Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Apr 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before we leave Statements, on Tuesday last week, I raised an issue of the CS for Agriculture and Irrigation unashamedly taking Kshs1.5 billion meant for coffee improvement to one region in the country to the exclusion of all other regions. The Speaker ordered that a Statement be brought by the Chairperson of the Committee today. view
• 28 Apr 2020 in Senate: On a further point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 28 Apr 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, just before you conclude your direction. view
• 28 Apr 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the reason the Speaker made that direction on our request was that there was a real risk that these funds are being disbursed to the exclusion of areas that are now new frontiers for coffee growing. These areas have been growing coffee before. Areas like Pokot, Trans Nzoia, Bungoma, Kakamega, Vihiga, Kericho and others are being excluded from these funds. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could you further direct that the Vice-Chairperson communicates with the CS that the House freezes any action on these funds until these matters are dealt with by the Committee and reported to ... view
• 28 Apr 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is information. I wish to inform the distinguished Senator for Siaya County not to let the Statement made by Sen. Sakaja go unchallenged. Sen. Sakaja said that posthumous tests were done. Sen. Orengo, are you satisfied that this gentleman was exhumed and parts of his body or samples taken for any tests, to be taken to any laboratories, for us to have a posthumous test report, to confirm that in fact he died of COVID-19? If there was no exhumation of the body of this gentleman, then it cannot be possible that some posthumous tests ... view
• 21 Apr 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to request for a Statement on the World Bank funds to improve the production of specialty coffee in the country. I am happy to see the Senators of Kakamega, Kisii, Trans Nzoia counties and other areas that grow coffee. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 48 (1), I rise to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, regarding the World Bank funds to improve the production of specialty coffee in the country. In the statement, the Committee should- view
• 21 Apr 2020 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 Apr 2020 in Senate: (1) Explain the criteria the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture has used in determining that these funds be allocated to the counties of Murang’a, Kiambu, Meru, Tharaka Nithi, Machakos, Kirinyaga and Nyeri, at the exclusion of other coffee growing counties. (2) Indicate when the other coffee growing counties such as Bungoma, Kakamega, Vihiga, Kisii, Nyamira and Trans Nzoia will receive the funds and the rationale for excluding them in the first allocation in the first place. (3) State the extent to which county governments have been involved in the process given that agriculture is one of the devolved functions. (4) Explain ... view
• 21 Apr 2020 in Senate: Thank you. view
• 21 Apr 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, from what the Cabinet Secretary said, he is in the process of disbursing these funds to the favoured counties. I request that you direct the Committee that will be seized of this matter to interrogate it as quickly as is practically possible to arrest this situation that will exclude counties that have traditionally grown coffee and continue to grow it and are being discriminated, probably because of the geographical location or whatever it is the Ministry is doing. view