Njeru Ndwiga

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• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development; two persons of the opposite gender representing smallholder coffee growers, nominated by the Council of Governors (CoG); two persons of the opposite gender representing plantation coffee growers, nominated by the CoG; one person nominated by the Research Institute; two persons representing an association of farmers, nominated by the Cabinet Secretary (CS); and, a Chief Executive Officer (CEO). view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, it is the view of the Committee that a Board that has representation of both the Government and the growers will seriously handle the interests of the farmers. It will also accommodate the interests of the policymakers, that is, the Government. view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, Clause 26 of the Bill requires county governments to maintain an up-to-date register of coffee growers, nursery operators, coffee cooperative societies, coffee associations and coffee estates in the county. They are also supposed to consider applications for certificates, permits and licenses enumerated under the Second Schedule of this Act. They will also enforce national and county coffee regulations on the coffee industry code of practice, policies and guidelines on corporate governance in coffee growers’ institutions. I cannot over-emphasize that county governments are meant to offer extension services on coffee production and primary processing. They are supposed to ... 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: Madam Deputy Speaker, it is proposed in Clause 40 of the Bill, that the Board of the Institute comprise the CEO of CBK; the PS of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries; PS for National Treasury; the Secretary to the Science Commission appointed under paragraph six of the Second Schedule of the Science and Technology Act; one person representing coffee growers; one person nominated by the Commission for University Education (CUE) representing universities and the CEO of the Board. Madam Deputy Speaker, Clause 43 of the Bill provides that the Institute shall among other things, prioritise areas for and coordinate research including ... view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, the Committee will propose amendments to address the coffee marketing structure and streamline the payment system, so that the farmers will be paid what is due to them on time. The amendments we intend to propose to this Bill specifically concentrate on the marketing structure of coffee. Madam Deputy Speaker, at one point, Kenya used to produce an excess of 140,000 metric tonnes of coffee for export. Today, Kenya exports less than 36,000 metric tonnes. The reason for this is that the marketing structure of coffee in this country was left to people to had no interest ... 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: coffee was worth. A big portion of that money is again skimmed by the cooperative leaders to the extent that by the time the farmers get what they are paid, it is such a pittance. That kills coffee farming in this Republic. At the moment, 80 per cent of all the coffee in this country is handled at the marketing level by less than four players. These four players own mills, they are the marketers and represent the buyers in Europe to the extent that the coffee does not quite belong to the farmer, but to these cartels. This Bill ... 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: That is to the extent that you talk to roasters all over the world and they will be telling you Kenyan coffee is not available. Yes, it is true it is not available because these fellows have their own markets. So, coffee never ends up at the exchange. If it gets there, they also know who is going to buy the coffee and at what price. Coffee has so many grades by the time it leaves a miller. All these grades if you go to the coffee exchange double A of Kenya coffee will be costing so much and AB, ... view