Getrude Musuruve Inimah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: . This promise led to the emergence of the sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) which seeks to ensure that every child has education regardless of the socio-economic background, race or physical disposition of a child. It is against this backdrop of leaving no one behind and financing education that the International Parliamentary Network for Education (IPNEd) was formed. The mandate of IPNEd, which I co-chair with Harriet, MP, UK, seeks to bring parliamentarians together in ensuring that they are advocating for more resources to be diverted to education so that every child has an opportunity to education. The targets of SDG ... view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to support this Bill. It must be noted that from very long time ago, around 1893, coffee was a very important cash crop. I remember that when I was growing up, my grandfather had coffee and tea plantations. These were cash crops that would help families earn income. Coffee is largely grown in the Mt. Kenya region, particularly Kiambu, and other parts of the country. In as much as we say it used to be cash crop that benefited farmers, it was also a major foreign exchange earner for ... view
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• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, currently there are so many cartels in the coffee industry. We must do all we can to get rid of these cartels in this sector. When Kenyan coffee is brewed internationally, it is very expensive. Once it is processed outside our country, local farmers cannot afford it because it becomes damn expensive. There is need for us to ensure that the farmer who plants the coffee is able to afford the same coffee that he planted. Just like cane, you will find that farmers who grow cane are not able to afford buying sugar, yet that ... view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: When it comes to manufacturing, let the licenses be there so that the farmers are known. They should not only be known but also facilitated and helped and there should be linkages. This Bill talks about linkages. Another frustration that our farmers get and it is not only in the coffee growing areas, sometimes our farmers spend a lot of time doing what they are supposed to do. They plant whatever the cash crops and foods but when it comes to selling they have nowhere to sell. view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to give an example of avocado farmers. Some of them after harvesting avocados, they have nowhere to take them yet they are very expensive. The avocados can be used to make avocado oil. When it comes to the farmers who plant avocados, you will find that they just give the avocados to cows because they have nowhere to take them. There must be linkages to help our farmers know where to take the products that they plant. view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: When it comes to issues of policy relating to coffee, the register should be maintained by the national Government but it should cascade to the county government. This is so that the county governments are aware of the growers of coffee in the area. Apart from knowing the growers of coffee, they should also know who is licensed. When it comes to licensing, it should not be an issue that is so complicated. Naturally Kenyans are farmers and we have the art of farming. If we have that, it has to be nurtured and harnessed so that we even become ... view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, farmers need to be encouraged by all means. I have seen farmers very desperate sometimes not knowing where to take their products. I remember there is a year when farmers planted a lot of maize but the maize was rotting in the stores. They did not know where to take their maize yet their children did not have fees. Maybe they do not have National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) or they cannot maintain their own families. It is a sorry state. view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: We have to look for ways of encouraging our farmers. We have to ensure that the coffee farmers, sugarcane farmers in Mumias, Kakamega and the entire western region are encouraged. We cannot sit on our laurels when farmers are not being view
• 21 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