Alfred Kiptoo Keter

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I wish to present a public petition on behalf of maize farmers regarding delayed payments to farmers by the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). I, the undersigned, on behalf of the farmers of the Rift Valley counties, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, aware that Kenya depends on agriculture for economic growth and development over the decades and that agriculture is the largest contributor to Kenya's Gross Domestic Product (GDP); THAT, Rift Valley Region has been the backbone of maize growing in the country and that maize is Kenya’s staple food consumed by ... view
• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: THAT, since January 2018 maize producers in the Rift Valley Region delivered maize to the NCPB and to-date they have not been paid their dues totaling Kshs3.5 billion; THAT, during the 2017/2018 season the NCPB committed over Kshs11 billion in Strategic Food Reserves (SFR) for maize purchases, out of which Kshs7 billion was disbursed to NCPB from Strategic Food Reserve accounts for payment to farmers leaving an outstanding balance of about Kshs3.5 billion; THAT, the aforementioned money was never paid to the farmers and instead was irregularly disbursed to certain individuals and traders who are not the intended beneficiaries; THAT, ... view
• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: constitutional or legal body. Therefore, your humble petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock: - (i) causes NCPB to speedily pay farmers their dues; (ii) causes NCPB to put in place mechanisms of registering all farmers for ease of payments and supply of farm inputs; and, (iii) makes any other direction it deems fit in the circumstance of this matter. view
• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: And your petitioners will ever pray. view
• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 33(1), I seek leave for the adjournment of the House for purposes of discussing the disasters that have been caused by the heavy rains being experienced across the country. view
• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: This is a very crucial matter that touches on national security. There are so many people who have died so far since heavy rains started last October. Last night, there were so many reported incidents all over the country, including Machakos County, Tana River, Isiolo and Marsabit counties. Even in Nairobi, I know of so many roads that have been closed because of the same issues touching on heavy rains. view
• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: I congratulate Members for supporting me early this morning when I gave notice of the Motion. We need to give solutions. Let us look for ways and means of curbing the incidents so that we check on the losses. We have lost so many Kenyans. I have heard many ministries and departments telling Kenyans to move to higher grounds but I do not know whether they have the financial capacity to move the affected Kenyans who have been advised to move. In my constituency, for example, along the Nandi Escarpment in Kapchorwa Ward, I have over 100 homesteads that have ... view
• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: We have the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) that is directly concerned with disasters. One thing that is very unfortunate is that they do not have the resources. I appreciate the efforts that have been made by the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) and many other organisations that have helped so many Kenyans. Without them, we should have lost more Kenyans. We have so far lost so many Kenyans. Were it not for the efforts made by the KRCS and the very few organisations that have tried to help Kenyans, we would have lost so many. I call upon Members ... view
• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: They touch on many other departments. It is not just about security. It touches on health. The issue of mosquitoes at the moment is a disaster. Many Kenyans are at risk of contracting malaria. view
• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Because of time and I want many Members to contribute on this matter, let us give a way forward. We are very hysterical of these issues of floods. We have seen so many in Nyando, Nyanza and many other regions four or five years ago. Our NDMA is not ready; even after we have faced this challenge over and over again. We should now come up with a permanent solution. That is so that in future we have a disaster management authority that is ready to address these issues so that we stop losing Kenyans. view