Henry Obwocha

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: 2802 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 25, 2007 view
• 3 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and his two Assistant Ministers are still in Accra. So, I believe that the Statement will be prepared. view
• 3 Jul 2007 in National Assembly: I will do so, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On behalf of the Minister for Finance, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table:- The Estimates of Recurrent Expenditure of the Government of Kenya for 2007/2008 for the year ending 30th June, 2008. The Estimates of Development Expenditure of the Government of Kenya for 2007/2008 for the year ending 30th June, 2008. view
• 29 May 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the hon. Member in order to say that he has the list and our Standing Orders say that, if you know--- view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to say one or two words about this Motion which is extremely important for this country. As you know, coffee and tea are our leading exports in the agricultural sector. When we have situations like the ones we have in the tea industry, it is very worrying for the country. From the outset, where I come from, in the old Nyamira District, we 1536 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 23, 2007 have six tea factories: Nyasiongo, Nyangoba, Tombe, Sang'anyi, Kebirigo and Gianchore. The manner in which these factories are being run ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: The pursuit for value addition should never be stopped. If it was not for the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Conference - that is why the Minister for Trade and Industry is away - he should know that Parliament and the Government are putting in a hand and asking him to pursue the issue of value addition in the World Trade Organisation talks that have been going on. On the Doha rounds, what had been agreed upon and what remains to be done needs to be pursued. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you and I know that ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know the fishing industry is doing well. I would like those Members to listen to us because this country cannot be developed by developing only one crop or one area in terms of export. Tea is important. Fisheries is important. So, what I am saying is that, with that Kshs105 for just a cup of tea, a farmer is paid is Kshs9. I think that is unfair. Therefore, African countries must endeavour to push the agenda of value addition both in coffee and tea. That way, we can pay our farmers well. Mr. Temporary ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for protecting me. I do not know what is itching Members on the other side; not Mr. Sambu, but Mr. Mwanzia and his group! Therefore, we need the Government hand to direct the farmers to get finance to build extra factories. My own factory, Kebirigo Tea Factory, was producing 16 million kilogrammes of tea. Last year, it produced 13 million kilogrammes. So, where has the 3 million kilogrammes gone? Weather could be one of the factors but the production of tea in this country is going down. It is high time the Governments ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to second this Motion and emphasise the importance of having the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) working. We know that there is no EALA right now because of the Kenyan position which has brought this quagmire. Parliament should set a precedent for future election of Members to EALA. I regret that if we had listened to the Chair, we would not have found ourselves in this position. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you did invite hon. Members of this House to make proposals or suggestions to the rules. So far, the document that ... view