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"content": "The money that Governor Irungu Kang’ata uses in Murang’a County is what Sen. Joe Nyutu has pushed for on the Floor of this House. I saw the Governor giving out seeds and subsidized fertilizer. That is how he is complying with Sustainable Goals No.2 on zero hunger of ensuring food security."
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"content": "There is a lot of noise against the Government of President William Ruto because people are full. There is a lot of food in the country. You remember the former ambassador of the United States who said people were too full until they vomited on their shoes. That is what is happening with the opponents of President William Ruto’s Government. If there was no food in this country, there would be no noise. However, the President has implemented the issue of zero hunger and food security in this country. I encourage us to plant crops and diversify. Finally, I want to mention this for the Members to have an understanding. A number of organizations made their presentations. This is sustainable development goals that we picked up from President Mwai Kibaki. The position of Kenya in the Summit in New York was very clear that we need to fight hunger in this country. I have told you that most of our children do not attend school because of lack of food. We, therefore, need to improve on the school feeding programme. However, we have a problem with the school feeding programme because even the national school feeding programme has problems. They normally allocate Kshs4 billion. The National Assembly should audit the National Council for Nomadic Education in Kenya (NACONEK) programme that is run by Ministry of Education. This is because it smells, works and warps corruption. They cannot give us the number of primary schools in Garissa County that are under the school feeding programme by the Ministry of Education. That is why we are challenging the National Assembly to do their work. Instead of encroaching on devolved functions like building markets and wanting to take the Road Maintenance Levy Fund amounting to Kshs11 billion, they should oversight things like NACONEK and ensure that there is provision of sanitary pads. Yesterday, we saw that over Kshs1 billion has been issued in the last two financial years. The National Assembly should do their job. The Supreme Court has actually ruled that National Government-Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) is unconstitutional. I agree with the former Prime Minister Raila Odinga that the work of Parliament: the Senate and National Assembly, is to oversight, represent, legislate and make budget. The National Assembly does not have business running NG-CDF or any other funds. You cannot have your cake and eat it. How do you run a programme, then oversight it? That is what we need to insist on. That was the position of the Kenyan Government when they appeared. It was presented by a lady called Monica Asuna, who is the Director of Planning, National Treasury in Kenya. I saw the National Assembly complaining about NG-CDF. They always think that we are joking when we complain about late disbursement to counties. I thought they are powerful. Why would they want to hold hostage the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning; Hon. Mbadi. over NG-CDF? As we talk today, the last disbursement to the counties was in February. Up to now, more than Kshs84 billion has not been disbursed to counties. We are serving one Wanjiku. Therefore, money should go 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": "to counties and NG-CDF. You cannot tell us that the NG-CDF should have money yet counties do not have money. So, the issue of sustainable development goals is very important. Let us push for it to ensure zero hunger and zero poverty in this country for us to protect our lives. It will also help in good health and well-being. The Government is running the Universal Health Coverage under Social Health Authority Fund. Kenyans should register with the Social Health Authority (SHA) for us to stop harambees for medical expenses in our villages every weekend. The Senators are here but they are busy on their phones. They are not watching TikTok but are sending money for medical expenses in their villages. I can tell you that 90 per cent of the harambees we attend over the weekend are for medical expenses. Some of those harambees are held to clear debts or defray funeral expenses. I want to challenge the governors to provide medicine in our hospitals even as President William Ruto pushes the issue of SHA. If we do that, we will move as a country."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those many remarks, I beg to second. I hope Sen. M. Kajwang’ will talk about climate action when his time comes up. I thank you."
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"content": " Hon. Senators, I will now give you an opportunity to make contributions to the Motion."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. My apologies, I thought you were putting the question. Allow me to also support this Report of the Senate Delegation to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. There is a lot of duplication of conferences, workshops and fora on similar subjects across the continent. Just last week, I was in Kampala in Uganda for the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development. Again, we were looking at the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals from an African perspective alongside the fulfilment of Agenda 2063 of the Africa Union Commission. The theme of the High-Level Political Forum on which this Report is based was,"
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"content": "“Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crisis, theeffective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions.”"
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"content": "The theme of the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development last week was: “Driving job creation and economic growth through sustainable, inclusive scienceand evidence-based solutions for the 2030 Agenda and Agenda 2063 of the AfricaUnion.” Whereas they might sound like a duplication, I want to believe that they complement each other. The more we talk about the issues facing Africa and the challenges facing the globe, the more we arrive at solutions. Multilateralism is the glue that holds this globe together, particularly when we are facing political and economic crisis. In as much as it might appear as if there are too many talkshops on the same subject, I would still encourage that global players and partners need to continue talking together. 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": "The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or Agenda 2030 have been a rallying point for economic, social and political advancement in the globe. As you recall, we had the Millennium Development Goals, which then morphed into the Sustainable Development Goals or the 2030 Agenda. In Africa, we also have the Agenda 2063. What is silent in all these lofty agendas is Vision 2030. This country came up with a clear, lucid strategy which envisaged that in the next four years, Kenya would be a mid-level, not low-mid-level income, but a true middle- income economy. Today, no one talks about Vision 2030. If you listen to the political players who are supposed to be providing leadership, the conversation has turned to Agenda 2027, which is about re-election. The focus has changed from thinking about the next generation and empowering them through building a resilient economic, social and political infrastructure. The subjects of this high-level forum, which report is on the table, focused on a number of SDG. It looked at SDG 1, SDG 2, SDG 13, 16, and 17. Today, SDG 1 is still extremely relevant to Kenya; eradication of poverty in all its forms everywhere. This was the challenge of the post-independence leadership. Remember, Jomo Kenyatta framed it quite well that our enemies were poverty, illiteracy and disease. More than 50 years down the line, poverty still remains an enemy and a matter of great concern. Vision 2030 had clear roadmaps on how to ensure that we reduce the number of people living in absolute poverty. Mr. Temporary Speaker, how I wish the political class could come back and have a compelling vision. The power of vision sometimes is illustrated in the American example. When the Americans decided they were going to the moon, it sounded grand. However, President John F. Kennedy and the subsequent presidents that came on board were able to rally and mobilise the national psyche. They were able to align research, innovation, technology, investments, everything towards achieving that national pride and goal. Kenya needs to go back to the drawing board, look at Vision 2030, which is obviously off track, and come back with a compelling vision. I usually say that the Mwai Kibaki’s Government left us with some things that we could learn from. We had a National Economic and Social Council. It was highly powered. We even had people who had run successful economies in Singapore and outside Africa. Why can we not bring back a National Economic and Social Council anchored in law? This Council should be given the necessary independence and facilitation to think through the challenges that this country is facing. It should come up with a compelling vision that is aligned to the 2030 goals and the 2063 Africa Union goals? The late President Hon. Mwai Kibaki, had a dedicated ministry for national planning. Today, we have got a Cabinet Secretary in charge of the the National Treasury and Economic Planning. From my observation, since this position was created, most of the cabinet secretaries have focused on the issues of the National Treasury; the issues of disbursements, fiscal policy and ensuring that there is money moving from taxpayers to relevant sectors of the economy. There has been very little attention to economic planning. 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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