Njeru Ndwiga

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• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Fisheries. A resolution was made to privatise sugar companies. It also participated in the International Coffee Organisation conference held between 25th and 29th March, 2019 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, during the period under review, my Committee experienced challenges in the execution of its mandate due to lack of quorum. I propose that Members be encouraged to confirm their attendance well in advance of meetings and the provision in Standing Order No.201 on failure of a Senator to attend four consecutive meetings be enforced. view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Going forward, the Committee intends to carry out the following key activities during the next quarter: (1) Publication of a Bill to amend the Crops Act, 2013 so as to unbundle the regulation and management of major crops that fall within the ambit of the AFA, and establish stand-alone agencies for their regulation. (2) Hold a workshop with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and AFA on the proposed amendments to the Crops Act, 2013. (3) Hold a meeting with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and the Privatisation Commission to establish the roadmap towards privatisation of the ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my good friend has referred to the change of the Constitution. It takes me back to the drafting of the Constitution that we are going to revise. At the Bomas of Kenya when we were negotiating for the review of the Constitution, the most important item that everybody wanted in the Constitution was the Article on devolution. It was the only one Article that made some of us go ahead and campaign for adoption of the Constitution, even ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, at the point where there was controversy at that time, everybody agreed that whatever we may have wanted to achieve with the new Constitution, we wanted the livelihood of Kenyans to be made better. That would only be achieved if we had a devolved system; and that was how devolution was adopted. Later on, some of us in the National Assembly then went for another sitting in Naivasha and watered down what Kenyans wanted against the advice of the Committee of Experts (CoE). They watered down what was meant to be achieved by the constitutional amendment. ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Committees as proposed in this Bill, it will be faster to fast track Bills, even where we have disagreements. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, whoever wants to downplay the role of the Senate is misadvised. This is because worldwide, the Senate is the Upper House. I am proud to be a Member of this particular Senate because there is sobriety and very level headed debates in this House. We have not gone down to answer our colleagues in the National Assembly, who want to engage us in useless things. However, Kenyans have noticed that this House is steadfast in what it ... view
• 15 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries received a Petition on the plight of coffee, tea and macadamia nuts farmers in Kenya. We considered the Petition and realized that there is a lot that requires to be done to improve these crops. The Senate is also considering the Tea Bill (Senate Bills No. 36 of 2018) which is addressing some of the issues that were raised. view
• 15 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee is also engaged with the coffee taskforce which has just released its report. We are engaging with the Ministries concerned on the improvement of coffee. On the issue of macadamia nuts farming, we are engaging the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries on new regulations. view
• 15 May 2019 in Senate: I beg to lay this report on the Table of the Senate. view
• 15 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to the provisions of Article 113(2) of the Constitution and Standing Order No.161(3) of the Senate Standing Orders, I beg to move- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Warehouse Receipt System Bill (Senate Bills No.10 of 2017) laid on the Table of the Senate on Tuesday, 14th May, 2019 and pursuant to Article 113 of the Constitution and Standing Order 161(3) of the Senate Standing Orders, approves the mediated version of the Bill. This Senate Bill was drafted and published in 2017. The Bill was considered by this House and ... view
• 15 May 2019 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