Wahome Wamatinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Nov 2023 in Senate: We have had various attempts to revive the agricultural sector through coffee, milk, tea, sugar and even cotton. I am proud to state that even before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries led by Sen. (Dr.) Murango, an astute farmer, brought this Bill, we have managed to bring before this House various Bills that will ensure that we address this issue that has continued to oppress farmers for the last couple of decades. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the SAPs was an American or Western concept of trying to dominate African economies by trying to dictate mechanisms that were ... view
• 22 Nov 2023 in Senate: We have had various attempts to revive the agricultural sector through coffee, milk, tea, sugar and even cotton. I am proud to state that even before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries led by Sen. (Dr.) Murango, an astute farmer, brought this Bill, we have managed to bring before this House various Bills that will ensure that we address this issue that has continued to oppress farmers for the last couple of decades. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the SAPs was an American or Western concept of trying to dominate African economies by trying to dictate mechanisms that were ... view
• 22 Nov 2023 in Senate: 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
• 22 Nov 2023 in Senate: 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
• 22 Nov 2023 in Senate: When that money is eventually paid, the farmer has no choice on whether it is paid in dollars, Kenya Shillings or Indian Rupees, for that matter. That is why this Bill is before us. This Bill attempts to cure the opaqueness of the market, where the farmers and the consumers cannot come together. I am happy to report to this House that when I went to Colombia with the Deputy President to explore the models that they use there, we learnt that most of the people in their coffee industry are young, educated and highly informed. The coffee farmers there ... view
• 22 Nov 2023 in Senate: When that money is eventually paid, the farmer has no choice on whether it is paid in dollars, Kenya Shillings or Indian Rupees, for that matter. That is why this Bill is before us. This Bill attempts to cure the opaqueness of the market, where the farmers and the consumers cannot come together. I am happy to report to this House that when I went to Colombia with the Deputy President to explore the models that they use there, we learnt that most of the people in their coffee industry are young, educated and highly informed. The coffee farmers there ... view
• 22 Nov 2023 in Senate: 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
• 22 Nov 2023 in Senate: 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
• 22 Nov 2023 in Senate: including your own county. We did public participation and spoke with the people who incorporated their views. We have sat with the executive, cooperatives, small-scale and large-scale farmers, marketers, producers and millers of coffee. This Bill has incorporated the views of all the people. It is a farmer-centric Bill that will ensure that farmers in Kenya will no longer be exploited by people who take advantage because they can get access to markets where the farmers cannot. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank the Government of the day, led by President William Samoei Ruto. This is because for the first ... view
• 22 Nov 2023 in Senate: including your own county. We did public participation and spoke with the people who incorporated their views. We have sat with the executive, cooperatives, small-scale and large-scale farmers, marketers, producers and millers of coffee. This Bill has incorporated the views of all the people. It is a farmer-centric Bill that will ensure that farmers in Kenya will no longer be exploited by people who take advantage because they can get access to markets where the farmers cannot. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank the Government of the day, led by President William Samoei Ruto. This is because for the first ... view