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• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: it. I would like to inform my friend, Hon. Murugara over there, that this tree can replace muguka and miraa, which harm our people. With bixa, you can still make the same amount of money. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: it. I would like to inform my friend, Hon. Murugara over there, that this tree can replace muguka and miraa, which harm our people. With bixa, you can still make the same amount of money. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: I would like to add that the coastal crops have suffered in this country. Cashew nuts and coconut have suffered because there was no deliberate investment in crops at the Coast. So, today the factory in Kilifi is closed and farmers are cutting down the trees. There is no investment in research or investment in capital in the crops from the Coast. Families which used to do well because of these crops are no longer benefiting from them and have slid back to poverty. It is important that we do not just focus on certain regions. This Parliament talks about ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: I would like to add that the coastal crops have suffered in this country. Cashew nuts and coconut have suffered because there was no deliberate investment in crops at the Coast. So, today the factory in Kilifi is closed and farmers are cutting down the trees. There is no investment in research or investment in capital in the crops from the Coast. Families which used to do well because of these crops are no longer benefiting from them and have slid back to poverty. It is important that we do not just focus on certain regions. This Parliament talks about ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: As I wind up, I want to call upon the Government and the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Co-operatives, who has been very busy marketing Bills through public participations for crops from other regions to, for once, take up this. We will not just pass this Bill in this Parliament and an Act is put there, and I have seen many Acts which have been put on the shelves. I would like him to apply the same robustness and vigour that he is using in promoting coffee to the crops that are grown at the Coast region ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: As I wind up, I want to call upon the Government and the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Co-operatives, who has been very busy marketing Bills through public participations for crops from other regions to, for once, take up this. We will not just pass this Bill in this Parliament and an Act is put there, and I have seen many Acts which have been put on the shelves. I would like him to apply the same robustness and vigour that he is using in promoting coffee to the crops that are grown at the Coast region ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I finish, I would like to say the following: Bixa has been documented as the world most important natural colorant that makes about 70 per cent of the world’s natural dye. That means that the market for Bixa is so huge out there. The only problem is production. The Government can spur its production by investing money in the farmers. The county governments too can invest money in the farmers to make Bixa one of the greatest exports from this country. However, as it is today, that has not been done. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I finish, I would like to say the following: Bixa has been documented as the world most important natural colorant that makes about 70 per cent of the world’s natural dye. That means that the market for Bixa is so huge out there. The only problem is production. The Government can spur its production by investing money in the farmers. The county governments too can invest money in the farmers to make Bixa one of the greatest exports from this country. However, as it is today, that has not been done. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: As I second this Bill, I want to urge this House that we support the initiative by Hon. Tandaza so that we can fast-track this Bill and pass it. I want to see the CS, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Co-operatives, just like I have seen him doing for coffee and tea, to also come and do the same for Bixa and other coastal crops. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: As I second this Bill, I want to urge this House that we support the initiative by Hon. Tandaza so that we can fast-track this Bill and pass it. I want to see the CS, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Co-operatives, just like I have seen him doing for coffee and tea, to also come and do the same for Bixa and other coastal crops. view