Dr. Julius Kipyegon Kones

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we really do not want to challenge the quality of the Minister here but I think the substance matter of this Motion is what is more critical. We want to commit the Government to allocate resources. I do not know whether the Minister who is here has already talked with the substantive Minister on this matter so that by the time he is responding, he is responding on his behalf but not on general matters of whether he agrees with the Motion or not. view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Agriculture:- (a) when she will reconstitute the Board of Tea Board of Kenya in line with the Tea (Amendment) Act 2010; (b) when she will publish regulations to guide the involvement of the farmers in the management of the tea cess for maintenance of rural roads as envisioned in the Act; and, (c) when she will amend the rules for elections of factory directors of KTDA managed factories from voting by shares to one-man-one vote as per the wish of the small scale tea growers. view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while appreciating the answer given by the Assistant Minister, I do not know whether he understood the Question. He is talking about bringing some amendments to an Act that is even yet to be operationalised. This House passed a Bill which was assented by the President on 21st March, 2011 but to date, the Act has not become operational. So, I wonder what he means by bringing some miscellaneous amendments when the Act is very clear on the membership of the Tea Board of Kenya. I have the Act here, and it provides for three Permanent ... view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister is misleading the House by saying that the term of the Board will expire in 2013 when there is a new Act which abolished the current Board. Is he in order to mislead the House by saying that the Board is in existence when there is a new Act which has brought in a new Board, which is completely different from the Board that existed before? view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support this Motion. I can see my friend, Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona, smiling. I do not know whether she also grows tea. I want to congratulate my colleague, Dr. Khalwale, for bringing this Motion to the House. The Motion is timely. As the various speakers have said, tea remains the major foreign exchange earner for this country. Therefore, I would expect the Government to put in more resources into this sector because it is the backbone of our economy. My worry is on the way the Government seems to deal with tea issues. ... view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me conclude. I know the Assistant Minister needs this information, so that when he responds he will be able to address these issues. What the Assistant Minister needs to do is to facilitate the factories to be allocated part of these forests to grow trees, which will provide them with firewood. That will also cut down on the cost of hydro-power. With those few remarks, I support the Motion. view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Masinde Muliro University--- view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was saying that Masinde Muliro University is a public university and is relatively new. But Egerton University is also a public university, but a very old one. It is the role of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, through the Commission for Higher Education, to ensure that there is quality education in those universities. What was that Commission doing only to realize, after many years, that the quality of graduates that are produced there do not meet the standards? view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for catching my eye. I want to know from the Minister, since we both come from the same area, does the Ministry have any special allocations for areas where roads have been badly damaged by excess rains. view
• 15 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, although I have not received a copy of the written answer, I beg to ask Question No.1057. view