Mills and RIVATEX in Eldoret were offering jobs as well. So, we have to do something about it. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has commercial attachés whose mandate is to look for trade links with our country. The commercial attachés are all over the world, but they are not doing their job. ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Look at the counterfeit products that come from the East. Never mind that we still have to send our products to China and Korea. I want to remind the country and this House that in 1963 when we got Independence, Kenya was at par with South Korea and Malaysia in terms of trade. Today, they have overtaken us. I went to Malaysia and I realised that they are miles away. Their export processing centres are doing so well. We tried to do it here, but we did not manage to make headway. So, we should not lament. We should wake ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: It is regrettable that today… If you go to Kibra and Eastleigh you will find milk products manufactured in Uganda. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: I am talking about Eastleigh where my friend comes from. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: No! You have just walked in here. view