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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will comment on Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale’s Statement. The issue of fake fertiliser is a serious matter in the country. When you hear the amount of monies involved and even the packaging that is done by Government institutions, it means that many farmers are going to be cheated. It also means that when you plant with fake fertiliser, you are not going to have a harvest despite the good rains in the country. That also means that many residents’ efforts are going to go into waste, having worked so hard in their farms believing and honestly so, that they bought the right quality of fertiliser. This is a matter that involves crime and it should be investigated thoroughly. Most probably, it is institutionalized crime. The police have been vigilant in this matter and caught some of this fertiliser in Molo, while on transit in lorries. This is a matter that should be taken seriously by this Senate. I am glad that I belong to the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. Those people must be brought to book, recommendations made to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and prosecution should ensue. As a way of retribution to the farmers by the Government, it should make sure the right fertiliser gets to the farmers in good time. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as a Senate, we have the mandate of ensuring that the counties are well taken care of. I thank Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale for taking this very fast action, bearing in mind that the farmers who got conned, believed so honestly in the Government. By the time they were discovering those were stones, they had already been cheated. I would like to participate to make sure that these people are brought to book."
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"speaker_name": "Sen. Kathuri",
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"content": " Sen. Cherarkey Samson."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I support the Statement by Sen. (Dr.) Boni Khalwale on the issue of fertiliser. I also brought a Statement last week. On Sunday, I said that in Kapcherop in Elgeyo- Marakwet County, that the selling of fake seeds and fertiliser should be declared a capital offence just like murder. In Nandi, we have experienced such challenges in a number of cereals depots. We have also seen this on media. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "I request the Government to declare that it is a capital offence to sell fake fertiliser and seeds. If need be, those people should be treated as terrorists. If farmers get fake fertiliser and seeds, we do not get food security. As a result, Kenyans will die of hunger, which is worse than terrorism. This is a very serious matter and we expect the Minister for Interior and National Administration, Hon. (Prof.) Kithure Kindiki, to report to the nation the mechanisms he as put in place. I also call upon the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development to dissuade fears of farmers. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he should also call out the Kenya Bureau of Statistics. What were they doing until people, under the subsidy programme, bought fake fertiliser and seeds? Someone is sleeping on the job. They should either shape up or ship out because we cannot risk---"
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"content": " Sen. Cherarkey, for record purposes, did you just say the Kenya Bureau of Statistics?"
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"content": "Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Sorry, it is Kenya Burearu of Standards (KeBS). I thank you and that is why you are one of the Njuri Ncheke members."
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"content": "(Laughter)"
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"content": "What was KeBS doing? It is embarrassing. I am told that they are mixing donkey faeces with murram and selling to farmers. Somebody must be arrested and prosecuted. I thank the President because when he was in the Kakamega County, he declared that this is a serious travesty against farmers. From where we farm, I assure the country that when we get the right fertiliser and seeds, the price of unga shall continue to go down the way it is going down. Finally, on the issue of P1, Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) and Diploma teachers, where do we want the D- and D+ children to go? We have a problem and we must ensure that the D- and D+ children enrol to become ECDE and P1 teachers. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support what Sen. Seki has said that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) must allow affirmative action for those who have those grades. We have heard stories where they became successful. We should call on county governments to improve on ECDE welfare, salaries and remuneration. We should also protect these teachers and call upon counties to do it as well. I appeal on behalf of the many people who did not pass very well to go to universities and colleges, where will they go? They are our children. We must agree to allow them to be ECDE, P1 and Diploma teachers. Let us not reduce the D- and D+ preachers, pastors and religious leaders. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, even “A” people can become pastors and religious leaders. Let us not say that a child who gets a D+ or D- becomes a pastor, a sheikh a Hindu leader or any other leader. With those many remarks---"
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"content": " There is a point of order from Sen. Mandago. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.105 on a statement of fact. Can the Senator for Nandi County prove that religious leaders are people of D- and D+? I am aware of my Bishop of AIC Church, who is a Phd holder. My leader, the moderator of Reformed Church of East Africa (RCEA) is a Masters holder. Is the Senator for Nandi in order to mislead this House that religious leaders have low academic qualifications?"
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