Roselinda Soipan Tuya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Motion. I would like to start by saying that it is a very important and relevant Motion to Kenya at this time, when we are all talking about the need to enhance our GDP. Focussing on one of those very easily forgotten sectors is consolidating our efforts. view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: As we know, milk is very important food and commercial product. The high cost of farm inputs facing small-scale milk producers comes out as a very strong deterrence to them in milk production. We know that besides being a product of commercial value, milk is also staple food for some communities, if not for many communities in Kenya. I must say that I grew up on milk. So, besides being of commercial value, milk is of nutritional value. It is, indeed, a very important food product. view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to add another perspective in supporting this Motion. Looking at it from a gender perspective, women in this country are at the centre of food production in many respects. For example, in the agricultural sector, women are at the centre of food production yet they own none of the agricultural assets or even the products that come from their food production business. Milk is very unique. It is the only product over which women in the rural areas have full control. They know how much milk should go out for sale and how ... view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Therefore, in support of this Motion, I would say that besides just reviewing the prices of milk, and in addition to value addition and improvement of the sector, we also need to ensure that prices of farm inputs are subsidised. We need to support small-scale farmers by providing them with milk coolers and the necessary education in order for them to improve their yield. As I said, it is a key contributor to enhancement of our GDP. Focussing on this sector means job creation and economic empowerment for women, the youth and the marginalised communities in this country, who focus ... view
• 2 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support the Motion. view
• 26 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I will take probably two weeks to give a response. view
• 11 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, for this opportunity. I just wanted to say that the late hon. Chelagat Mutai is an inspiration to young female legislators like me and some of my other colleagues and she will continue to be so for the coming generations. Hon. Speaker, she is an inspiration to upcoming young politicians who aspire to have position in this Legislature, for example, Kethi Kilonzo. I pray for her family and the people who knew her personally. I thank you. view
• 10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I had to apply some desperate measure to catch your eye. view
• 10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: I was trying to catch your ears and eyes, but they were not forthcoming. I wish to add my voice to this discussion which I think is really important. I am the Chairperson of the Committee on Implementation and that is why I was desperately trying to catch your eye. I can assure you that I and my 28 Members have our 32 teeth intact. We are grappling with the quagmire that we are finding ourselves in. We are, indeed, faced with a concern because as a Committee, we have clear resolutions to follow from the previous Parliament. However, I ... view
• 10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you hon. Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to thank hon. Kajuju for donating one minute to me. I maybe one of the hon. Members who may not have a clue of how miraa or khat tree looks like but I have seen on television and I have heard about it. I can only imagine what it is, but to a Kenyan Meru, khat is like a cow to a Kenyan Maasai because of its economic mainstay nature. It is a livelihood issue. I am also in support of the very pragmatic approach that the Motion has taken where ... view