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"content": " Sen. Cherarkey Samson, please proceed."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would like to comment on two Statements. First, I would like to commensurate and pass my deepest condolences to the Catholics across the globe for the unfortunate demise of the Holy Father, Pope Francis. He was the unlikely Pope. If you have watched the movie called Conclave in Netflix, it tries to watershed on how Pope Francis became the Pope, coming from South America, where we have the largest number of Catholics. He was one of the reformers or rather a reformist Pope, who spoke against the war in Gaza, which was unlikely. You have seen videos where he is engaging people and the priests in Gaza. We know what is happening, and we continue to pray. He had a clarion call that we should have a peaceful globe. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as we celebrate his legacy, we must continue to have humanity, a peaceful world and push for an equal society across various nations. Leading billions of people from the Vatican has been a very interesting service of Pope Francis. His funeral service boarded simplicity, which he did while alive as the pontiff of the largest religious community in the world. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir there is a Ghanaian cardinal and another one from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). I think it is a high time that the Conclave, as they retreat from tomorrow, consider giving us a black Pope. Africans have been loyal Catholics. This was first time to have a South American Pope by the name of Pope Francis. Previously, we had a German, Pope Ratzinger, who resigned midway because of health reasons. We hope to have a black Pope for the first time in the history of the Roman Catholic Church across the world. So, as we celebrate---"
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"content": "I am not canvassing. It is not allowed in the Conclave because they are even switching on signals. I was just saying it is the wish of many Kenyans. May perpetual light shine upon him, as he rests in peace. The Catholic Church will continue in pushing for both. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Catholic Church has done a lot in the education and health sectors. We should ensure that we support the Catholic Church and all other churches or religions to push for a better society in education, health and governance issues. I also wish Cardinal John Njue would have participated in the Conclave, but because of health reasons, he could not. I am happy that Bishop Anyolo has clarified that he was indeed invited to participate in voting in the Conclave. We wish Cardinal John Njue all the best and quick recovery. He would have been part of the cardinals who are in the Conclave to ensure we have a new pontiff. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Vatican is one of the smallest states in the world. Pope Francis even visited this nation. I hope the next Pope will also visit this country and commune, and be part of pushing for the agenda of equity and decency among the morals. Finally, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on the issue of the Statement by the Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, I expect the Chairperson of the Committee to tell us the status of top-dressing Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) and the distribution of fertilizer in the country. We need to stop playing politics with agriculture. I saw the former Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, courtesy of Sen. Methu, trying to cast aspersions, yet during the investigation of the scandal of fake fertilizer, he was at the centre of it. Therefore, those are for political expediency. These people want to run for some office and they do not have an agenda. The investigations placed the former Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Linturi, at the centre of the fake fertilizer scandal. The National Assembly wanted to impeach him due to that scandal, I challenge the Standing Committee on Agriculture to table their report on fake fertilizer because, you will find the former Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture at the centre of it. He should not now twist the story or try to change it. Where I come from, when the T9 bites you or your dog, that dog becomes a T9 and wants to bite everybody in the village. So, he cannot be threatening us, alleging that some individuals outside him were involved in the fake fertilizer scandal. He must tell us where the donated fertilizer went. He was the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture then, and the back stopped with him. I hope the media will be bold enough to ask him in the report by the National Assembly, when he was supposed to be impeached or to be removed by the vote of no confidence, why he did not have the energy to blackmail and intimidate? I want to ask the President not to be intimidated or blackmailed by known profiteers and auctioneers of politics. I know he wants to blackmail the Government, so"
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"content": "that he can be paid a gratuity after serving as the Cabinet Secretary. We should not allow that blackmail to happen in this country. Our politics must be hygienic. It is embarrassing for our farmers from Nyandarua, Nandi, and even Kericho. For the first time, when President William Ruto took office, fertilizer which was Kshs7,000, was subsidized to Kshs2,500. All farmers, not only maize farmers, but tea and even sugar cane farmers, can now access fertilizer at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). This year, to report as a farmer, we have not had any scandals involving fake fertilizer, unlike when Hon. Linturi was in office. It means that he was the problem. I was in Lessos, Mosoriot and Malaba NCPB, there are all types of fertilizer and they are up to standard. So, who was the problem in the Ministry of Agriculture? It was the Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Linturi. This year, even in Bomet County, we have not had any complaint on the supply of fertilizer. I want to challenge the counties. I know other counties are doing the same. You know, my county is on autopilot. We have an inept Governor called Hon. Sang who has decided to autopilot everything. If my county can do the last-mile distribution of fertilizer, it will assist farmers. I want to challenge governors across the country, including Governor Stephen Sang, Governor Barchok and Governor Badilisha, to do the last-mile distribution of fertilizer to save farmers on transport costs, so that it becomes cheaper at the end of the day. I want to challenge NCPB to ensure that there is the topdressing fertilizer, the Urea and CAN to ensure that farmers have access to the fertilizer. I expected the Standing Committee on Agriculture to tell us about that. Finally, I saw the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Hon. Mutahi Kagwe in Kericho County discussing issues of bonuses. We want to be told which mathematics and computations are being used. When you go to another region in this country, they get the highest bonus of up to Kshs68, but when you come to Nandi County, we are getting bonuses as low as Kshs17. What magic are they doing in Mombasa that we are being told that the tea from Western Kenya, amounting to Kshs34 billion, has not yet been sold, but tea from one region has been sold? I hope Hon. Mutahi Kagwe is not doing a Public Relations (PR) exercise in Kericho County as we speak. He must tell the farmers of Kericho, Nandi, Bomet and Western Kenya counties, why we are getting less bonuses? You, Sen. Aaron Cheruiyot and I know that there is one constant question that our farmers ask us - why are our bonuses in this region lower than in other regions? I challenge the Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Mutahi Kagwe, that as he is working on the issue of tea, he must tell us what the problem is with this issue of tea. I hope that as we do tea sector reforms, the friend of Sen. Methu will tell us why he stole and objected the tea sector reforms where farmers should have reaped. I remember Sen. Aaron Cheruiyot hosted us for the tea conference. We must reap the fruits of the guaranteed minimum returns for the betterment of a tea farmer, a sugarcane farmer, a coffee farmer and a maize farmer. With your indulgence, I support all those Statements. I thank you."
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"content": " Sen. Cherarkey, it is not called Western Region, but west of the Rift that includes Nandi, Kericho, Bomet and the Western Region."
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