Mutula Kilonzo Jnr

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Jul 2021 in Senate: I support. view
• 22 Jul 2021 in Senate: .: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to second the Startup Bill, 2021. From the outset, I support what Sen. Sakaja has said. In February during our trip to Dubai 2021 Expo sponsored by the Speaker, I learnt that they were looking for 104 startup outfits in Kenya. What surprised me is that they only found four. It occurred to me, as Sen. Sakaja said, the people who should be at the front – Government – to help young people do startups are not doing so. Either they do not want to support or much worse, they do not ... view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I hope to take a short time so that we give an opportunity to the Mover to reply. This is a very important Bill. I would like to thank Sen. Ndwiga and his Committee for this Bill. We have had opportunity to discuss this and Sen. Ndwiga has invited me amongst others who come from coffee growing areas. It might surprise many that we grow coffee in Makueni County and we have amongst the best coffee in the country. view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: What is more important about this is that coffee farmers both in Makueni County and all over the country are the poorest. That is why I am happy about this Bill. Sen. Ndwiga and his Committee are now translating money into the pockets of Kenyans. I was surprised recently when Sen. Ndwiga informed me that they are now doing up to Kshs140 per kilo. If we were to duplicate this all over the country, the sort of despair you see in Kenya today that we politicians are taking advantage of would disappear. view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Kenyans are growing coffee and they can make money out of coffee. What is more surprising is that from Stockholm to Berlin, Paris, Milan, Kempten in South Germany, in all those places, the most expensive coffee in any coffee house is the Kenyan coffee. That is the contradiction about coffee farming in Kenya. view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: I recently travelled to Brazil and they are struggling to grow Robusta coffee which in some cases they end up blending with our Arabica coffee to make world grade coffee. This is a tremendous opportunity through our Committee on Agriculture, view
• 21 Jul 2021 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 Jul 2021 in Senate: Livestock and Fisheries to ensure that we can transform our counties. Half of this business is out there in the counties so that they can continue getting money from licenses view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, extension services is something that we must exploit. The varieties of coffee that Sen. (Dr.) Zani was referring to and I had an opportunity to discuss with one of the coffee farmers in Makueni County. He explained to me these varieties. With the sort of research institute that Sen. Ndwiga is referring to, at the touch of a button we will be able to tell the farmer in Makueni County to grow coffee X and do a nursery of coffee Y. In the same breath with the research and doing research on the soil, you tell ... view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: There are companies in Kenya who are doing value addition. One of them is Twiga Foods They come to your farm, take your pH and check your soil then they tell you plant this. After planting they tell you these are the farm inputs. They pay et cetera and when you harvest they collect and pay MPESA on the spot. These are private people and Government can do this. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, these are private and the Government can do this. I have read this Bill in its entirety and asked Sen. Ndwiga questions. There is no reason why ... view