Kipchumba Murkomen

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• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: We are so privileged to have Sen. Ndwiga as the Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries at a time that we are still undergoing transition in moving from the former centralized to devolved system of Government. In this House, especially those who came here in 2013, we all know that we did not achieve the kind of transition which was expected under the current Constitution. Sen. Wetangula will tell you that the regime that exists now is such that you have functions devolved to counties, but a legal framework that keeps those functions and recourses at the ... view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, one of the critical responses from that Committee was that there is no attention of the Government to the cereals sector, particularly maize. It is because AFA was lumped together with many different parastatals with one Director-General. The people in the know and who have had conversations with the management of AFA, will tell you that you bring someone who understands only one crop, then others like horticulture, coffee, tea, coconut and cotton, will suffer. Since Independence, there was wisdom as to why our founding fathers and Government thought that every crop needed its unique management structure. ... view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, this should then give an opportunity to a more independent institution in the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) to now look and oversight all the commodities exchange related to coffee matters. It may seem a small and easy exercise. Even this House may be having few Members during this important debate, but I can tell you for people who understand the importance of cash crops like coffee and tea, are few. This is a very serious Bill. In fact, this is the most honourable thing we can do here. We are dismantling cartels and giving power back to ... view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: Sorry, it should be Madam Temporary Speaker. I recognize your power and authority as a full Speaker in the Chair with all the powers and authority to make a ruling. Madam Temporary Speaker, I have been taking lessons from Sen. Ndwiga on what happens with coffee, what can be done, what can I do, and whether I can do some small scale farming. While I was taking these lessons, I have relatives who are neighbours and friends of Sen. Ndwiga. I have a very good family member there, and I went up to the farm. He told me that I ... view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: that you become subservient and you are told that there is nothing you can do because they are the ones who have control of the market out there. We are proposing an amendment in this Bill that will have the CMA regulating the marketing and the farmer doing what he is supposed to be doing. Everybody gets their licence for what they have to do like farming, pulping or milling. They will get the necessary regulations and licensing so that it becomes very clear who does what in this country. Madam Temporary Speaker, the other thing this Bill does is ... view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: seeds, marketing strategy and the scientists who are looking after disease and nutrients for your crops. It is the duty of county governments to go to the ground level. Madam Temporary Speaker, the other day I tried small scale farming, and for the first time I realized that I have to look for professionals. I asked around for anyone who has a diploma from a Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) training college or the capacity to do it. Sometimes if you just do things haphazardly--- People must be willing to spend their resources. I know the challenge that the farmers ... view