Gathoni Wamuchomba

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Yes, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. With your permission, allow me to just stress to the Cabinet Secretary that it is imperative for him to always pronounce statements in this House that are followed by actions. I refer to a session in November last year when...

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, if there is anything that has made the members of producer co-operatives go bankrupt and dissolve co- operatives, fight and kill each other, it is this. For example, the famous Mbo-i-Kamiti Farmers Company in Kiambu County, where members have killed each other...

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, allow me to thank the Vice-Chairperson and the members of the Committee who saw it fit to bring this amendment. I fully support it. In the past, producer co-operatives have had their information leaked to SACCOs, lenders, commercial ventures and suppliers to...

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I ask to be forgiven for bringing these issues so heavily because... The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : There is no forgiveness here. Just state your point. Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, pardon me for re-projecting the issue....

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I need to be on record that the reason we were earnestly looking forward to this Bill is because of the mess that commissioners for co-operatives have caused in our primary co-operatives. There have been a lot of issues, irregularities and lack...

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Allow me to come back to the Vice-Chairlady of the Committee presenting the amendments to clarify to us whether there is a criterion the Commissioner may use in the approval.

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I rise to fully support this amendment. The justification given by the Chair is applicable. I note that this is going to sort out a lot of governance issues that have been experienced in the past where, for example, directors of co-operatives...

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I just wanted the Chairperson to clarify something. When she says that five primary co-operatives can register as a secondary co-operative, do those five primary co-operatives have a minimum threshold in terms of the number of members each should comprise of? The...

Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, women have been the labourers for a long time when it comes to the primary producer co- operatives. They work hard to produce milk but, when it comes to the accounting behind the milk card, only men are considered. Therefore, women end...