Sen. George Khaniri

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Jul 2021 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
• 15 Jul 2021 in Senate: Fund (CRF) to cushion the public and ensure continuity in provision of services to the people of Vihiga. I thank you. view
• 8 Jul 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me the Floor. I rise pursuant to the provisions of our Standing Order No.47 (1) to make a Statement on an issue of general topical concern regarding the boosting of exports of raw bananas and broccoli to South Korea. view
• 8 Jul 2021 in Senate: Kenya is known for its agriculture and agricultural products all over the world, from exporting tea to coffee to avocadoes and many other products. In 2018, during the South Korea’s Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon’s visit to Kenya, he realised this great potential in Kenya and expressed South Korea’s interest to trade. view
• 8 Jul 2021 in Senate: Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon pledged to support key regions that produce broccoli and raw bananas in Kenya, especially due to the rapidly increasing demand of these items in his country South Korea. In his pledge, the Prime Minister stated that South Korea’s Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA) would exempt raw bananas and broccoli from Kenya from undergoing the very stringent pest risk tests and measures. view
• 8 Jul 2021 in Senate: The Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) strictly tests fruits, vegetables and plants for the presence of pests. This test usually leads to goods worth millions being destroyed, returned to the exporter or banned from the country in totality if they do not meet required standards. However, South Korea has waived these tests for Kenya and only required that the products be accompanied by phytosanitary plant health certificate issued by the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS). view
• 8 Jul 2021 in Senate: Back in 2018 when South Korea expressed its interest by waiving these requirements, it was expected that production and export of the two products, that is unripe bananas and broccoli, would shoot. However, three years down the line, no major changes have been reported with regard to production or export. Even with the ease of entry into Korea market, exporters are yet to increase their sales to South Korea and production of the two still remain the same. view
• 8 Jul 2021 in Senate: A very good opportunity has been presented to us. Getting our products to South Korea will not only do good for the farmers but also for Kenya’s economic growth especially in this trying time of COVID-19. It will also greatly boost our foreign relations with other countries and maybe even present more and bigger opportunities for farmers and Kenya at large. That we are not scrambling to grab this opportunity is very baffling to me. view
• 8 Jul 2021 in Senate: We are the leaders of this country. As leaders, we need to care for our people and our economic growth. I urge every one of us to lobby our counties, especially those that are known to produce bananas and broccoli, to dream bigger. We cannot only be producing bananas and broccoli for national consumption when there is high demand out there. 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
• 8 Jul 2021 in Senate: Farmers need to ramp up their production, produce high quality products and enter into international distribution. Let us not allow such opportunities to go to waste. view