Joseph Konzolo Munyao

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• 23 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as we go on, we have to be very careful! Many people, especially Cabinet Ministers and people working in the Government, really need to read the law and understand it carefully! That is because I am hearing people say: “Equal powers, two Principals!” The law does not talk about the two Principals! They were two Principals when they were negotiating the Accord. Once they negotiated the accord, we can only talk of what is specifically mentioned in the Accord and in the law! view
• 23 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what I am stating is that I do not want to be involved in the politics of the two Principals, equal powers and all that business! I am stating the law. If you want to talk about the law, come and give us the specific provisions in the Accord or in the Constitution that say that the Prime Minister can appoint the Leader of Government Business! But when you talk in generalities, that we need to go and consult, let them go and consult! Consult over what? You cannot consult on a specific power that is already view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very timely Motion. Tea farmers are some of the most miserable farmers in this country. They are miserable, not because they do not work hard; in fact, they are among the most hardworking groups in the country. The process of growing and transporting tea to the factory requires a lot of effort; again, these farmers live in some of the most difficult conditions. They live in very hard conditions in the mountainous and hilly areas, which are very cold and have rains most of the ... view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: 4478 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES January, 28, 2009 view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: and it supported the Government, yet we do not see the Government coming to the aid of tea farmers! view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, so, we are asking for equal treatment. We have seen the Government subsidising maize farmers. What is so special about maize farmers that is not special about tea farmers? We have seen the Government setting prices for maize so that farmers can get something in return for their labour. We have seen the Government subsidising fertiliser prices so that maize farmers can afford to grow maize and make something out of it. Why not tea farmers? So, one of the things that the Government needs to do very urgently and quickly without any hesitation is, at ... view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: We are saying that this is very urgent and it is actually an emergency because slowly people are now uprooting tea because what is the use of putting your energy in it and get nothing from it? In fact, if you go to most of the tea growing areas now, you will find eucalyptus trees growing in tea farms because farmers have decided now to plant those trees as they uproot the tea. So, soon those beautiful tea farms you see when you are crossing those tea areas in Meru or Kericho regions are slowly being replaced by eucalyptus trees. ... view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, you know also that eucalyptus trees are not necessarily very good trees even for the environment. They destroy the quality of the soil. They mess up with water catchment areas. In fact, if you plant them in swampy areas, since tea areas most of the times are swampy, the water is also drying in those areas because of eucalyptus trees. So, here we are having a problem of farmers who have been pushed into growing this not very good crop for the environment because they cannot be able to make any money from tea. view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Secondly, is the issue of the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA). This Motion is very timely so that this Bill can also critically look at the structure of KTDA because farmers' earnings are the ones that support KTDA. Time has come when we need to streamline KTDA so that we can be able to cut its running cost. KTDA should be a skeleton company in terms of employment. Nobody controls them on how many people they employ. So, they end up "eating" into farmer's money with the new democracy that they have created all over the country and yet they ... view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support. view