John Mutunga Kanyuithia

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Agriculture and Livestock Extension Services Bill (Senate Bill No.12 of

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to reply to the debate on this very important Bill. 4th June 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 34 Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA)I would like to thank all my colleagues...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA)(Technical hitch)Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.44 (2) (c) , Hon. Dorice Donya requested for a Statement on 12th March 2025 regarding payment of annual bonuses to tea farmers. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development responded as follows to the issues...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) I only took two minutes, Hon. Speaker. That is the final issue. I was saying that it has reduced from 2.5 to 1.5 per cent of the gross value and absorption costs of seconded staff by the management agency. The final issue...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I understand the tea sector a bit. I am not disappointed by this response.

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) I am not. This is because, rarely, will you find a regulator saying that ‘we are doing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 to support the farmers to improve their quality’. Also, a regulator saying, ‘the farmers are to blame for 1, 2,...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I stand guided. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to join my colleagues in eulogising the family of the late Prof. Ngugi wa Thiong’o. Ngugi wa Thiong’o emerged as a self-made man, an African who found his space in this world. He satirised the political and the social intolerance...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to join my colleagues in eulogising the family of the late Prof. Ngugi wa Thiong’o. Ngugi wa Thiong’o emerged as a self-made man, an African who found his space in this world....

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am surprised that the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure is trying to push the issue back to the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. We are talking about transportation of goods that are already finished...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia Hon. Deputy Speaker, I do not have a response with me right now, but I can get it in the course of this morning.

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia In about one hour, I am expecting it to be brought to me.

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I rise to respond to a Statement by Hon. Eric Karemba, CBS, Member for Runyenjes. Pursuant to Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , Hon. Eric Karemba requested for a Statement on the 11th March 2025 regarding the high cost of...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) One and a half pages, maybe, three minutes.

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) The Government has also deliberately incentivised capital investment in animal feed manufacturing and livestock production through similar duty waivers to enhance local production and value addition. The fourth measure is the promotion of alternative and sustainable feed ingredients. This recognises the reliance...

Hon (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On my behalf and that of the people of Tigania West Constituency, I rise to eulogise with the entire Catholic fraternity for the loss of the head of their Church. I may not be a Catholic but I...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to start where Hon. Jematiah has left off. I have listened to Members very carefully. As they spoke, they thanked the two principals for creating opportunities, not necessarily for the specific positions that people have been...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. (Hon. Wamboka Spoke off the record) The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) Hon. Wamboka, I cannot even notice you on the screen. If your card is not logged in, you will not speak. Proceed, Hon. Mutunga. Hon. (Dr)...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I just want to highlight a few issues that are notable in the agriculture sector. The first one is the fact that the country is now focusing on revisiting the oil seed industry. We have been importing...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to add my voice to this very important debate in support of the adoption of the Liaison Committee Report on the Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy for 2025/2026. Borrowing is a necessity; it is not...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me wind up by saying that the Strategy indicates an approach to those challenges. It does not just appreciate that there are challenges; it also gives an approach to dealing with those challenges. First, is to centralise trade...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to add my voice to this very important debate on the proposed legislation concerning the management of the Equalisation Fund. The drafters of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 thought it wise to...

Hon (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to The Adoption of the Committee Report on the Appointments. I know Dr Karanja very well. I worked and retired from the World Bank with him. The World Bank is not...

Hon (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, we have had a few issues in the sector, especially the issue of vaccination, which needed to be properly delivered to Kenyans. It could have been anybody here and any Embassy, in this House or this country. However, Hon. Speaker,...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand pursuant to Standing Order 44 (2) (c) to respond to a request for a statement by Hon. Walter Owino on 14th November 2024 regarding the revival of South

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Ministry said that the money was apportioned but it was not released. So, they do not have the Exchequer. This is a going concern and not something they can give a definite date. I am not defending the...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga Kanyuithia (Tigania West, UDA) I may not be able to answer that question competitively. Only the Ministry can tell us.