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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, regarding food security in this nation, it is really pathetic that the NSGR that was set up in 1963 has not been raised to date. We have been talking about two million bags of maize. The population of this nation is now almost 40 million people. The NSGR must be raised. Once the NSGR is raised, there must be a special body, which should be mandated to manage food in this nation. We should have a body like the one that supervises the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) or the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC), which should be independent of the Ministry of Agriculture or any other authority, so that it can be in charge of that very important commodity. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, beautiful stories have been told about what has happened concerning certain personalities, who were involved in embezzlement of the NSGR. It is high time the Government made public the actions it has taken against these people. If they are suspects, they should appear before a court of law for prosecution. As we do that, Kenyans are suffering. They are hungry. So, something must be done about this matter. The other area I need to address is the frequent shortages of fuel in this nation. It is as if the multinational corporations, or those companies that are charged with the responsibility of importation and distribution of this very important commodity are not working. There is no harmony between them and Government agencies. Why should Kenyans continue to lack fuel when the international market, and the private sector in particular, are completely down? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have repeatedly talked about the need to re-introduce price control, but there is nothing tangible coming out. This is a total shame to our people. You can imagine the spiraling food prices and the problem of non- availability of kerosene on the market! People in the rural areas are really suffering. Shortage of fuel must be contained. The spiraling aspect of the prices must also be addressed. Concerning the national image of this nation, as already indicated by the President, we have seen what our athletes have done. Men and women have already played their part. Just the other day, it came out clearly that Mr. Wanjiru did this nation great pride. The athletes of this nation, with the help of the Kenya Amateur Athletics Association, have done a good job. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the political leadership of this nation should copy what our young people are doing. If we are serious, we will give the nation the required image. Yesterday, the Speaker of this House came out in his true colours to give this Parliament and the nation a proper direction. We are comfortable with his ruling, and this should be the trend that should be followed. It is just like the second âNational Accordâ. The 40 million Kenyans were waiting for that ruling. So, we should not start grumbling, because we were in a major crisis that required urgent attention."
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