{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=148070","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=148068","results":[{"id":1498882,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1498882/?format=json","text_counter":476,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Lamu East, JP","speaker_title":"Hon. Ruweida Mohamed","speaker":{"id":2100,"legal_name":"Shariff Athman Ali","slug":"shariff-athman-ali"},"content":" Mhe. Naibu Spika, swali nililouliza halikujibiwa. Limepotea na ameambiwa aende kisha atarudi. Swali langu ni kuhusu simsim . Ningependa nilirejelee. Watu wangu walikuja kuniambia kwamba wako na shida. Kuna wakulima wa simsim Lamu Mashariki na wameniambia kwamba majirani wao wanatumia madawa na bidhaa zao zilirejeshwa. Hilo limefanya wao kupoteza soko. Simsim iko nyingi kule na haina soko. Je, mko na mipangilio ipi kusaidia hao wakulima wa Lamu Mashariki? Wao pia ni Wakenya. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development inafanya kazi sehemu zingine, lakini Lamu Mashariki ni kama hakuna wakulima ilhali tuko nao. Tunazalisha c ashew nuts nyingi zaidi Kenya. Watu wa Kilifi wanasema kwamba wako na cashew nuts lakini miti yao ni mizee. Ukiangalia hesabu, korosho zetu ndizo zinazozalishwa kwa wingi zaidi. Nina uhakika hakuna chochote ambacho Wizara hii imefanya Lamu Mashariki. Au aniambie ni nini amefanya Lamu Mashariki. Ahsante."},{"id":1498883,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1498883/?format=json","text_counter":477,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Deputy Speaker:"},{"id":1498884,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1498884/?format=json","text_counter":478,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Waziri"},{"id":1498885,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1498885/?format=json","text_counter":479,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":", because this is a follow-up question, you may defer the answer to the next time you are here. Are you able to answer it on your feet? You may go ahead to answer all the three questions."},{"id":1498886,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1498886/?format=json","text_counter":480,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dr Andrew Mwihia Karanja","speaker_title":"The Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I will start with the question regarding what we are doing to complement the distribution of coolers. This time round, we do not want to make the mistakes we made last time, whereby we issued the coolers and some of them are not being utilised because they were not positioned in the right places. This time, we have gone out in the field, mapped the areas where the farmers need the coolers, and assessed whether they have the necessary infrastructure, for instance, power and housing. All that is being done. We also want to complement that and we are working with the county governments. We want to complement by making sure that farmers, especially those who are organised in co-operatives, have access to technical information, including how they get their animals’ semen, feeds and other services. Again, this time round, we are a bit more cautious and"},{"id":1498887,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1498887/?format=json","text_counter":481,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dr Andrew Mwihia Karanja","speaker_title":"The Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development","speaker":null,"content":"The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1498888,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1498888/?format=json","text_counter":482,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Dr Andrew Mwihia Karanja","speaker_title":"The Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development","speaker":null,"content":"organised and do not just want to give out coolers. We are giving a service and that service has to come with all the complementary services. The other issue is about what we are doing concerning livestock. I agree 100 per cent that livestock rearing is one of the critical areas given its biggest potential. It is being said that there is going to be a shortage of rains and one of the areas we will work with is North Eastern. We have a budget for feedlots. We will work with the communities there and provide feedlots. We will also put pastures for storage for our livestock. I also mentioned re-stocking for the families that lost about 10,000 animals during the last drought. Also, there are the vaccination campaigns. We, therefore, have not forgotten livestock. We have programmes for them mainly to make sure that they are being more resilient and adapting to the climate change issues. I did not forget about the simsim. The matter has come to the Floor and because this is a shared responsibility, we are going to contact and work with Lamu County Government to see how we can help simsim farmers. Thank you."},{"id":1498889,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1498889/?format=json","text_counter":483,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Deputy Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Let us have Hon. Rindikiri."},{"id":1498890,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1498890/?format=json","text_counter":484,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Buuri, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you. I really want to congratulate the Cabinet Secretary because I think he has come out well in trying to answer what the Government is doing to enhance the performance of agriculture and also considering the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) of our economy. Hon. Deputy Speaker, he has spoken quite a lot about canola and my constituency is the largest producer of canola in Meru County. I think it is among the top producers of canola in the country. However, I have never felt the effect of the Ministry in terms of that crop. I urge the Cabinet Secretary that we need to feel the presence of the Ministry on that product because it is expanding and we are encouraging farmers, even small-scale farmers, to enhance productivity. He has spoken about so many packages or products, but he has not spoken on the delivery of agricultural extension personnel and yet, there is a total deficiency. If we leave this to the counties, they have no capacity. There is a lot the Ministry is doing, but to get that product and information training to the farmers, we lack agricultural extension officers. They are going to do double-work in terms of crops and livestock. I expected to hear him talk more on what the Government is doing in terms of the feeding programmes in the dairy sector. Currently, there are so many types of grass that are drought-resistant. It is in plenty, but the Ministry..."},{"id":1498891,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1498891/?format=json","text_counter":485,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Deputy Speaker","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Member, just ask a question! You are now making a statement."}]}