MUTUA, DIDMUS WEKESA BARASA

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. What we witnessed yesterday was not a demonstration. What we witnessed yesterday was a group of criminals who were mobilised by an individual who wants to use the tears of Kenyans who are losing their businesses and the blood that the...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I have read the court ruling, which touches on a number of issues that require constitutional direction, so that nobody else can misuse such matters to put this House into limbo. I have singled out from...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I want to make it very clear that I support this impeachment Motion. I do so because we have more than 42 tribes in Kenya. No one decides which tribe to belong to. We want every part of our country to feel part...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the Pensions (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 44 of 2022) , be now read a Third Time. Hon. Temporary Speaker this Bill will ensure that people who retire in this country get their pension...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. There is an amendment which we did not see and it is very important. I request that we recommit the Bill so that we can carry along that amendment. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : Please give the...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its consideration of the Pensions (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 44 of 2022) and its approval thereof with amendments. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) The Temporary Chairlady...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I rise to oppose this amendment. When a farmer decides to plant sugarcane, that farmer is not different from the one who plants maize or tea. At the point of selling that cane crop, the farmer should sell to the...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I also want to reiterate what Hon. Jared has said. We should not simply grant a blanket authority to any institution to appoint individuals to the Board. The appointed person must possess relevant expertise. The Board members should tap into their intelligence,...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I am wondering what was in the minds of the Senators when they were recommending the deletion of this clause. Whom were they speaking for? We are elected to speak on behalf of farmers and so, we cannot be the...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, at times, I wonder why we over-protect millers. The people we should protect are the farmers. The millers should protect themselves by offering competitive prices, paying on time and using proper weighing scales. A farmer who decides to plant sugarcane should sell...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I support the Clause that seeks to allow the Principal Secretary to make appointments. However, we should not just make appointments to those boards. We should identify the enabling sectors that will add value and those are the ones that should second...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I wish to oppose the statement by Hon. Ochieng’. Matters licensing must be clear and precise. The moment you put two entities in licenses, you will have an individual oscillating between county governments and some other entity. Licensing must therefore be put...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, on these issues of licensing, there should be a requirement that one has to satisfy before a license is renewed or given. Timeline is not of essence. Once you meet the requirements, even if it is after three minutes, you are given...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) I support the proposal to delete this clause. We have many crop tribunals in this country which serve no purpose. It is a waste. We should just have one tribunal in the whole country that deals with the crop disputes. A person who understands matters...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I want to oppose the amendment by Hon. Mutuse. If we want to protect the cotton sector, then we should not put any tax on importation of cotton unfinished products. Instead, you completely ban importation. We need this country to ban importation...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that this House do agree with the Committee in the said Report. I request Hon. Brighton Yegon to second.

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I second. (Question proposed)

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker Order! Hon. Didmus Barasa, what is your point of order? Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I rise under Standing Order 107 (1)

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for allowing me to add my voice to this very important Bill, the Finance Bill, 2024/2025. I am guided by three things when deciding whether to support or oppose the Bill. First, this is very important, and the country must understand...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for allowing me to add my voice to this very important Bill, the Finance Bill, 2024/2025. I am guided by three things when deciding whether to support or oppose the Bill. First, this is very important, and the country must understand...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second this Motion. As the Chairman has explained, it is in very clear terms. We have a lot that this House is going to process and most importantly, we must meet the timelines considering that we are coming...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to welcome the chiefs to the National Assembly. I assure them that this House is the defender of their welfare. We have been working very closely with them. I also assure them the commitment of the National...

Hon. Didmus Barasa (Kimilili, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to agree with what the Leader of the Majority Party has said. If you look at our Constitution, anybody who engages in utterances that are against national values and interests, which appear to divide this country along how people...