Mary Emaase Otuch

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for the opportunity. I would like to add my voice to this debate. I support the Mediated Version of the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill. For a long time, this country has had many parties most of which are just briefcase parties, which wait until the election period to cash in on the registration fees of members only to disappear immediately after that and wait for another election period. This Bill seeks to strengthen parties. We need serious players in the political field so that we have serious and strong national political parties. Having a few ... view
• 29 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I support the formation of the Council. This will go a long way towards addressing issues of human resource. We have learnt lessons through the challenges in the sector. Given that health is a very critical sector, this particular council will help us address the human resource challenges within the health sector. view
• 25 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. Devolution is the most important thing that ever happened to this country. There are areas in this 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
• 25 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: country that appreciate devolution because they have received services that they would never have received if there was no devolution. I am persuaded to oppose this Report. I believe that we should give the TA more time. One reason, as already alluded to by Hon. Chris, is that the Ministry of Devolution and Planning is yet to finalise the Devolution Policy. We know that this is a very critical pillar in managing the implementation of devolution. It is needless to say that the involvement and active participation of the TA is still very important and would greatly enrich the process. ... view
• 18 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. I speak as a sugarcane farmer because I have sugarcane farmers in my constituency. Our cane was being taken to Mumias Sugar Company even before West Kenya came into the picture. 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
• 18 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Having said that, this is a very important Report. I am surprised that some of the Members have attempted to use this Report to settle personal scores. This Report is very important to the sugarcane growing regions and farmers across the country. I have witnessed the suffering of farmers due to delayed payments or what they refer to as a “DR” and delayed harvesting of cane. Most of the farmers, like those in my constituency, grow cane as the only cash crop. Some of them committed all their small pieces of land to cane farming. They depend on it to ... view
• 18 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: With regard to farm inputs, sugar factories give farm inputs to farmers, but supervision by extension officers is wanting. Either there is poor application or no application of inputs at all. What is a farmer, whose farm input has been delayed and his cane is ready for harvesting, expected to do? Some of the farmers sell the fertilizer that is given to them and that affects the quality of the harvest. The expected tonnage will not be realised if this happens. So, there is a big problem than what we see. view
• 18 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: I agree that Mumias Sugar Company has not recovered, but we must also appreciate the fact that it was in the Intensive Care Unit. When we requested the President to intervene, he did. We must appreciate that fact. The management of Mumias was changed, it is still recuperating and is coming out of the ICU. I appreciate that the Committee has tried, but more needs to be done. There is more that needs to be done than what we see. Let us take such reports seriously. Let us not try to bring politics into such very important reports that touch ... view
• 18 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: of our people lose employment. That will not only affect the economy, but also security and stability because people will be jobless. I take this opportunity to advise our cane farmers that it is time for us to begin thinking about diversification. We must set aside some pieces of our land to also plant some food crops besides cane. We cannot depend fully on cane. That is important. Let me stop there, so that I give the opportunity to another Member to contribute to this Motion. view
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute. view