Joseph Matano Khamisi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Without legislation, the industry is threatened with collapse, because of declining cashew nut production. Farmers have been discouraged from producing cashew nuts because of the low prices and lack of goodwill from the Government. It is time for the Government to pay more attention to this crop, so that the country can earn more money in terms of foreign exchange. We need the introduction of new variety of seeds that mature rapidly. This should be done by the Government in this sector. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, neighbouring countries like Mozambique and Tanzania which are big producers of cashew nuts ... view
• 5 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to donate five minutes of my time to, Mr. L.M. Maitha, since he is a major stakeholder; two minutes to Mr. Moi, and two minutes to Mr. Rotino. view
• 5 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will be left with two minutes. view
• 5 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: I will control the time, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 5 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Okay, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will give five minutes to Mr. L.M. Maitha, one minute to Mr. Rotino, one minute to Mr. Moi, and I will have one minute for myself. view
• 5 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, very much Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I wish to thank all the hon. Members who have spoken, especially hon. Syongo who moved an amendment to this Motion proposing that we should include macadamia nuts as well as peanuts. I also wish to thank the Minister for supporting this Motion. I hope that when I eventually bring a Bill to this House, hon. Members will also support me so that we have a value-added nut industry for the sake of our people. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I beg to ... view
• 5 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: THAT, aware that cashew nut farming is an important economic activity at the coast; considering the fact that farmers are facing a lot of problems due to lack of comprehensive legislation to regulate farming, processing and marketing of the product; cognizant of the fact that farmers continue to destroy cashew nut trees because of low prices and frustrations as a result of infiltration into the industry by unscrupulous middlemen, this House do grant leave to introduce a Bill for an Act of Parliament entitled The Kenya Nut Development Authority Bill to streamline the industry and provide economic safeguards to farmers ... view
• 4 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 4 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, please, defer it to tomorrow afternoon. view
• 29 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are discussing a very serous matter that affects the lives of millions of people in this country. I am saying this because we have many institutions in Coast Province which have used asbestos sheets for their roofs. In view of the harmful effects of this product, could the Assistant Minister consider banning the use of asbestos altogether, to save the lives of innocent Kenyans? view