Naomi Jilo Waqo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, Tuesday, 17th September, 2019: Report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries on the Petition concerning challenges facing small-scale tea growers in the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA). The Petition dated 23rd May, 2019 by Mr. Isaack Mwangi Mugo, was reported in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries on 18th June, 2019. Pursuant to Standing Order 232(2), the Committee was required to respond to view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: the Petitioner by way of a report addressed to the Petitioner or petitioners and laid on the Table of the Senate not more than 60 calendar days from the time of reading the prayer. The Petitioner stated that small-scale tea growers in Kenya are calling for the review of election laws for directorship and committee members for KTDA in factories in the country as well as a more gender balanced approach. The Petitioner also stated that KTDA laws provide that voting in election is based on shareholding rather than one man, one vote, thus disadvantaging the peasant farmers, yet the ... view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Petitioner further prays that the Senate directs the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation to review the prices and quality of fertilizer and direct the office of the Auditor-General to conduct a lifestyle audit exercise on the present directors. Regarding Submissions from the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), I wish to state as follows:- (1) Through a letter dated 18th July, 2019, the Kenya Tea Development Agency Holdings Limited informed the committee that the issues raised in the petition as tabulated were pending in Kericho High Court Petition No. 18 of 2014, The Governor, ... view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: commensurate with his agronomic needs with most receiving excess supplies and the cost is forcefully deducted from their annual payments. (b) In 2008, a new voting system for election of directors of KTDA managed factories was introduced thereby giving large scale farmers with more shares more say in control and management of tea factories in their areas. The move cripples efforts by small scale tea farmers who wanted to retain the traditional one man one vote pattern that saw directors elected on the strength of individual votes than the number of shares held. (c) As a result of the KTDA ... view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: Three more minutes. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: An order directing the Competition Authority of Kenya and the 28th Respondent to investigate the price fixing and manipulation at the Mombasa Tea Auction from year 2001-2015 and avail reports to this Honorable Court. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the letter received from KTDA, we observed that the matter was scheduled for hearing of the main petition on 21st May 2019. However, as one of the judges of the bench was disciplinary proceedings, the matter could not proceed. The Chief Justice is to empanel another bench, and the matter shall be mentioned on 29th July, 2019. As such, the Committee ... view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I almost gave up. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I teach on patience. However, sometimes, I also give up. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: I thank you for allowing me to add my voice to the County Allocation of Revenue Bill. As I have said before, our duty is to protect devolution and stand with the citizens of Kenya. It is unfortunate that we have gone through a tough experience as Senators. However, experience is a good teacher. We have picked some few lessons that when the going gets tough, it is only the tough who can get going. It has taught us that we, Senators, can stand together, tolerate one another and stand with the truth. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is unfortunate ... view
• 10 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to add my voice to this important Motion. From the outset, I support it, because of what our disciplined forces and their families go through. They are exposed to a lot of dangers and risks. Their lifestyle also exposes them to a lot of stress, and that is why I support this Motion so that we can help them and transform their lives. Many have suffered and lost their lives in the past, but we, as a nation, have not taken care of their families. In fact, many children have lost the ... view