Adan Hajj Ali

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• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: The other issue we dealt with in the agricultural sector was the amendment of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority (AFFA) Act of 2013. For some strange reasons, this Act collapsed over 13 Acts to be formed. We have realised that it is not working. We are now coming up with the Kenya Tea Board, Kenya Sugar Board, Sisal Board and Pyrethrum Board. We 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. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: want to make all these boards function and to zone in the particular sector to help the Kenyan farmer who is most affected at the moment. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Therefore, I ask the Ministry to fast-track the operationalization of the Warehouse Receipt System Act as well as the Irrigation Act to give effect to the benefits that are contained therein. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: We also had an issue with the storage, which was addressed through the Warehouse Receipt System Act. We want the Government to also move with speed to implement or operationalise the Warehouse Receipt System Act, which seeks to help reduce post-harvest losses. It also seeks to help in price stabilization. It acts as an instrument to the farmer. In the event that there is excess supply in the country, farmers can take their commodities to the warehouses operated privately, but regulated by the Act, for them to get some advances. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Therefore, I ask the Ministry to fast-track the operationalization of the Warehouse Receipt System Act as well as the Irrigation Act to give effect to the benefits that are contained therein. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: As we contribute to a very important amendment such as this, the Member must be factual. I am aware that bamboo is a scheduled crop. Members from this region petitioned bamboo to be a scheduled crop. As we speak, bamboo is a scheduled crop. So, the Member should be factual when he is giving his statements. Thank you. view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: As we contribute to a very important amendment such as this, the Member must be factual. I am aware that bamboo is a scheduled crop. Members from this region petitioned bamboo to be a scheduled crop. As we speak, bamboo is a scheduled crop. So, the Member should be factual when he is giving his statements. Thank you. view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I wish to respond to a request for a Statement by Hon. Kabinga Wachira of Mwea. He requested for a Statement regarding the purchase of paddy rice grown in Mwea Irrigation Scheme by the Government. Just to bring the House up to speed, the question was: Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the plans the Ministry has put in place to ensure the smooth and sustainable implementation of the Presidential Directive of 1st February 2020 on the Government buying paddy rice directly from farmers at a price of Kshs85? Hon. Speaker, as directed by His Excellency the President, the ... view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: scaling down of other rice consuming MDAs, in my view, the KNTC has continued to discharge its role well. In addition, to further ensure sustainability of the project, the KNTC has devised various strategies for business development to enable more rice sales thereby curing the slow turnaround rate, which has inevitably led to the suspension of further procurement of rice from Mwea Rice Growers Multipurpose Co-operative Society. The strategy that the KNTC is currently pursing to expand its rice clientele base include packaging and re-branding programmes and investing in aggressive marketing outreach with a view to increasing its market reach ... view
• 12 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House, today, Thursday, 12thMarch 2020: A Report of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock on its consideration of the Crops (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill, No. 25 of 2019). view