Johana Ngeno Kipyegon

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to speak to this particular amendment. From the first instance, I support. I want to give my input especially on matters to do with the agricultural crops, which are used as part of earnings and, at the same time, as food in most of the areas that we come from. Almost 80 per cent of our country is agricultural. From time immemorial, our country has been relying mostly on agriculture. After independence and even before independence, you will realise that the major issue that we had with the colonial government was ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock to relook at all those agricultural crops which used to earn our country a lot of money. Look at the sugarcane sector, especially in the Western and Nyanza regions. You cannot find sugar on the shelves in shops. This is despite the fact that 80 per cent of Kenyans use sugar. You are left to wonder why there is no sugar on the shelves. The crop itself does not earn anything for the people who plant it. It is time we sat down as a country and looked at those areas that were earning ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to speak to this particular amendment. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: From the first instance, I support. I want to give my input especially on matters to do with the agricultural crops, which are used as part of earnings and, at the same time, as food in most of the areas that we come from. Almost 80 per cent of our country is agricultural. From time immemorial, our country has been relying mostly on agriculture. After independence and even before independence, you will realise that the major issue that we had with the colonial government was the matter to do with land. The issue of land arose because, majorly, most of ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: major crops in our country, they could earn us a lot of money. We should bring back pyrethrum of which you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, are a major farmer. Currently, pyrethrum has lost. We no longer see it in our country. If we brought it back, our country will move forward. I support the Bill. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also wish to rise to support this Bill. I remember that this referendum Bill has been on the lips of Members of Parliament for a long time. It is only that it has never had an opportunity to be dealt with. We have had a clamour for referendums. Initially there was an initiation for a referendum called Okoa Kenya, and then there was another one. We never had any law to guide us on those particular proceedings. There was Punguza Mizigo which never went through. I think the clamour for this one now ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: of the constitution. Article 2 tells us that nobody should claim authority or exercise state authority except as authorised by the Constitution. I am saying this because there are too many people who have appropriated themselves as if they are the Constitution by themselves… If you want to change the Constitution of this country, it has to be through either one of them. I want them to read Article 2 and know that no one has authority above the law. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, no one is above the law. No one has authority over the Constitution. It is the ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: On this particular amendment, I wish to comment on the part of the one million signatures. We have had several issues on the collection of one million signatures. Many people have complained that some of the signatures which are being perused on daily basis were collected through dubious means and through unscrupulous methods. We should also include in this amendment a provision in order to ensure that collection of signatures is done by a credible body and not by individuals so that we can have signatures that will be verified as the true signatures of the people of Kenya. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Secondly, the referendum itself is like an election and must follow the election rules. Therefore, the electoral rules that are in the Constitution must be observed by everybody. This is because a referendum is conducted by the IEBC. Rules on electoral offenses must be adhered to. On the matter of bribery, Article 8 talks about free and fair elections free of corruption and intimidation. What we are seeing in our county discussions on this particular referendum Bill is corruption and bribery. Everybody knows that giving Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) Kshs2 million each to pass the BBI Bill is bribery ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: That is intimidation and it is against the electoral laws. That must be noted. There are many other incidents we have witnessed during the time of the BBI. There is also the question of whether we should include in our discussion several questions on the referendum or one question where you answer with “Yes” or “No”. If there is a part of the Constitution that needs to be amended so that we can have multiple choices, we have opened the Constitution for amendment and so we can still open that part of the Constitution so that it allows the country ... view