Dr. John Kanyuithia Mutunga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Secondly, I would like to inform our Members that Njuri-Ncheke is a long-lasting council of elders which was there even before Independence. They take time to analyse before they take action. They are the ones who resolve very difficult problems of boundaries and many other problems. They must have watched you over time and realised the kind of person you are. This House is applauding you today because you are a very special man in this country. You have time for everyone. You are extremely patient. You take time to make decisions which are very well informed. view
• 9 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much for taking up that position. As the Members of the Mt. Kenya East region, we support you. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to add my voice to the debate on this Bill by the Hon. Tandaza. He has brought forth the importance of this crop and why we should support it. 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: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to add my voice to the debate on this Bill by the Hon. Tandaza. He has brought forth the importance of this crop and why we should support it. Bixa Orellana is a very important crop in this country. It has characteristics that we should be very proud of having it as an indigenous crop in this country. It can grow in most of the arid and semi-arid lands without the need for water. It can grow without the need for pesticides because it is pest and disease resistant. ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: It is time we schedule this crop and have it in the First Schedule as one of the first crops that should be grown in this country. The death of this initiative affected many people at the Coast. I believe that is part of the reason Hon. Tandaza has come up this time to plead with us to look at how we can get the crop into the Schedule. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Bixa Orellana is a very important crop in this country. It has characteristics that we should be very proud of having it as an indigenous crop in this country. It can grow in most of the arid and semi-arid lands without the need for water. It can grow without the need for pesticides because it is pest and disease resistant. Initial efforts in this particular area were very laudable and useful in the sense that they sensitised the people at the Coast. The people had been given a livelihood in the 1970s but a lot happened that led to the ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: It is time we schedule this crop and have it in the First Schedule as one of the first crops that should be grown in this country. The death of this initiative affected many people at the Coast. I believe that is part of the reason Hon. Tandaza has come up this time to plead with us to look at how we can get the crop into the Schedule. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: The world is going natural. Bixa has natural dyes used to colour food additives. It is used to colour cheese, salad oils and others. Being a natural product and we know that the world prefers organic foods; we have a great advantage as a country to promote this crop for various uses. The question is how to we should promote it. The crop should be put in the First Schedule as a crop to be grown in this country. We should initially structure out the research process that will lead to the knowledge of the crop, knowledge of the agro-ecologies ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: The world is going natural. Bixa has natural dyes used to colour food additives. It is used to colour cheese, salad oils and others. Being a natural product and we know that the world prefers organic foods; we have a great advantage as a country to promote this crop for various uses. The question is how to we should promote it. The crop should be put in the First Schedule as a crop to be grown in this country. We should initially structure out the research process that will lead to the knowledge of the crop, knowledge of the agro-ecologies ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: We should also anchor this crop into legislation so that it is properly regulated and properly managed. We should, therefore, open up and out scale the crop to other areas because it is Arid and Semi-Arid Lands adaptive and can grow in many other areas. I am of the idea that the crop can do well even in Eastern Kenya where I come from and I believe the areas around Isiolo in my constituency can be very useful: the Rwanda sub-location in Tigania West. We should therefore develop the requisite literature and sensitise people on this particular crop so that ... view