Hon Adan Haji Yussuf

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I sincerely thank my colleague, Hon. (Major) Bashir, for bringing this Bill which is very timely. view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: As it has already been said, livestock contributes 12 per cent of the GDP and 60 per cent of the employment opportunities within the agricultural sector. About 80 per cent of this country is ASALs. The best economic practice that can happen in those areas is livestock production. Unfortunately, compared to the other sectors of agriculture and productivity in this country, livestock has always been given a very raw deal. Compare the boards that are in this country. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: You hear about the Pyrethrum Board and Cotton Board. We do not have a Livestock Board. At this stage, we could be talking of the Camel Development Board or Sheep and Goat Development Board to compare it with the crops section. Imagine that many years after Independence it is now that we are talking about a Livestock and Livestock Products Marketing Board. The Bill we are discussing was introduced in the 11th Parliament. It went round for about five years and it lapsed with the 11th Parliament. It has now been renewed. Two-and-a-half years down the line, we are still ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: There are also implementation matters. There was a President’s order to establish the same Board back in 2012. From that time to date, there is a budget which goes to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries for the sake of that Board, which is not there. I do not know what that Budget does since the Board is not there. If we look at the historical perspectives, during the British rule, there was the Stratified Livestock Marketing System where pastoralists in the ASAL areas were engaged in the production at some stage and then the animals would be moved ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: of Kenya eat high-rise buildings or livestock products? Which one is a priority? We are now talking about the Big Four Agenda of this Government, and agriculture is one of them. If we do not develop the livestock sector and put the Livestock and Livestock Products Marketing Board in place, we shall not achieve the Big Four Agenda as far as agriculture is concerned. view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: There is also manufacturing. A lot of raw materials for manufacturing like hides, skins, bones and blood meal come from the livestock sector. Therefore, if we do not put this Board in place and put a lot of effort on the livestock market industry, then we shall not achieve both the agriculture and manufacturing agenda. I remember very well that in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Botswana Government sent its officers to come to Kenya so that they could be trained in matters of the meat industry. We trained personnel from Botswana. They took all the knowledge from ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: One of the livestock products that need to be looked into is milk. We already have the Kenya Dairy Board in the highlands. That is why we are putting a lot of emphasis on the products from the ASAL. For your information, we also have dairy animals from ASAL areas like dairy camels, goats and dual purpose cattle which give us a lot of milk. ASAL areas do not get milk from the highlands except when there is a very serious drought. A lot of camel milk is supplied to the Nairobi market today. It is also medicinal but the ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Today, we throw away hides and skins in most homesteads and in most of the slaughter houses and abattoirs. They are an environment hazard. We throw away a very important product that can be a value-addition chain through manufacturing. But it has now become an eyesore and an environmental hazard at our backyards. Each one of us in the House has a hide and skin product like shoes, belts or bags. Those are all livestock products. They cannot be promoted and improved because we do not have any board in place that can do the work. view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: We have never had a serious livestock census in the country since 1980. The last livestock census was done in 1980. We do not know how many animals we have. How can we plan and be prepared for a market which we do not know its units of supply? In this year’s census, there was a question about livestock; how many livestock one has. Enumerators rarely asked the question. When I was being enumerated, they asked me all questions and told me that they were done. But I asked them about the question on livestock because I knew the question ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Improvements can only be done if we have a proper board in place that can regulate, guide, help and motivate livestock farmers. view