Julius Kipbiwot Melly

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to thank all Members for wonderful contributions, for bringing a lot of insights into this Motion. This is a very important Motion. As I had indicated earlier, I am moving on to develop a Bill so that it will 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
• 29 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: have the multi-sectoral approach and ensure that our emergency services like the police and fire brigades are assisted. I want to thank all Members for their contributions and good inputs. I move. view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware that apathy in the sugar-cane farming due to unfavourable weather patterns and poor payment programmes by sugar millers to farmers has resulted in worrying drop in cane production and thus drop in sugar production; noting that millers have for years frustrated farmers through delays in payment for cane delivered; concerned that those late payments have caused sugar farmers untold suffering and frustrations and made them incur huge losses resulting from interest from loans advanced to them during cane farming to purchase fertiliser and other farm inputs; ... view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: THAT, aware that apathy in sugar-cane farming due to unfavourable weather patterns and poor payment programmes by sugar millers to farmers has resulted in a worrying drop in cane production and thus drop in sugar production; noting that millers have for years frustrated farmers through delays in payment for cane delivered; concerned that these late payments have caused sugar farmers untold suffering and frustrations and made them incur huge losses resulting from interests on loans advanced to them during cane farming to purchase fertilizers and other farm inputs; cognisant of the fact that as a result of these delayed payments, ... view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: their farming activities, buy fertilizers, till the farm and prepare the crop. Banks are now selling people’s property, including land, because farmers had already mortgaged them through the loan facilities they took. The AFC is on the neck of farmers demanding their pay. We have a responsibility, as representatives of the people, to do something about it. The Jubilee Government has tried. In a few months’ time, we have seen cheques being issued to factories such as Mumias and Chemelil. However, that is not going to be enough. We need to be strict and ensure that cane production is profitable. ... view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: A number of shopping centres have completely collapsed. You will go to that particular region and realise that farmers in all those areas are even not able to meet usual household needs. I urge this House that as we move forward--- We just passed a very good national policy which will promote wealth creation. I know very well that the Jubilee Government has very good agenda for the whole of this country. The best agenda is to make sure that the interests and needs of the farmer are taken care of and his bills are paid. If we go this ... view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: I also want to note that in areas hitherto sugar growing regions – and I especially want to pinpoint the region where I come from – earlier on, the roads were very well maintained because these farmers were paid on time and the then county authorities were able to maintain those roads. However, you will realise that currently, villages and shopping centres are totally impassable. You cannot access them and crops in those farms are lost. So, Kenya is now using a lot of foreign exchange earnings to import sugar. We should ensure that our farmers and people are not ... view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: mill yet in those particular milling companies, you will realise that they do not have even a single kilogramme of sugar in store and farmers are not being paid? view
• 11 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: I urge the House that we look into this subsector so that we do not make farmers lose their resources. I have seen instances where farmers are even subsidising. I am saying subsidising because in my region you will get a farmer selling his cows and goats and engaging in farming yet the miller is going to take everything and then the farmer will have to wait for two or three years. I urge the House that as we debate this particular Motion, let us debate it soberly knowing that the farmer is suffering out there in the sugar subsector. ... view