Julius Kipbiwot Melly

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• 13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: I will just go straight to the point of what Hon. Oundo just indicated. I want to ask the Chair that we do a further amendment stating that a miller should not be allowed to import. I come from a sugar-cane growing area. I know of a number of millers who just build very small factories. They will pick about 600 tonnes of sugar-cane only. Their business is to import sugar. At the end of the day… I think you saw something that went viral in the media a few weeks ago. It was actually in my constituency. There was ... view
• 13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for allowing me to speak on the Sessional Paper No.1 of 2021 on the National Water Policy. view
• 13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Water is a very important natural resource. This Sessional Paper is trying to build on the previous water policy frameworks that have been developed over the years. Since 1963, the founding Government of Kenya had planned to fight three ills in our society, namely, poverty, disease and ignorance. We realise that in order to fight poverty and disease, water is a resource that plays a role. The various policy documents that were developed after 1963 intended to ensure that Kenyans have enough clean water and safe for drinking. view
• 13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: The various Government policies and programmes that have been put in place over the years have tried as much as possible to provide water to Kenyans. However, the implementing 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
• 13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: agencies and the programmes that have been put in place have not borne any fruit. As I speak, over 70 per cent of Kenyans do not have clean drinking water. The Sessional Paper is a very good document. It is trying to look into how to harness water as a resource, to protect it and to ensure that future generations benefit. It is a resource that has been dwindling over the years. A number of rivers are drying up. In my Tinderet Constituency, a number of big rivers such as Ainamng’etuny or what we call the Nyando River in the ... view
• 13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: The policy paper before us is trying to address these kinds of issues. Even after the 1980s, the Government decreed that people should live 50 metres away from the rivers. At that time, the Government was trying to tell farmers not to farm close to rivers. However, up to now, we have no officers who superintend or look into these issues. As much as we have the National Water Policy, water programmes and the water frameworks that are before us, water officers responsible for taking care of the wetlands do not take their roles seriously. One of the biggest problems ... view
• 13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support this very important Sessional Paper. view
• 13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. This is a very important amendment, especially on the establishment of the Kenya Sugar Research Institute. It is very important that we have the right variety that matures early and that has a higher sucrose content, as the Hon. Member has said. That means that we shall be able to fight the issue of cheap and imported sugar. Just like any other, this Institute will deal with the issue of research and development which is vital in any body or institution in the country. Without research and development, we cannot do much. As the ... view
• 13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I agree with Hon. Oundo that we should have five persons from the catchment areas. We are talking about nominations. The Board members are elected competitively. On this issue, we are saying that they should be nominated because they are persons with knowledge of the sugar industry. In competitive elections, you may have different ideas and knowledge and then they elect somebody who does not have the knowledge. In this case, we are asking that they be nominated, but from the five regions. The Institute will have its board. Previously, the Sugar Board used to mismanage ... view
• 13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. What Hon. Nyikal said is very important. It is covered in (d), namely, any monies received by the Institute from grants and donations. This talks about the Research Fund. In this country, it is supposed to be 2 per cent of the GDP. So, in this case, it means that it can be from the Sugar Levy and at the same time from grants like the Sugar Research Fund. Thank you. view