Lucas Kipkosgei Chepkitony

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was trying to say that it is not done. The reason I went to that second paragraph is because I find it to be out of order. I undertake, together with the Chair of the House Business Committee, to get that message across to the Government that you cannot write as Government officers to MPs to tell them to convene party meetings, unless there is another office--- view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: I am sorry, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Maybe, I was not clear. I have already said that the second paragraph of this letter is not lawful, to use your words. I, therefore, undertake to, in collaboration with the Leader of Government Business, let the Government know that this is not done; therefore, it will not be done again. view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to reply. view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: I have listened very carefully to what the hon. Members have said. This Bill was drafted because there is need for this industry to be reformed and to move forward. We put down what we thought was important. The way I look at the contributions from hon. Members is that they have thought about what they are saying. Their sentiments, especially on research and how we need to enhance it are extremely important. Countries like Vietnam have benefitted from the research that Kenya has done. I have listened very carefully to the various hon. Members. The criticisms or what looks ... view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, other things have been suggested. Many hon. Members who have spoken think that we can get rid of the KTDA and let tea float. We will not do that because the KTDA essentially came up almost as a co-operative for small-scale tea farmers. We are already trying to get a situation where there is value addition. Just two weeks ago, I went through the markets of Europe trying to see how we can sell our tea directly. A few weeks ago on the outskirts of the CPA, I had a meeting with my colleague from ... view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: In a nutshell, my aim is to go to the Committee together with the views of the hon. Members. I will ensure that many hon. Members who are not Members of that Committee are notified and can still attend those meetings with us because they need to listen and be able to give us in a note form, what they think we might have forgotten. I am confident that when we come back to this House for the Third Reading, we shall have a Bill that we will all be able to sell and work towards assisting our farmers and ... view
• 6 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Let me once more, thank all those hon. Members who have done research. Some of them come from these areas and some do not but it is very clear that people have spent a lot of time trying to work out this. Let me also use the opportunity to thank Dr. Kones. He had a Bill and I tried to meet him and discuss it but it really did not work out but once I brought this to the Floor of the House, he was the second person to speak and his views were very good. We met afterwards and ... view
• 5 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to make a Statement. On Tuesday last week, a request was made to the Speaker that the Minister for Agriculture makes a Statement in this House on the matter of issuance or not of an operating licence to Butali Sugar Company. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Member of Parliament for Ikolomani made two observations. One, that when he made a similar request earlier, I had invoked Standing Order No. 80(2) and (3) (c). He also implied that my reason for invoking this Standing Order was to “run away from making the Statement”, to use his words. ... view
• 5 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: The hon. Member for Ikolomani wanted a Statement to explain why the Ministry of Agriculture had refused to issue a licence. He also wished to be informed of the regulations governing issuance and past practice. When he repeated the request last week, he said that he wanted to know why his factory was being denied a license. In my view, the statement sought by the hon. Khalwale is sub judice . I tabled the two copies of the cases pending in court at the time and are still pending now. view
• 5 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I could answer hon. Khalwale and put to rest his constant insinuations and personal threats that, for some reason, I am afraid of him or someone else. I am constrained by the need to note and accept that there are rules of procedure between the legislature and the Judiciary in addressing matters before the court on the Floor of this House. I expect I would be cited for contempt of court, if I simply went ahead. view