Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 51 to 60 of 1925.

• 31 Mar 2022 in Senate: The question of production and means of transportation and the organisation must be very critical. The question of processing is value addition is important. When you are adding value, how much do you plough back to the farmer? That is where it is contentious. That is where we have problems today even in the tea industry. Today, if a tea farmer delivers tea leaves to the factory, it is being processed because the auction market is in Mombasa and the transportation cost are very high. The transport person is the one who takes the cream. The auction market or the ... view
• 31 Mar 2022 in Senate: I hope that the cotton industry will not fall in the same pit that we have today. We must cut the middleman cost who has the potential of taking the cream of the farmers sweat then the farmer is left with the pittance of about 10 to 25 per cent which is not sustainable. When getting to this industry, we must be very careful on how this cotton raw material is transported to the factories and ginneries. The method of transportation must be cost effective so that we do not take away what the farmer expects to get as an ... view
• 31 Mar 2022 in Senate: In the value addition, the farmer must be given a particular percentage because that is his sweat. Without the farmer’s sweat, they would not reach the ginnery in the first place. Therefore, whatever profits they make, they must appropriate a reasonable amount of money to go to the farmer so that he gets the element of his sweat. view
• 31 Mar 2022 in Senate: There is the third stage of distribution. Once this value addition has been done, how do you distribute this commodity? What are the marketing channels? When we talk of distribution of cotton in Kenya and its products, we are talking about marketing. Marketing must be created. We must create the domestic channels and the channels for the domestic markets. We must also create the international market for the production of the excess cotton which is grown in this country. view
• 31 Mar 2022 in Senate: The development of the industry and the creation of cotton industry development board is a welcome sign with a proviso that they must look at those elements that I have already explained. If we do not do so, we are doomed to fail. That is the thing that the farmer wants to venture into. If they suspect that in one way or the other that the farmer will fail, they will not even grow that crop. They will uproot it. That is why the incentives must be attractive enough that the farmer will put his investments and work plan into ... view
• 31 Mar 2022 in Senate: Clause 3 of this Bill provides the legal framework under which this Bill must be promoted. The objects of this Act is to provides a framework where to promote a globally competitive cotton industry. For instance, you get that Egypt are using irrigation methods yet they grow one of the finest cotton. The cotton strands are one of the finest strands. That is why you see the cotton industry is very buoyant in Egypt. That is why, when you look at the apparels coming from Egypt or some of these cotton growing areas, are some of the most beautiful productions ... view
• 31 Mar 2022 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 31 Mar 2022 in Senate: cannot predict. It was only earlier on today when we talking about the weather an d the Meteorological Department. There was a question raised here that we are not able to predict the kind of rains we are going to get and everything that is going to be available at that time. Therefore, when we become globally competitive, it must be able to plow in and invest in the production of this aspect of the cotton growing. As we add value to this cotton we must take into account that the processing of safe and healthy products is critical. You ... view
• 31 Mar 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, now the microphone is even much better. Thank you for that intervention, I was struggling. Clauses 31-35 set out the financial provisions of the board and how the money is being appropriated to the board. I believe; being a national government function, it will have to come from the National Treasury for the provisions, for the running of this board which is a very important board like any other board in the agricultural sector. There are very many boards in the agricultural ministry and therefore I hope that it will be properly and adequately funded ... view
• 31 Mar 2022 in Senate: Thank Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if there is no enough fund, I suggest that Board and this fund should not even be established. I hope that treasury will put enough money to resuscitate and ensure that the people have been motivated to grow the cotton so that the cotton industry becomes a gainful industry for our consumption. With those few remarks, I support. view