Senator Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you may remember, in a typical function as it was the standard of practice in this country, people were being accused by the former Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in newspapers, including men and women of our Judiciary. We are politicians. If Mr. Kinoti accused me, I would have a public platform to respond. However, when members of the Judiciary are accused, they have no other avenue to respond to those accusations. view
• 5 Oct 2022 in Senate: It was a trying time for those six judges. In many occasions, many people were questioning the basis upon which the President had rejected their elevation to the Court of Appeal. He appointed them and reported to the House that he had already done it and that is how he intends to operate. As a constitutional democracy, we should respect the sovereign doctrine of separation of powers. We should ensure that the Judiciary has its place. If you read the next paragraph of his speech, he talked about committing additional funding. view
• 5 Oct 2022 in Senate: It is a shame that the National Assembly in the past few years has been increasing the budgets of almost all key public institutions like Parliament and the Executive, yet the Judiciary continues to receive a paltry Kshs14 to Kshs18 billion. The President made a commitment that in the next five years progressively, the Judiciary will get an additional Kshs3 billion. He also promised to ensure that we have a Judiciary Fund in place to enable Kenyans have access to justice. Following the additional resources, we will have a High Court in each of our 47 counties to enable citizens ... view
• 5 Oct 2022 in Senate: He also talked about agriculture. In many occasions, we have been reminded that agriculture is the backbone of our economy. However, we do not treat it as so. As long as we continue to rely on rain-fed agriculture, because that is what 80 to 90 per cent of view
• 5 Oct 2022 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 5 Oct 2022 in Senate: our farmers rely on, if we did not incentivize them and ensure that they can access markets and farm inputs at a cheaper price, then we shall never be food secure as a country. view
• 5 Oct 2022 in Senate: I appreciate the commitment by the President when he read his speech. He reported that he has put mechanisms in place to bring down the cost of fertilizer from Kshs6,500 to Kshs3,500 for a 50-kilogramme bag. I want to challenge our colleagues. For those who will have the opportunity to be Members of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, please hold the Executive to account and ensure that subsidized fertilizer is available across the country. view
• 5 Oct 2022 in Senate: In fact, you need to push the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development because agriculture is largely a devolved function. There is absolutely no reason why the national Government should not partner with our county governments to ensure proper distribution of fertilizer, so that we do not have cartels at the Ministry where if someone knows another person, they can access cheap fertilizer and store it in their hardware before selling to farmers. That has been the story of our subsidy programmes as a country. view
• 5 Oct 2022 in Senate: I urge colleagues who will be Members of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries to push the Ministry to partner with the county governments, so that our farmers can have the right fertilizers in the right quantities and at the right time so as to produce cheaply. They should push county governments as well to work with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development and the Ministry of Cooperatives and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise Development because we need to ensure that our farmers get value for their produce. view
• 5 Oct 2022 in Senate: For those of us who had the opportunity to move around and listen to farmers during campaigns, the main two challenges are the cost of farm imputs and market for their goods. They should sell their produce at good prices without feeling that they are being exploited. A good aggregator for all our products will enable our farmers to enjoy the fruits of their labour. As it is the practice now, if we allow it to continue without having the kind of policies that he proposed, we will continue with the trend where an ordinary farmer is not the beneficiary ... view