Irungu Kang'ata

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1621 to 1630 of 1643.

• 23 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I do hereby present a petition on behalf of 20 members from Kiharu Constituency. It is dated 16th May, 2013. The Petition seeks the following Prayer:- We want to obtain an undertaking from the Cabinet Secretaries in charge of the Ministries of Finance, Roads and Public Works that the Mbombo-Keria-Gatara Road, which traverses Mbiri, Mugoiri and Murarandia wards within Kiharu Constituency, will be paved in the next financial year. There is also Road D421 - Maragua River-Kagaa and Road D422 - Kagaa-Githambo. The other alternative Prayer is that this Parliament causes the paving of the said road ... view
• 16 May 2013 in National Assembly: It was me, hon. Speaker, Sir. The HANSARD can confirm that because I was interrupted. view
• 16 May 2013 in National Assembly: No! No! view
• 16 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I am Kang’ata from Kiharu. First and foremost, maybe there was a problem in typing the proceedings of yesterday. As a matter of fact, I was the one who was contributing and I think the HANSARD can confirm that. view
• 16 May 2013 in National Assembly: Personally, I support this Motion by Hon. John Koyi Waluke. First, I feel that under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, the first role of the county government is agriculture. Therefore, it is impossible for the county governments to function without transferring agricultural-based parastatals to them. Again, if you look at this Motion, you will find that it has some problems. First, we need to define what “parastatal” is. When I look at the English dictionary, it does not define what “parastatal” is. If you look at Chapter Two of the laws of Kenya, it does not also define what ... view
• 16 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I support this Motion on the basis that I feel that public agro-based companies should be vested on the county governments. I would like to cite three examples. First, we have tea companies. For instance, in Kiharu Constituency which I represent, we have Githambo Tea Factory which is now being managed by a company which is entitled “Githambo Company Ltd.” Tea farmers from Kiharu do not get their rightful dues. They are also compelled to sign agreements which are lopsided and which will not benefit them. Therefore, if we pass this Motion, I foresee a situation where ... view
• 16 May 2013 in National Assembly: Secondly, on the issue of agro-based parastatals--- view
• 16 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the fact is that we do not have any co- operative that is managing tea in Murang’a County, and for that matter, I suppose in the entire country. What manages tea factories in this country is Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) which is a parastatal. There are also some companies which have been incorporated in some form of arrangement with the KTDA. Therefore, I have not mentioned anything to do with a co-operative. Secondly, on coffee factories, I am of the view that this Motion should be amended not only to capture Nyayo Tea Zones, sugar and ... view
• 16 May 2013 in National Assembly: Thirdly, I foresee a situation where you are dealing with the issue of water companies though not agro-based parastatals because they form a key component in the management of agriculture. We are now in the transition mode. This means that we are now moving from the old order to the new order. In the old order, agriculture was being managed by the central Government while in the new order, agriculture, as I have stated, will be managed by the county governments. If this Motion is passed, it will help fast- track that process; we will fast-track devolution. view
• 16 May 2013 in National Assembly: As a great supporter of devolution, I foresee a situation where agriculture will be left to the farmers through their duly elected leaders at the grassroots level. The present situation is where agriculture is being managed from the top. For instance, I said that the KTDA had exclusive rights on all matters relating to tea. We will now see a different scenario. view