Wahome Wamatinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to welcome students from Ihwagi in Nyeri County, Mathira Sub-County and Karaguririo School in Mukurwe-ini. It is in such excursions and learning expeditions that children get inspired. I take this opportunity to welcome you to the Senate. This the “Upper House” that deliberates, regulates and oversights the functions of county governments. Indeed, I hope your visit The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 6 Mar 2025 in Senate: today will be an inspiration, so that in the future you would want to join us at the Senate. It is your determination, hard work and sheer obedience that makes you become what you want to be. In this House, we are 67 Senators from all the 47 counties and we live like brothers and sisters, ensuring that we promote devolution because the future of this country depends on the success of devolution. Once more, welcome to the Senate. Asante. view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for granting me this opportunity to welcome pupils from my county. Indeed, rural schools do not have the advantage that the urban set-up has. It is indeed such a moment that, at times, shapes the destiny of small children in their learning process. I, therefore, want to take this opportunity to welcome both The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: Narumoru Township Comprehensive School and Kiaguthu Comprehensive School from the Othaya Sub-County to the Senate. I would want to tell them that it is indeed in their hands, and every dream they have is valid, that some of us started in such schools, and we ended up here. Therefore, I take this opportunity to welcome the students and the teachers, and I want to wish them well in their studies. I would want them to work hard in school, to be obedient and to be quite faithful in praying so that one day they can come and sit here because ... view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I was worried that my colleague from Embu was going to take all the time. I proudly sit in the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. I am happy that I will sitting there with you, together with our able Chairman, the Senator for Bungoma. Agriculture is the backbone of our economy. I come from Nyeri County; a land of many opportunities that lies between two water towers. It is endowed with one of the best coffee and tea. We have the best producers in Nyeri. Equally, we also plant maize as staple food. The technology that ... view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: to see some of the best practices. Some of the pests and diseases can be controlled using biotechnology that is available. We know that all the crops diseases can be modified in a way such that they cannot affect our crops. It is also not lost to us that Kenya used to be one of the leading countries in this part of the world in terms of agricultural technology. I do recall that when Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) was being financed by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). One of the informing factors was to make it ... view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: If we have to sustain ourselves in terms of food, we must embrace the current technologies and best practices in farming, but most importantly, we ensure that farmers are provided with the right seeds. The right seed means that it would be able to adapt to the climatic condition, withstand the pests, and diseases that can affect it. Madam Temporary, Speaker, is no longer rocket science. Today, with biotechnology, it has become possible to eliminate threats in the genetic formation of a seed so that some of the diseases will not occur. Unfortunately, this sector has been held captive by ... view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: enough income, but most importantly, ensure that we produce products that are processed and value added in a way that they become competitive in the foreign market. Madam Speaker, the world is becoming a global village. Therefore, the crops that are produced in Kenya, the same are produced in Peru and Brazil. How do we then make our products more competitive? If you go into a supermarket in Tokyo, you will buy a packet of macadamia. Just by the way, it is packaged; you will have a feeling that this is more valuable. Only for you to read the packaging ... view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. This is a golden opportunity that the Senate has. Agriculture is a devolved function. This is time for us to put our foot down and make sure that we bring the counties on board. It is time for us to tell our governors that we have to show what we have done for our counties. That can only be seen in the input that we have made to mainstream the younger generation into agri-preneur. We also have to ensure that our Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges are offering courses that are in ... view
• 19 Feb 2025 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. As I rise up to contribute to this Motion... view