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    "id": 1186674,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Gataya Mo Fire",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to give Notice of the following Motion - State of Food Security in Kenya. THAT, AWARE THAT Article 43 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, stipulates the rights of every person to be free from hunger, to have adequate food of acceptable quality, and to clean and safe water in adequate quantities; FURTHER AWARE THAT there is a prevailing food shortage in Kenya which is as a result of among other factors, lack of and inadequate rainfall over the last two years, consistent decline in the number of farmers and lands committed to farming, and the Russia-Ukraine war that has led to an increased cost of fertilizer and fuel products which are critical farm inputs, subjecting 4.1 million Kenyans in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) to an acute food insecure situation and about 942,500 children under five years and 134,270 pregnant and lactating mothers to acute malnutrition according to the Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) report; NOTING THAT about 1.5 million deaths of livestock have so far been reported in the ASALs and that the situation is expected to be dire in light of expert projections that we may miss the normal cycle of rain expected in October, November and December, 2022 and that this could be the worst drought we have experienced in 40 years; CONCERNED THAT the country is recording incidences of conflict between crop farmers and pastoralists over the scarce resource of water and pasture which results in the destruction of crops and deaths of livestock further exacerbating the food crisis and that the challenge of food shortage is now spreading to areas previously presumed to be rain- rich such as Mt. Kenya whose residents are now relying on government emergency food supplies; NOW THEREFORE, the Senate urges the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, to develop targeted policy programmes aimed at addressing the food insecurity in the country including the following- 1) Coordinate with county governments to establish strategic grain reserves across the country, with drought-stricken areas receiving priority. 2) Develop livestock feeding programs in Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) regions, providing water and feeds to the livestock farmers."
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