15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
I stand here to support this Motion because coconut farmers in Kilifi need to be supported. We need to diversify and widen the scope of growing coconuts. There are areas where coconut farming has been neglected. Coconut farming is not done as well as it ought to be done. When we sit in this House after being elected from different constituencies, we become national leaders. We do not just confine ourselves to be vibrant and active politicians.
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15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
I come from a sugarcane growing area, but when there are issues to do with farmers who grow other crops, I also support them. It is my duty, as a national leader, to stand up for all the farmers of this country. We need to support farmers in the coastal region, so that this can be an industry in itself. Oils from coconut can be used in this country as well as exported to the entire East and Central Africa region.
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15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
With those remarks, I support.
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9 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second the amendments by Hon. Godfrey Osotsi to this Report. I represent a sugar belt constituency. I am a sugarcane farmer and I understand the problems that we have in the sugar industry. If we are in a hurry to pass the Report without making the necessary amendments, it will not be of any help to Kenyans. We need a proper audit of the sugar industry. If we have to resolve the problems that ail the sugar industry, we need to know how much contraband sugar is in our market. Two, what are ...
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9 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I am a sugarcane farmer. I represent Lurambi, which is a sugar belt constituency. My Senior, Hon. Washiali, knows that this matter is very personal to Members who come from western Kenya.
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9 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
As much as we are shouting here in the House, we have people in western Kenya who cannot afford a meal. Will we provide food to our people by shouting? There is poverty in my constituency. Parents cannot take their children to school because the sugar subsector has collapsed as a result of illegal importation of sugar. We stand here in pain.
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9 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I am seconding the amendments by Hon. Godfrey Osotsi. We need them. There is need to have a temporary ban on the continuity of illegal importation of sugar. Sugar should not be imported into this country.
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9 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
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9 Aug 2018 in National Assembly:
We should also know how much sugar is out there. We are talking about sugar which is laced with mercury. How much mercury do we have out there? Therefore, before they lynch me, I second the amendments.
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27 Jun 2018 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I should be like Hon. Wanga one of those days and ensure that I catch your eye. I want to sincerely thank Hon. Michael Muchira and support his Motion on the issue of NYS graduates. During the days of President Moi, the days when we had A-Level, we had young people who would go through O-Level and A-Level then go through NYS. From there, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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