John Mbadi Ng'ong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are other recommendations, but the one I want to conclude with is strengthening key agricultural institutions to ensure food security. To ensure that farmers have a platform for engagement so as to be able to participate in public policy and decision making, and provide a forum through which farm inputs can be distributed to reach all the farmers, and their harvests collected and sold at competitive prices, the Government should revive the Kenya Farmers Association (KFA) by injecting in it the Kshs1.3 billion approved by Parliament on 17th August 2011 as I did say ... view
• 22 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: To save farmers agony, we have also recommended the writing off of the AFC loans; the Kenya Seed Company (KSC) should be empowered to produce enough quality seeds in time for planting to avert a situation like the one that occurred in the planting season for 2010/2011, when farmers could not access quality seeds during the planting season. I think I alluded to this; I want to repeat that growing seeds is not a very easy exercise, and it is only the KSC that can undertake this particular task. In growing of seeds there are even spaces between the seeds ... view
• 22 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on monetary and general micro-economic sector, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) through its monetary policy committee should take immediate decisive intervention measures to check any further fall of the Kenyan shilling. I need not repeat this. I think this is something we have been on. At least, there are some positive indicators now, but we hope they will be followed by concrete monetary policy by the CBK to make sure that we do not again fall to the level that we fell to. view
• 22 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: The CBK, in collaboration with the Competition Authority, should take stern action against any commercial banks found to have engaged in practices that have led to the depreciation of the Kenyan shilling. Finally, CBK should strictly enforce the Banking Act, especially on share ownership, to curb unethical practices. I do not want to discuss this in detail because this House has already created another committee to look specifically into these issues of the depreciating Kenya shilling. view
• 22 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on social safety nets for the most vulnerable, we have recommended a meal voucher system for the urban poor designed along the food voucher system operated in the United States, and the meal voucher model for providing employees with food during working hours operated in France. An agency can be established to implement this programme, which will involve all the needy people registering with the agency which will then vet them and issue the vouchers only to those who qualify. view
• 22 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: The second one is the cash transfer system like the one being implemented by Oxfam in Turkana South; it should be fashioned along the lines of the one implemented by the Ministry of State Special Programmes, where funds are disbursed to people above the age of 65. The transfer of the funds should target people identified through the local community leaders. I want to mention that actually I personally successfully moved a Motion in this House to make cash transfers to the elderly; I hope that the Government will take that Motion seriously and implement it in the next Budget ... view
• 22 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Finally, I want to just go through some proposed legislation by the Committee. We have the following: The Committee is convinced that in order to effectively address the myriad challenges facing Kenyans, and to institutionalize the recommended interventions, specific legislative measures must be undertaken urgently. It should be noted that arising from the Committee’s activities, three key motions discussed below have already been brought to Parliament targeting the revival of the KFA, AFC and Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC). The legislative measures proposed here will further buttress the action that must be taken to move the country forward, and protect Kenyans ... view
• 22 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: One, we propose the Agricultural Insurance Scheme Bill. Its key features are to guarantee minimum return. I do not think I will go into the details of it. The Government will support institutions that buy surplus produce from farmers. The Government will regulate the amount of food produced in the country; the Government will guarantee insurance for farmers in case of crop failure to guarantee income. So, that is a bill that we expect to come to the House. view
• 22 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other one is The Strategic Oil Reserves Bill whose key features are:- (i) The amount of each type of fuel to be stored in the strategic reserve at any particular time. The country should strive to have a minimum of 180 days stock, even before this Bill comes into force. I think this is something that the Government can implement even without the Bill. (ii) where the reserves will be stored; (iii) who will control and manage these reserves; and, (iv) when they can be released. view
• 22 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is The Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Bill proposed by my Committee. The features include:- view