MUTUNGA JOHN KANYUITHIA

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to also support this Motion by Hon. Mishi. Before I say anything, I wish to apologise to this House profusely for the failure this morning for the Committee of the whole House to take...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: 7th August 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 1 Report of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock on its

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , Hon. Geoffrey Ruku, MP, requested for a statement on 21st March 2024 regarding the continued sale of Round-Up by Bayer East Africa Limited. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development responded as...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I have heard my colleagues speak on this particular issue. When we got this request for statement from Hon. Ruku, we forwarded it to the Ministry. We did not ask them to come before us so that we may ask...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I rise on a point of order under Standing Order No. 33 to request that we re-arrange the order of items under Order No.10 so that we may start with Order No.10 (iii) then go to Order No.10 (ii)...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, Clause 2 brings in the spirit of seeking to set timelines at 30 days, which are very important. We believe that 30 days is good enough for the transmission of the retirees by making sure that the documentation and...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, we considered the proposed Senate Amendment to Clause 6, and we rejected this amendment. The reason being that the proposal was to add another member appointed by the Council of Governors. The presumption here is that the Board will...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Chairlady, we considered this proposal by the Senate, and we have no problem with the addition of the title “Part III - Licensing and Registration”. It flows with the legislation. We approve that proposal. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai)...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Chair, this amendment alludes to the zoning, and operations after the zoning. We have decided to take the zoning issue, and the definition of the zones to mediation. We rejected this particular amendment. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) :...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I refer Members to Clause 19. The proposal by the Senate in Part (a) , which is additional, does not apply 31st July 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 15 Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA)to imported industrial sugar....

Hon. (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I refer the House to our decision immediately after clause 17, where we transferred the title in part III “Licensing and Registration.” This is the essence of part (b) . We agreed to move the title forward...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the Clause has two amendments, (a) and (b) . The first amendment enhances the spirit and the presentation of that particular clause such that it gives the share of the levy to the Research and Training Institute. We agreed...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, Clause 43 is about reporting. The spirit of the National Assembly on the Bill that was presented to the Senate indicated that this report should be brought to the National Assembly and the Senate proposes that it should also...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, we noted that there was an omission in the Bill presented to the Senate on this particular clause, which has to do with the procedure for election of farmers’ and millers’ representatives to the Board and the pricing committee....

Hon. (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the Committee rejected the entire new Clause 19A because it alludes to the exemption from cane supply restrictions. This has to do with the zoning, which is a contentious issue in this particular Bill. We deferred the zoning issue...

Hon. (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chair. Indeed, it has three amendments, namely; New Clause 19B has sub-clauses (a) , (b) and (c) . The Committee considered the three sub-clauses in view of the inter-miller agreement. The first one, where such an agreement can...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the Senate Amendment to Clause 2 brings in the definition of ‘sugar-cane zone’, which is the issue we have been discussing. We reject that definition as well. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : I would want to...

Hon. (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, we considered Clause 3 of the Senate Bill. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : You may approach the Table, Hon. Chairman. (The Hon. Temporary Chairlady consulted with Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga) Hon. Members, I would like...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA)Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I gave the justification for the amendment but the co-sponsor of the Bill has brought up an issue on gender. We introduced sub-clause (4) , which reads: ‘‘In making appointments of members to the Board, the appointing authority shall observe...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 14 of the Bill be amended by deleting the words “fees or allowance” appearing immediately after the word “remuneration”. We considered this Clause and thought of deleting the word ‘‘fees and allowances’’ because...

Hon. (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) I would like to refer the Members to the Bill. The provisions for a qualified person for this position include being a Kenyan citizen holding a degree from a university recognised in Kenya, and having at least ten years’ experience in senior...

Hon. (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) I beg to move: THAT, Clause 24 of the Bill be amended- Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 25 of the Bill be amended— Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West,...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 29 of the Bill be amended—

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I would like to invite Hon. (Dr) Oundo to read Clause 27 which clearly answers his question. Clause 27, for the benefit of everyone says: Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the Committee wishes to drop the amendments to Clause 31, and have further amendments to Clause 31 – (Proposed amendment by Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga withdrawn) I beg to move further amendments to Clause 31 – THAT, the...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 32 of the Bill be amended—

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 33 of the Bill be amended— Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, we also did a bit more work, because we looked at the penalty provided under sub-Clause...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Indeed, we only aligned the levy to the national level as opposed to the county level, as proposed in this legislative proposal. We, therefore, accept the proposal by Hon. Mutuse because it basically bars finished...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The contention in the room is that we may not introduce a tax at this point in time. The other issue is that the levy is not appropriately shared in view of the functions that it is...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, we did not indicate that the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury would be part of the incentive. It is the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development because he understands the kind of incentives we are talking about....

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, Clause 44 amendment by the Committee reads as follows: Incentives “44. The Cabinet Secretary responsible for agriculture may, in consultation with the Cabinet Secretary for Treasury, initiate implementation of such measures, including tax incentives in order to promote the...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the provision of tax is already in the Bill, unless we are moving an amendment. We only introduced the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development to consult with the National Treasury for purposes of defining and initiating the...

Hon. (Dr) John. K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I also request Hon. Nabii Nabwera to second the Motion for agreement with the report of the Committee of the whole House.

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to speak to this Bill. I rise to support the Supplementary Appropriation (No. 2) Bill as presented and supported by the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. We all...

Hon. (Dr) John K Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I believe strongly that Hon. Koimburi was in his normal senses when he stood on the pulpit of a church and made the allegation. In any way, the activities that followed do not indicate Hon. Koimburi was remorseful....

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock on its consideration of Senate Amendments to the Sugar Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 34 of 2022) . QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS REQUEST...

Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Second Report of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock on the inquiry into the maize flour subsidy programme for the Financial Year 2022/2023, laid on the Table of...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, in replying, I agree with most of the Members who have spoken. They have highlighted the issues in this particular Report. I do not need to summarise any of those issues. This is a clear case of corruption and...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity to speak on this Motion. Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) As the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, I am sure the House knows that we have been making...

Hon (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , Hon. David Kiplagat requested for a statement on 7th March 2024 regarding the distribution of subsidised fertilisers to farmers. The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development responded as follows...

Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock on its consideration of the Cotton Industry Development Bill, (Senate Bill No.5 of 2023) . Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. (Dr.) John K. Mutunga (Tigania West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I want to comment on this issue. Indeed, it is possible to get a report from the other House about the public participation that has been conducted. In the near future, probably, we 21st March 2024 NATIONAL...