WAMUCHOMBA, GATHONI

I rise to support this wonderful Bill. By the grace of God, I was here in the last Parliament, and I know the zeal and the desire Hon. Kuria Kimani had to have for this Bill materialise into law. Unfortunately, it did not happen, so we have an opportunity to...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I need to get clarification from the Chairman of the Committee so that we do not override an issue of concern. When we are talking about permits, there is a clause I had read - sorry, I do not have my notes with me - which indicated...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, this was a contentious issue. I am happy because the Chairperson has included or inserted the words “international standard”. So, I support the amendment.(Clause 44 as amended agreed to)The Temporary Chairlady(Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Thank you very much. Question, that the words to be left out be...

Thank you. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : Hon. Members, as you comment, please, bear in mind that it is 10 per cent of the 2 per cent. Yes, we understand it is 10 per cent of the 2 per cent. But I have a problem with any...

Hon. Speaker, I am waiting for the Clerk to bring it for my signature. RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR STATEMENTS

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Paper… Order, Hon. Wamuchomba. The very least you can do is to apologise to the House for coming late. I called you twice but you were nowhere to be found. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to apologise for my...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am honoured, indeed, to participate and be on record that I have supported this Bill because this is what we have been waiting for. I am a member of many co-operatives in my society, community and constituency because, obviously, you know that Githunguri is...

Thank you, Hon. Chairman. I rise to support the Chairman’s proposal. It is imperative that we get to know the details and the processes of making sure that we get quality coffee. I am excited that we are now debating the Coffee Bill.The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim): Fair enough....

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I am trying to resonate in the line of Hon. Gichimu, in the space of including the large-scale farmers. In the language of coffee farmers, we use the word estate farmers. Those estate farmers may not have a union, but they have their own coffee trading associations...

I would like to assist our Committee Chairperson. It seems as if there is a double-entry for the large-scale farmers. They are defined as estate growers and then as large-scale farmers. That is a double-entry. We propose to leave it as it was. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) :...

I want to ask the Chairman to try and help us understand so that we can meet somewhere. This is because we are all working towards the benefit of all the farmers. Now that he is introducing a term called large-scale farmers, are they well defined in this Bill? When...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, in as much as we want to have an all-inclusive sector in the coffee industry, I am a bit hesitant to agree with Hon. Gichimu, and I will give a reason. We have had a lot of mess in the coffee co- operative societies because of inept...

Allow me to speak as a farmer, as I argue out this space. We are speaking about a member who is going to be part of the Coffee Board of Kenya. What is the function of the Coffee Board of Kenya? One of the functions of the Coffee Board of...

I still want to support the Chairperson's position, but allow me to speak on the politics of coffee. If we leave this opportunity of nominating somebody to the Coffee Board of Kenya without any of the qualifications that we are asking for, we are just going to open up that...

I agree that we go in the direction of the Chair and accommodate the request by Hon. Gichimu. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Hon. Gichimu, are you okay with that? What do I do now? I do not have the amendment to accommodate what you want. We will...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, coffee is produced locally but heavily consumed internationally. The standards we set here may only favour domestic markets. We may need to come up with standards that are set to accommodate us in the international market, such as the EurepGAP and many other standards that are required...

In the coffee sector, Hon. Temporary Chairman, we have a 'Q-grading system.' That is strictly a grading system that allows most of our small-scale farmers in this country to sell coffee that is known as speciality coffee. That is a world standard. It is not a Kenyan standard. Therefore, if...

The reason why we were looking forward to this new Coffee Bill is so that we can run away from the many bureaucracies that are created during law-making like we are doing now. Why force a farmer to go to the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) when the only licensing...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am ready for the business. Proceed. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Reports of the Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee on:

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I seek your indulgence on this matter because five babies are born every hour in this country. If we do not prioritise such issues, by the time we discuss this matter at six o’clock, how many more babies will have been born the wrong way? I ask...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I am just wondering why we are wasting a lot of time trying to make a law that will prohibit business people from lending or leasing out their cars. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba): Hon. Wamuchomba, this House does not waste time. Mind your language. Proceed....

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to thank my sister, Hon. (Dr) Lilian Gogo, for bringing this Motion. I had tried to bring the Motion this morning, and I wrote to the Speaker, but I was informed that she had done that before me. So, she was given precedence,...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to join my colleagues who have given us a very good story - a narration of the fallen hero, the late Minister. I used to watch him on television when I was a small girl. I saw him in the presidential entourage whenever...

Hon. Speaker, I rise on a point of order to ask if the word “makanga” is parliamentary. Is the Member in order to use that kind of language today? (Loud consultations)

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Yes, Hon. Wamuchomba. Hon. Speaker, is the Member on the Floor… (Several Members spoke off the record) I am addressing the Speaker. You are not the Speaker. Stop heckling. Go ahead. Hon. Speaker, is Hon. Kajwang’ in order to say that the Deputy...

On a point of order.

Bwana Spika, ningependa kujua ikiwa… Hold on. Which Standing Order has been breached? Cite it. I am on a point of information. I would like to inform the Member to clarify.

Hon. Speaker, I refuse to be muted when I have something that I need the Member to clarify. She must clarify. Order, Hon. Wamuchomba! Hold your horses. You know the rules. Order! If you want to inform a Member on the Floor, she must accept your information. She has said...

Thank you. The temperatures there are too high. (Laughter) Go on. Hon. Speaker, I rise to defend the Deputy President, Hon. Rigathi Gachagua, against what I am calling 'mob justice.' It is a process that has not given him the right to reply. However, he has gone ahead and presented...

Please allow me to execute my point first, and then you can guide me. Procedurally, the factsheets distributed in our constituencies had allegations that were read out to the members of the public as facts. In my opinion, the factsheets distributed in our constituencies communicated facts. However, where I come...

I am glad that I have got this opportunity to contribute to this wonderful Bill. At the outset, I want to congratulate the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation in the National Assembly, Hon. KJ whom I previously served with in the previous Parliament in the...

On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. What is your point of order, Hon. Wamuchomba? Hon. Deputy Speaker, I have no issues with the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party seconding this Bill, which I support because I am a coffee farmer and represent farmers. He needs to substantiate....

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. At the onset, I rise to support the Bill. This is a Bill that we have been waiting for as coffee farmers and as Members of Parliament who come from areas where coffee is grown. It is a Bill that some of us have spent...

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My name is Gathoni Wamuchomba. Order. It is not a Madam Speaker. Thank you, Mr Speaker. My apologies. My name is Gathoni Wamuchomba. I just needed to clarify that. I rise to support this very detailed Report from the Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Administration...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to contribute to this debate on the Supplementary Estimates. First, I want to thank the young people of Kenya for giving us an opportunity to review budget estimates and re-look at areas where we can reduce our expenditures and plan our economy better. I...