Githinji Robert Gichimu

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me start by saying that this Bill is squarely and properly before this House. If I may read, Article 209 (5) of the Constitution states: “ (5) The taxation and other revenue-raising powers of a county shall not be...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) My point of order is on relevance. The matter that the Member has introduced is irrelevant to the matter of County Government Revenue Raising Measures that are being discussed. He should confine himself to the debate that is before the House. It is not the...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I will abide if he re-commits to bring in the other amendment. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Chair, will you take a recommittal for this?

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) We also have the United Kingdom-Kenya Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) , which is active. They may have standards that might not have already been set by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) , which develops and enforces its own standards. Sometimes, they develop standards with...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I support the Chairman’s proposed amendment because where there is an offence, it has to be prescribed in the law. There is no need to legislate in vain. If there are offences that may not have been covered under the...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I support these amendments since they are giving clarity. Clause 3 (f) seeks to promote evidence as per the original Bill that promotes evidence-based coffee research. That is a bit ambiguous, but when the Committee proposes the promotion of coffee research and...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) While I support the other amendments under Clause 7, I am opposed to the amendment under subclause 7 (1) (2) , whereby it is indicating that it is seeking to substitute two persons of the opposite gender. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Order!...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) They have no union. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Hon. Wamuchomba, please.

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, the large-scale farmers are normally the estate farmers. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : For the benefit of those of us who are not well-versed in that sector, can you be a large-scale farmer without being an estate farmer? Hon. Gichimu...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, we are trying to get the best for the coffee farmers. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Yes. Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) In my understanding, because Gichugu Constituency grows a lot of coffee, co-operative societies are built out of the...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) I beg to move: THAT, Clause 8 of the Bill be amended in subclause (1) by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (c) — “ (ca) the requirement of subsection (1) (b) shall not apply to member appointed under subsection 7 (e) and...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairman, let the Members get this right. I am not seeking to amend to remove the requirement of a Form IV certificate for a board member. There was an amendment by Hon. (Dr) Oundo which was seeking qualifications that were higher than Form...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) If you convince me… The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Yes. Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) If I am convinced… (Hon. Silvanus Osoro stood along the gangways) The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim) : Order, Hon. Osoro. Take your seat. You can sit next...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I would have no problem. That was my concern. As we go along, the Chair needs to move another amendment to define management in the coffee sector so that we can cover the farmer. Thank you. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Farah Maalim)...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Thank you Hon. Temporary Chairman for giving me this opportunity. I concur with Hon. (Dr) Oundo and Hon. Wamuchomba. Although the Chairman's intention is well intended, he is restricting coffee to the local market. What if we have signed so many trade agreements? We signed...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The people of Gichugu, who I represent, find themselves in a situation akin to Hon. Basil’s. The Cabinet Secretary has already given an elaborate plan on how to revive the construction of the stalled roads. With regard to the roads that...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me say that I am one of the Members of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives who have worked very hard to bring this Bill to this level. Actually, it is one of the biggest or most...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The people of Gichugu, who I represent, find themselves in a situation akin to Hon. Basil’s. The Cabinet Secretary has already given an elaborate plan on how to revive the construction of the stalled roads. With regard to the roads that...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me say that I am one of the Members of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives who have worked very hard to bring this Bill to this level. Actually, it is one of the biggest or most...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill by Hon. Irene Mayaka. This is a Bill of life as it is seeking to protect the wetlands where we normally get our water from. Although eucalyptus trees have some benefits, I think the...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me start by thanking the Vice-Chairman and the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock for coming up with that response. Tea matters in my constituency are very important for almost half of the population who entirely rely on the...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me start by thanking the Vice-Chairman and the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock for coming up with that response. Tea matters in my constituency are very important for almost half of the population who entirely rely on the...

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. On 2nd October 2024, I requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock regarding payment of tea bonuses for Kimunye and Thumaita Tea Factories, which are in Gichugu Constituency....

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. On 2nd October 2024, I requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock regarding payment of tea bonuses for Kimunye and Thumaita Tea Factories, which are in Gichugu Constituency....

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA)Ksh500,000. Sorry, Hon. Temporary

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Thank you. I thank Hon. Members who have made very valuable contributions to this Motion. Without belabouring the points, everything has been covered. I beg to reply.

Hon. Gichimu Githinji (Gichugu, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, the Senate Amendments to the Statutory Instruments Amendment Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.2 of 2023) , be now considered. This Bill emanated from this House. It provides a very brief background about the Statutory...