Adan Keynan

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• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Food security is very important. Food security brings about peace. Food security brings about good neighbourliness. Food security promotes our nationhood. Without food security, we cannot have wealth. In some countries, citizens have taken to the streets because of lack of food or general economic opportunities. It is the high time that we asked the Government, as a matter of urgency, to first of all, adhere to the stated objective of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). The NEPAD policy requires that all governments allocate 10 per cent of their budgets to food production. In our case, shockingly, it ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, secondly, we are also asking the Government to exempt school going children in these drought ravaged parts of country from paying school fees. If you have no food and income, then you are not expected to pay school fees. This is the second thing we expect the Government to do. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, water trucking for both livestock and human beings is an urgent issue. This, in addition to the efforts being put by the concerned Ministry, should also be accelerated. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of provision of fodder grass to livestock is urgent. We are also asking the Government through the KMC and other Government agencies to buy livestock from farmers to help them because this is one of the essence of having a Government. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are also asking the Government in line with other donor agencies to provide nutritious food to the children, the elderly, sick and women in the drought ravaged part of the Republic of Kenya. The Government also must invest heavily in public agricultural institutions so that we can enhance our agricultural capacity. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is need also to enhance the policy of food for work. You provide food and also engage the residents in other development activities. There is also need for the Government to fund more agricultural-based research institutions. We still have Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) but I believe it is still underfunded. We also expect the Government to develop information on agriculture, so that farmers in different parts of the Republic of Kenya can share agricultural information. There is also need for our Government, because food is a necessity, to invest in agriculture. If countries like ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is also need for the Government to invest in the use of empirical research methods. This is because as much as we do not accept some of the methods used in the developed countries, at our own level, we must be prepared to modernize our agricultural input. There is also need for the Government to set up a permanent and ample national food fund. We have the National Cereals and Produce Board which is not clear. That is why recently when we had the maize crisis, it was not clear who was in charge. Was ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government must also put in place a reliable communication network so that it empowers farmers and they feel free and engage in agricultural production. The Government should also check on the issue of fluctuating fuel prices. Fuel prices are unpredictable and ever fluctuating. This has had an effect on our farmers. We appreciate the efforts by the Government recently to put a cap on the issue of fuel price fluctuation. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, these issues have affected us year in, year out, to the extent that the people of northern Kenya and other arid areas have been reduced to an ever complaining lot. I want to plead with the two principals that under the provisions of the current Constitution, every Kenyan is entitled to food security. It is no longer a privilege that we have to run to somebody’s office to give us food. We want the Government to balance between the provision of relief food and development. I know that we have had a problem with our policy ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I beg to move and ask hon. Karua to second the Motion. view