18 Jun 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sorry but I am happy that they have come to interact with the Senate. The role of the Senate is to represent the interest of the counties. It is meaningful when the county assemblies come to engage with us here. I thank you for giving me an opportunity to welcome the visiting delegations to this House.
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18 Jun 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to add my voice. I support Mr. Mugo’s Petition. In one of the President’s speeches, he mentioned that we should endeavour to be ‘farmer-centric’. As we 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.
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18 Jun 2019 in Senate:
endeavour to be so, we must just walk our talk. In essence, the Kenyan farmer, especially the small-scale farmer, must be protected.
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18 Jun 2019 in Senate:
The tea farmers are doing a commendable job. Kenyan tea is one of the most highly consumed beverages worldwide. If you go to America and other parts of the world, you will find it being brewed and people demand for it. Kenyan famers also do a commendable job because they add to the economy of this country. They do the farming and employ people. There is a lot of input which should be translated to the output.
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18 Jun 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for your intervention. The Kenyan farmer does a lot for the economy of this country. For that reason, there is need for us, as the Senate, to ensure we protect the interests of the farmer. In doing so, we have to be sensitive and empathetic to the farmer, so that the small-scale farmers are protected. The land that these farmers have is what they rely on to take their children to school and support their families. This is something we cannot ignore. Therefore, there is need for us to ensure that the Kenyan farmer is ...
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18 Jun 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Petition will ensure that Kenyans farmers are empowered, strengthened and given a voice. Our support to them, as the Senate, will be glorifying.
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18 Jun 2019 in Senate:
I support the Petition.
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18 Jun 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to support this amendment Bill, which is timely and relevant to this country. We are talking of the Big Four Agenda, and health is one of the Big Four Agenda that we cannot afford to ignore. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am happy about this Bill for amending the long title so that it incorporates the national Government and the county governments. This is a good amendment which speaks to Article 6(2) of the Constitution, which states that the two levels of Government should have a mutual collaboration. We ...
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18 Jun 2019 in Senate:
three parties will work together and have an assessment of the drugs that are needed in a particular county for the purpose of delivering them and ensuring that lives are saved. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill speaks to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3, on health and the wellbeing of everyone. All nations of the world are looking forward to ensuring that they commit themselves to the SDGs. Therefore, when the amendments of this Bill come into force, they will ensure that SDG 3 is implemented. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am happy that this Bill gives authority to the ...
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