29 Apr 2021 in National Assembly:
With those few remarks, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to strongly oppose this charade and fraud that is being used to con and fool Kenyans.
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5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the representatives of Biodiversity and Biosafety Association of Kenya, the Kenya Organic Agriculture Network, the Resources Oriented Development Initiative and the Route to Food Initiative, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, there has been an increase in prevalence of chemical pesticides in Kenya which pose a risk to human health and harmful effects to the environment. THAT, the volume of imported insecticides, herbicides and fungicides has more than doubled in the last four years from 6,400 tonnes in 2015 to 15,600 tonnes in 2018 with a ...
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5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly:
THAT, the Pest Control Products Board (PCPB) has not been following the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management; THAT, efforts have been made to address this matter with the relevant authorities to no avail; THAT, the matters in respect of which this Petition is raised are not pending before any court of law, constitutional or legal body; Therefore, your humble petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Health: (i) Causes the Executive to order for an immediate ban of all products on the Kenyan ...
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3 Dec 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the Central Bank of Kenya (Mortgage Refinance Companies) Regulations, 2019 (Legal Notice No.134 of 2019) laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 21st November 2019 and pursuant to the provisions of Section 18 of the Statutory Instruments Act, 2013 and Standing Order 210(4)(b), annuls Regulation 26(2) and Regulation 42 of the said Regulations.
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3 Dec 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am proud to report before this House today and for the final time this Session, to move this Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation. It has been a busy Session with a lot of businesses referred to the Committee. In terms of business, the Committee considered 75 published instruments, 22 draft instruments and two Bills from the Senate. Out of the 75, the Committee recommended the annulment of 39 instruments and approved 36 instruments. I am happy to report that the Committee expeditiously considered all the published instruments without seeking extension of time and ...
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3 Dec 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will now delve into the subject matter of this Motion. The Central Bank of Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company’s Regulations 2019 were made by the Governor of CBK pursuant to Section 57(1) of the CBK Act Cap 491. The Regulations were published in the Kenya Gazette via Legal Notice No.134 of 2019 on 2nd August 2019 and received by the Clerk of the National Assembly on 11th September 2019 and tabled before the House on the same date.
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3 Dec 2019 in National Assembly:
The CBK Mortgage Refinance Companies Regulations 2019 are intended to operationalise the mortgage refinance legal regime introduced to the CBK through the CBK Act and the Finance Act 2018. The Finance Act amended the CBK Act to provide a legal framework for licensing and regulating the mortgage refinance business by the CBK. Section 57(1) of the CBK Act Cap 491 provides that the bank may make regulations, issue guidelines, circulars and directives for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of the Act and generally for the better carrying out of the objects of the bank under the Act.
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3 Dec 2019 in National Assembly:
The Regulations contain mortgage refinance business, issues relating to licensing, governance, loans, risk classification, provisioning of loans, capital requirements, liquidity management, internal controls, reporting requirements and guidelines on voluntary liquidation. The Committee observed that the statutory timelines set out in Section 11 of the Statutory Instruments Act were adhered to by the CBK. The Regulations were brought before the Clerk of the National Assembly on 11th September 2019 and tabled before this House on the same date. The Committee also observed that consultation and public participation as required by the Statutory Instruments Act with persons and stakeholders likely to be ...
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3 Dec 2019 in National Assembly:
excellence in their service to the Committee. Finally, I wish all Members of this House happy holidays and a wonderful long recess after this busy Third Session. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move and request Hon. Sir George Murugara, Member for Tharaka Constituency, and the de facto Vice-Chair of the Committee on Delegated Legislation, to second this Report.
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30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to appreciate the Mover of this Motion, Dr. John Mutunga, because this is an extremely important Motion. Most of this country’s GDP is based on agriculture. It is also important because 70 per cent of the food consumed in this country is produced by small-holder farmers. Therefore, the Motion and the request that farmers be registered are imperative. It is an economic imperative for this country. This country cannot transform or improve its yields in farming if we do not have registration of farmers. The country cannot plan well if it does not know ...
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