Julius Kipbiwot Melly

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Actually, the issue raised by Hon. Kilonzo is quite important. If a member is appointed for a remainder of the term, we said that the board membership shall be staggered to avoid there being no membership at the board at one time. Therefore, if there is a remainder of six months and a member is appointed, then he is appointed as a new member and shall deserve a full cycle, not necessarily serving for the member who had vacated office. So, that is very important. view
• 13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this is an important clause. Most of the millers do not have nucleus estates. The farmers form the basis of their crops and they must have a say because they are the owners of the crops and the businessmen of the company. Therefore, their welfare needs to be looked into by having a representative in that board. As much as the businessman owns the mill, the farmer has a vital say. If the farmer is not there, then the miller cannot exist. It is a mutual existence. This Bill is going to make sure that they ... view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, it is not a different opinion, but county governments are part and parcel of sugar growing in this country. Agriculture is devolved. Therefore, this clause is very important. I support. view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. This amendment will impact the farming community in this country, especially the road network and farm applications. I support Hon. Wamalwa on the clause. We are supposed to make it mandatory by using the word “shall” not “may”, so that at the end of the day, the Cabinet Secretary is bound by law. It is not a choice. view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I support this amendment. As a Member of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, the onus of the Board is to look at farming issues and not investments, securities or any other thing. The Hon. Member for Tongaren has just put it clearly. It is a loophole that will make directors siphon money from farmers. I support that amendment. view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: I just wanted to bring it to the attention of Hon. Nyikal that it is actually the sugar itself. The other day… view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: The amendment is quite okay. It has come to our attention that importers at times bring in raw, unhealthy and poisonous products in the name of sugar. So, when we put this, it will put a stop to that, especially on raw sugar. view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. The import of this amendment is actually to provide clarity to agreements made between the grower, the producer and the miller. You realise that there are certain issues that will come into play as the farmer enters into an agreement with a miller. In the event the miller undercuts the farmer, the Board will have power to impose and enforce the law in the interest of the farmer. In paragraph (c), the amendment seeks to delete the word ‘imposition’ appearing at the beginning of the paragraph and substitute therefor with the word ‘enforcement’. This ... view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I think there is a fundamental issue that has been raised on procedure. I want to bring to the attention of Members that, as at now, we all know tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies. That is why we are bringing the new clause and need to follow it procedurally. This will ensure the appointment of membership to the board is in line with the requirements of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). That is why in New Part IV A on the establishment of the Sugar Arbitration Tribunal, the Committee looked into this issue to make ... view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. This amendment is quite in order and I support it because some of the staff were experts in particular fields, especially on sugar issues. If we are going to just move them anyhow, then we are going to negatively impact on the sugar sub-sector. So, let those members of staff go back and do their work in an expert way and then we proceed with the new Sugar Board. view