Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Nov 2023 in Senate: Let me reiterate on something, which I have seen in this Bill. It is important for us to educate the public as to why we are supporting this Bill. The Bill provides for a provision where the county government can conduct capacity building on food safety and standards. That is very critical. We have raised issues of fertilizers. What fertilizers are we using? In the last Parliament, there was someone who said that organic fertilizer is bad, yet they were trying to create business for their own ventures. Madam Temporary Speaker, as I conclude, there are very many consequential amendments ... view
• 23 Nov 2023 in Senate: Let me reiterate on something, which I have seen in this Bill. It is important for us to educate the public as to why we are supporting this Bill. The Bill provides for a provision where the county government can conduct capacity building on food safety and standards. That is very critical. We have raised issues of fertilizers. What fertilizers are we using? In the last Parliament, there was someone who said that organic fertilizer is bad, yet they were trying to create business for their own ventures. Madam Temporary Speaker, as I conclude, there are very many consequential amendments ... view
• 23 Nov 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, my focus is, and this is where I want to emphasise as I end; we must build the capacity of not only farmers but also county governments to ensure food safety. That is why we are in this Parliament. We are in this Parliament to pass laws that not only build certain businesses but Bills that protect human life and ensure that Kenyans are healthy. You will be saddened if I tell you that in most parts of this country, people just eat whatever they can because life has become very expensive. When you go to our ... view
• 23 Nov 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, my focus is, and this is where I want to emphasise as I end; we must build the capacity of not only farmers but also county governments to ensure food safety. That is why we are in this Parliament. We are in this Parliament to pass laws that not only build certain businesses but Bills that protect human life and ensure that Kenyans are healthy. You will be saddened if I tell you that in most parts of this country, people just eat whatever they can because life has become very expensive. When you go to our ... view
• 22 Nov 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill, which seeks to develop regulations on the coffee industry in Kenya. However, as I support this legislation, I would like us to reflect on the introduction of cash crops in our economy. One of the biggest problems we have as a country, in terms of looking at the laws we develop in this House, is that some of these laws we pass need to be designed to support local farmers. These Bills are intended to create products for other markets and not for food sustainability. I believe there will ... view
• 22 Nov 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill, which seeks to develop regulations on the coffee industry in Kenya. However, as I support this legislation, I would like us to reflect on the introduction of cash crops in our economy. One of the biggest problems we have as a country, in terms of looking at the laws we develop in this House, is that some of these laws we pass need to be designed to support local farmers. These Bills are intended to create products for other markets and not for food sustainability. I believe there will ... view
• 22 Nov 2023 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 Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 22 Nov 2023 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 Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 22 Nov 2023 in Senate: has developed proper regulations that support the farmer, the private sector and ensure the sustainability of the crop? We are lamenting daily about the coffee brokers. If you listen to most leaders from Mount Kenya when they are raising their concerns about the coffee industry, they will tell you that cartels have taken it over. However, they will never tell you what we need to do. I believe the Chairperson Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Sen. (Dr.) Murango needs to look at the regulations and develop regulations that promote the sustainability of the crop. Can we create laws to ... view
• 22 Nov 2023 in Senate: has developed proper regulations that support the farmer, the private sector and ensure the sustainability of the crop? We are lamenting daily about the coffee brokers. If you listen to most leaders from Mount Kenya when they are raising their concerns about the coffee industry, they will tell you that cartels have taken it over. However, they will never tell you what we need to do. I believe the Chairperson Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Sen. (Dr.) Murango needs to look at the regulations and develop regulations that promote the sustainability of the crop. Can we create laws to ... view