Gladys Wanga

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Entries 1041 to 1050 of 1718.

• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: who is from Homa Bay County and a product of the handshake. I am really happy for him. I hope that he will do a good job in Qatar. view
• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: In the interest of the matter of time which was raised by Hon. T. J. Kajwang’, let me make a few remarks. I also congratulate Hon. Benjamin Langat on his appointment as High Commissioner to Namibia. I have been thinking about the speech I would make on the Floor of this House, if Ms. Sarah Serem is appointed to any position. I have been thinking about it since the day she said that if Members of Parliament will be given sitting allowances, they will ask for standing allowance, walking allowance, sleeping allowance and waking up allowance. I served with you ... view
• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, with a heavy heart, but having released her, I support her to go to China. I would like to send a very strong message to whoever takes such a position. Let us discuss. Nobody wants to have huge salaries. We just want to be fair to everybody and listen to everybody so that we all move forward together with mutual respect. So, wherever Sarah Serem is, let her go in peace. We hope she will represent our country well. I had to speak on this matter because I had prepared for it for a long time. Thank you ... view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, for this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. I would like to thank Hon. Owen Yaa Baya, Member for Kilifi South, for bringing this very important Motion. Agriculture is a mainstay for many of our communities. If you look at the Coast currently, the cashew nut sector has gone down. There is no industry to speak about at the Coast. Whatever is grown is small-scale and mainly for consumption at home. Cashew nut is highly priced. Many cuisines around the world use cashew nuts. Even if you have Chinese food, there is always that chicken and ... view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: So, cashew nut is a priced commodity that this Government should seriously consider investing in. The Motion states that we have potential to produce 63,000 metric tonnes valued at Kshs1 billion. So, if an economy such as the Coast alone produces Kshs1 billion a year, we would definitely move somewhere. So, we must look at how to invest, but not this ‘urging’. I always speak to Motions and we must move away from urging to taking action. view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I want to ask Hon. Baya to move this to the next level of a Bill and allocate money during the budget process so that we are doing something that has immediate results. However, if the Ministry of Agriculture and the Committee on Implementation are listening, we can move this forward. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: What we are dealing with here is not just cashew nuts. We are looking at a global problem of our agricultural products including cotton in the Nyanza region. When we were growing up, we used to pick cotton and get money immediately. We had industries such as KICOMI that would process cotton, but when the floodgates were opened for import of second hand clothes, the industries went down. The KICOMI and RIVATEX are trying to revive now. We must look at it as seriously as possible. Look at what has happened to sugarcane and the sugar belt. The industries are ... view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Manufacturing is one of the Big Four Agenda. You cannot manufacture without raw materials. When we are looking at the Big Four Agenda, manufacturing must be looked at in terms of the textiles and products such as cashew nuts as much as we can. I wanted to add my voice and support the Motion. After urging, let us move it to the next level. Let us factor money in the next budget to revive our cashew nut industries. We will not only be looking at cashew nut industries, but also other products that can help in boosting the economic mainstay ... view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: With those many remarks, I support. view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: (Homa Bay CWR), ODM): Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support the Motion. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view