Ronald Kiprotich Tonui

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: This Bill seeks to address employment creation. This is one issue which we need to address as a country. There are too many youths out there who cannot get employment. As we move around campaigning, people are telling us that we have not employed them and that we have not created jobs. How can we create jobs when our local industries are facing massive competition from cheap imports aimed at ensuring that no jobs are created in this country? This Bill seeks to address the issue of job creation. That is why we need to embrace and support it. view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: I also support the idea of building the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), which is a very modern railway. It is a positive thing. I have heard very many people say that the SGR will be used to import things in an easier way. The Chinese will be able to export their goods to us because everything we have in our shops is made in China. The SGR will ensure that their goods reach our market in a fast and more efficient way. We need to re-look into the idea of encouraging exports from this country, so that we do not ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: I also support the idea of building the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), which is a very modern railway. It is a positive thing. I have heard very many people say that the SGR will be used to import things in an easier way. The Chinese will be able to export their goods to us because everything we have in our shops is made in China. The SGR will ensure that their goods reach our market in a fast and more efficient way. We need to re-look into the idea of encouraging exports from this country, so that we do not ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: competition. If you have two bodies which are doing similar work, it is duplication of duties. This is an unnecessary expense to the taxpayer. view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: competition. If you have two bodies which are doing similar work, it is duplication of duties. This is an unnecessary expense to the taxpayer. view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: I also wish that the Agency that is intended to be created will look into the issue of unfair trade practices internally, like issues of milk. Farmers in the villages sell a litre of milk at Ksh30, but the same litre of milk is sold in supermarkets at Kshs150. That is a difference of about Kshs120. The farmer who takes care of the cows throughout the year and provides the cow feeds – which are very expensive – gets Kshs30 only per litre of milk. Brokers are cashing in and getting around Kshs120. This needs to be addressed. I am ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: I also wish that the Agency that is intended to be created will look into the issue of unfair trade practices internally, like issues of milk. Farmers in the villages sell a litre of milk at Ksh30, but the same litre of milk is sold in supermarkets at Kshs150. That is a difference of about Kshs120. The farmer who takes care of the cows throughout the year and provides the cow feeds – which are very expensive – gets Kshs30 only per litre of milk. Brokers are cashing in and getting around Kshs120. This needs to be addressed. I am ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: Even though we support this Bill, there are industries in this country which are uncompetitive. We have a big problem with sugar right now. The price of a kilogramme of sugar in supermarkets is Kshs210, simply because we are protecting our uncompetitive sugar industry. The President was in Uganda last year to negotiate something to do with sugar, and there was real opposition, especially from sugarcane-growing regions. You are unable to supply us with good sugar. People are now suffering because of the rise in the price of sugar. This needs to be addressed. If an industry is not competitive, ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: Even though we support this Bill, there are industries in this country which are uncompetitive. We have a big problem with sugar right now. The price of a kilogramme of sugar in supermarkets is Kshs210, simply because we are protecting our uncompetitive sugar industry. The President was in Uganda last year to negotiate something to do with sugar, and there was real opposition, especially from sugarcane-growing regions. You are unable to supply us with good sugar. People are now suffering because of the rise in the price of sugar. This needs to be addressed. If an industry is not competitive, ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: I am happy because the owner of this Bill has benchmarked in other countries. Other countries have already initiated similar Bills. This is protecting their industries. I believe the countries that have been quoted, like South Africa and India, are model countries we need to borrow from. There are small issues which are mentioned that need to be looked into, so that our people can enjoy some benefits, especially that of sugar. I can afford to buy sugar at a cost of Kshs210 per kilogramme, but a villager is forced to not take tea with sugar, simply because we are ... view