Kathuri Murungi

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• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to air my views and contribute to this important Motion. From the outset, I support this Motion as moved by hon. J.K. Bett. The dairy sector is one of the key sectors that drive our economy and which many Kenyans, especially the small-scale farmers depend on for their livelihood, I note with great concern that it is key to food security in this country. It contributes in the creation of employment and income generation. I note that most of the rural farmers are small-scale farmers and this is what ... view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: By supporting this Motion, we will be moving a notch higher to safeguard the interests of our constituents and our poor farmers who are languishing in poverty. It is regretable to note that in my constituency, we do not get the Kshs27 that hon. Kimaru has quoted here. We get as low as Kshs24 and Kshs23 per litre of milk. There are many dairy societies which were started even before I was born and they have never been able to help the poor farmers. The cartels in the dairy industry are so entrenched and because agriculture has been devolved, it ... view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: problem for the milk to get to the market. The county governments are playing a key role in developing the county roads, so that the farmers can access the markets with ease. view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Another problem that we have in the dairy sector is the marketing of milk. A lot of middlemen are interested in this sector. Therefore, through the introduction of good marketing strategies, our farmers will be in a better position to earn proper benefits that will enable them to have a decent life. During my campaigns, I was interested to see how we can do value addition to our products. Dairy farming is one of the key sectors that if we do good value addition, our farmers can benefit. Instead of selling raw milk, we can have ghee, butter and cheese ... view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. I was not addressing the Chairman but the Chair. Before we continue deliberating this report, the Chairman 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
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: has given us the officials or the commissioners who are holding office and ex-officio members . He has mentioned Mr. Joseph Kinyua, Permanent Secretary, the Treasury; Mr. Wanjuki Muchemi, Solicitor-General and Titus Ndambuki, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of State. Before we continue deliberating this document, could he kindly clarify whether these people still hold these positions or not? I think we have a new team. Why are these people now appearing as the ex-officio members of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC)? view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I do not know whether hon. Linturi is attentive. I do not want to disagree so much with the Committee because they were tasked to do this work. But according to me they have been pinpointing a few individuals whom they have issues with. Why can they not approve the three individuals who are clean and then reject the rest who have issues? view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: They should not agree with me in totality. I am just expressing my sentiments about this issue. What I am requesting this Committee to do--- view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: I stand guided hon. Deputy Speaker. But I thought I could express my sentiments. This is because some of these good citizens have no issues which need to be treated the way they have been treated. So, I think the few people who have issues, like the one who was the last and came through the back door-- Such names should be expunged from the report, then we have three or four 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
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: who are clean, so that they can be approved. Then the President, the appointing authority, can bring other names. These people are just suffering even they are innocent. view