Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: (1) Investigate reports of food crisis in the country which has resulted to the shortage of commodities such as food and milk explaining what has occasioned such an acute shortage of those essential commodities. (2) State measures put into place by both county and national governments to address this crisis in order to avert the possibility of hunger engulfing the entire country. (3) Outline the plans, if any, that have been set out by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Co-operatives, to lower the prices of dairy and chicken feeds among others which have increased by over 40 per ... view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: I thank you. view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to contribute to the Statement that has been read by Sen. Madzayo. view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: This issue has been brought about by the different committees of these Houses. Most of these Bills were committed to committees for more than six months. Despite the fact that we had COVID-19, we are now running up and down in campaigns. We are to blame because most Bills have stuck at the Committee of the Whole stage for quite some time. view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: I have been a victim. My Bills have stuck at the Committee of the Whole stage for more than six months. When you follow up, you receive unnecessary excuses. Now, we can hardly raise quorum for voting and we are now playing blame games. It is not good for committees which are responsible for running the affairs of this House. view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: Most of the work we are talking about, especially on Bills, could have been concluded a long time ago if only committee Chairpersons were committed, but they were not. I am a victim of dillydallying and being taken back and forth with my Bill on the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA). If the committee was committed, like the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, led by Sen. Sakaja, where I also belong, most of the work could have been completed. view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: I am not praising him because he is here. It is because I chair the Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration and know what we have done. Madam Temporary Speaker, you are also a Member and you know that we have done a lot by sacrificing our time. What is the problem with asking Members to attend, so that there is quorum to discuss a Bill and finish work? Why the back and forth on amendments after amendments? What is it for? That could have been concluded on the Floor of this House. Here we are with ... view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support the Sugar Bill that is before us from the National Assembly. I come from the western part of Kenya where sugarcane is a key cash crop. We depend on this crop so much that we have invested a lot in it. With the current situation in Kenya, what is happening in the sugar industry leaves us more discouraged as farmers and as people who have depended on this crop for many years. Our households right now are suffering because they had invested a lot in this crop. I ... view
• 7 Apr 2022 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
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, there is no need for us to support some companies at the expense of others because we have been given few coins. Let us support all companies so that we stop these rogue individuals from importing sugar. Why is the Government allowing some cartels to import sugar while our farmers continue to cultivate sugarcane? Why kill this industry by allowing importation of sugar into this country? We have fertile land in Western Kenyan that is good for growing sugarcane. Farmers in some parts of Rift Valley are also now involved in sugarcane farming. Some have stopped planting ... view