James Onyango Oyoo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the sugar industry supports 400,000 farmers and employs over eight million Kenyans directly and indirectly, most of them from my constituency. Presently, the industry in Kenya is experiencing a deficit making it difficult to satisfy the domestic market and thus the need to import more sugar to address the local demand. The COMESA Council of Ministers, during its 41st meeting held on 26th November 2020, granted a two-year extension of the sugar safeguard beginning March 2021 to February 2023. The existing safeguard lapses in February 2021. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the sugar industry supports 400,000 farmers and employs over eight million Kenyans directly and indirectly, most of them from my constituency. Presently, the industry in Kenya is experiencing a deficit making it difficult to satisfy the domestic market and thus the need to import more sugar to address the local demand. The COMESA Council of Ministers, during its 41st meeting held on 26th November 2020, granted a two-year extension of the sugar safeguard beginning March 2021 to February 2023. The existing safeguard lapses in February 2021. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: As per the above safeguard, the deficit is to be met by importing sugar from COMESA countries, which attract zero duty. Meanwhile, sugar from the rest of the world is levied at 100 per cent duty. The COMESA safeguard is to protect the local market from cheap imports. In addition, the extension is to enable the country privatise the sugar industry in order to give it a competitive edge. This move was preceded by a ban on the importation of brown sugar into the country in July 2020 by the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: As per the above safeguard, the deficit is to be met by importing sugar from COMESA countries, which attract zero duty. Meanwhile, sugar from the rest of the world is levied at 100 per cent duty. The COMESA safeguard is to protect the local market from cheap imports. In addition, the extension is to enable the country privatise the sugar industry in order to give it a competitive edge. This move was preceded by a ban on the importation of brown sugar into the country in July 2020 by the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is against this background that I seek a statement from the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, on the following: (i) What are the modalities used in calculating the projected sugar deficit in the country and what are the procedures used in verification of certificates of origin of imported sugar? This factor is being abused so much by the licensing entity. (ii) What are the requirements for issuing sugar import licenses and permits by the Ministry? (iii) Why has the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) given duty exemption to ten companies namely: Big Two Commodities Limited; Comodix ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is against this background that I seek a statement from the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, on the following: (i) What are the modalities used in calculating the projected sugar deficit in the country and what are the procedures used in verification of certificates of origin of imported sugar? This factor is being abused so much by the licensing entity. (ii) What are the requirements for issuing sugar import licenses and permits by the Ministry? (iii) Why has the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) given duty exemption to ten companies namely: Big Two Commodities Limited; Comodix ... view
• 16 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the consideration. On behalf of the people of Muhoroni Constituency, I want to pass our condolences to the family of the late Sen. Yusuf Haji. I want to inform this House that Hon. Yusuf Haji was the first District Officer at the inception of my sub-county when it was carved out of the larger Nyando Division. For Hon. Oroo Oyioka, we share many things. Hon. Oroo Oyioka and I will go on record as having been to this Parliament via a political party known as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). I knew him as a ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to state that 80 per cent of the areas that were affected are in Muhoroni Constituency. While I believe that we need Kenya Railways Corporation for economic growth I, really, detest the inhumane manner in which they unleashed terror on the citizenry. Any Government in place must be ready to protect the lives of its citizenry and their properties. I do not know which draconian rule Kenya Railways Corporation came up with. We all know the Nubian community came from South Sudan for the purpose of building the railway. Some came as askaris ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to state that 80 per cent of the areas that were affected are in Muhoroni Constituency. While I believe that we need Kenya Railways Corporation for economic growth I, really, detest the inhumane manner in which they unleashed terror on the citizenry. Any Government in place must be ready to protect the lives of its citizenry and their properties. I do not know which draconian rule Kenya Railways Corporation came up with. We all know the Nubian community came from South Sudan for the purpose of building the railway. Some came as askaris ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: I had a scheme for promoting education, but children cannot go to school now. Uniforms, books and food were destroyed and immediate arrangements have been made to keep these people alive as they look for better relocations and other adjudications. Thank you. view