Irungu Kang'ata

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• 18 Feb 2021 in Senate: Member of County Assembly or President. In the private sector or in business world, people compete. We even have an authority called Competition Authority (CA), whose essence is to boost competition; competitiveness of our businesses. In sports, we have Manchester United and Chelsea football clubs for example. The whole idea is that we want them to compete, so that we know who is the best, and who is the worst. In all spheres of this society, it is about competition. Therefore, when we now start saying we are not going to examination or ranking--- Madam Temporary Speaker, by the way, ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am very well advised and will definitely ensure that I keep my submissions within the realm of this Motion. However, I would also insist that even as we invest more money at Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE), we must also ensure we boost competitiveness of our children. We must also ensure that we tell our children that this world is about competition, and if they do not compete, they will never go far. We only must ensure the curriculum imbues those ethos of competition. If we do that, I have no doubt our children ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in Senate: the longest time, Murang’a County used to be one of the best performing counties on matters education, but there has been a little bit of deterioration. When I was young and growing up, I recall Murang’a used to be ranked top five in education. Since we stopped ranking, I am not so sure what number we are now, but there is a lot that needs to be done on matters early childhood education. When you look at demographics of my county, we have a situation where very few children are being born. These are factors that I doubt we can ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Mung Beans Bill, 2020. I start by congratulating the Senator for Kitui for coming up with this very progressive Bill for several reasons, most importantly, that it is an agricultural Bill. We all know that agriculture is the most important sector in Kenya, in terms of its contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP); in terms of its employment since it employs the bulk of the Kenyan population and in terms of providing food security. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: In a world which is becoming more and more integrated and we are opening up barriers of trade, countries must take advantage of what we call comparative advantage. In Kenya, its major comparative advantage vis-a-vis other countries is its agricultural potential. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, notwithstanding the huge contribution of agriculture to the Kenyan economy, the investment by the Government is never commensurate. You find that we invest more in things like infrastructure and security, which is positive, but rarely do we get commensurate investments in agriculture. Therefore, this is a move in the right direction. Let me start with ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: Once the Government starts purchasing ndengu, you will see more farmers planting ndengu. This is an intervention on the supply side. On the demand side, you will find people starting to consume more ndengu in their homes. Currently, when people purchase beans to make their stew, they purchase Minji. However, with ndengu getting more recognition via this law, I suspect the prices of ndengu will go up, which is positive. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I strongly believe that the future of this country is interconnected with the prospects of the dry regions. Since the dry regions have virgin land and ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: These regulations are going to retard this sector. You may bring them in good faith to establish standards, but the licenses will be conduits for corruption. Let us make this sector lightly regulated. The other time I was thinking about philosophy of regulations in Kenya. I proposed that you provide--- view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Please, do not eat into my time for other reasons. It is noted and I am happy, Wakili, for your information. I am very grateful, but from where I sit, I am a strong opponent of overregulation of any society. By the way, let me tell you one thing, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, all regulations in this country always come under the guise of helping the society. They have always been framed in a manner, for example, that they are going to protect noise, environment or set good standards. However, what they do and the net effect is to whittle down that specific sector. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: I have given you an example of a hotel. Which hotel will offer employment to young people and give certain services to that sector? That is the same way with the 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