Moses Masika Wetangula

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• 29 Nov 2018 in Senate: Sen. (Dr.) Ali, be ready to bring it up yet again in an even stronger version. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir the ad hoc Committee on the Maize Crisis was established by a resolution of this House on Wednesday, 8th August, 2018, to investigate and come up with a solution that will enable farmers to overcome challenges related to production, management and sale of maize. The Senate required the Committee to report back within 60 days. The Senate later extended the life of the Committee by a further 45 days vide a Motion passed on 11th November, 2018. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the specific mandate of the Committee was so inquire and report to the Senate on why farmers who have delivered their produce to National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) have not been paid to date. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will give Sen. (Dr.) Ali pro bono legal services; it is a grouping of Senators. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the specific mandate of the Committee was to inquire and report to the Senate why farmers had not been paid after delivering maize, the quality of duty free maize imported into the country during the duty free window which was to end in October, 2017 and why the period was extended. It was also to consider the challenges facing the maize farmers and the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) and make recommendations on how to resolve the challenges. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in Senate: It was also to consider the maize received by the NCPB for the 2017/2018 season; establish the suppliers and the criteria for identification of millers and business persons involved in the importation of maize into the country. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee conducted and in-depth and detailed inquiry into the maize crisis in the country by inviting submissions from different stakeholders involved in the entire maize value chain and persons of interest concerned with the delayed payments to maize farmers. These included- (1) Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation; (2) Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Devolution and ASALs; (3) Cabinet Secretary, The National Treasury; (4) Cabinet Secretary, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives; (5) The Council of Governors’ Committee on Agriculture; (6) The Managing Director, National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB); (7) The Managing ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in Senate: (14) Farmers Representatives. The Committee undertook various meetings with maize farmers and opinion leaders in, among others, Trans Nzoia, Nyamira, Bungoma and Nandi counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee is grateful to you for having attended one of its meetings at the Eldoret Town Hall during the inaugural sitting of the Senate in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County. As a consequence of our inquiry, the Government reacted by attempting to hasten the process of paying the farmers, albeit unsuccessfully. Indeed, the workings of the Committee have jerked the Executive to appoint its own taskforce to look into maize farming. Mr. Speaker, ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in Senate: The Committee tabled its detailed report on the Floor of the Senate on Tuesday 27th November, 2018, which now awaits debate and adoption. Without anticipating debate, the Committee has recommended a raft of proposals, including legislative interventions by this House which we shall be urging the House to adopt at the relevant time. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In the event Governor Mwangi wa Iria is listening, Article 125(2) of the Constitution, for the purposes of section (1) that gives Parliament the power to summon witnesses, states that a House of Parliament and any of its committees has the same powers as the high court. No qualification, no interpretation. It is as clear and as plain as that. The Senate Majority Leader should sometimes avoid using unnecessarily flowery language. The Governor of Murang’a was brought here on impeachment and we had his case with gruelling evidence of serial corruption and he escaped under ... view