Hon Anthony Kimani Ichung'Wah

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• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Ndeiya in Limuru and Kikuyu constituencies where farmers are unable to access fertilizer and seedlings. Even the fertilizer that the hon. Member from Bungoma has said is procured through the National Cereals and Produce Board does not reach our farmers. The fertilizers and seeds are basically taken to certain areas in the North Rift and other areas, which are considered to be the food baskets of this country, thereby ignoring other areas which could also help this country. There is a lot of arable land but because farmers are poor and cannot afford seeds and fertilizers they are unable to ... view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Therefore, I will support the setting up of a board that will distribute not only subsidized fertilizers but also seeds and other inputs. Also, in pursuit of what we call mechanized agriculture we can see how such a board will help the country procure, or even through industrialization manufacture mechanized equipment that will help our farmers. We need not dwell on the NCPB much because it is a total let down to the people of this country. Hon. Wakhungu, who has moved this Motion, has said that the Board supplies our farmers with seeds and fertilizers long after the planting ... view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I strongly support this Motion. Thank you. view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support this Motion by Hon. Wakhungu. It is common knowledge in this country that some years back the former Head of State, His Excellency Mwai Kibaki, proposed to the National Treasury, the then Ministry for Finance, to allocate the Ministry of Agriculture adequate funds that would enable the Ministry procure subsidized fertilizer and seeds. However, that has not come to pass, probably because of the problems we had in that regime of having to consult other people every now and then. view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: However, I think it is very important that we allow our farmers to access fertilizers and other inputs like seedlings and pesticides cheaply, so that the nation can produce food at prices that are affordable to the majority of our people, who live below the poverty line. view
• 23 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is “Ichung’wah” because “Chungwa” means “orange” and my name has no relation at all to oranges. view
• 23 May 2013 in National Assembly: I rise to support this Motion. At the outset, I want to say that I was very much inclined to oppose it; but after a fruitful discussion with hon. Odhiambo-Mabona, I understood the very serious problems that people in the traditional fishing areas have. These are problems that we are also alive to in the areas where we come from. I rise to support this Motion on the understanding that the grants that we propose to be given to farmers, who are involved in fishing will not be restricted to fishing around water bodies. The grants will also be accessible ... view
• 23 May 2013 in National Assembly: I, therefore, support the establishment of a board or an authority that will specifically deal with fisheries. view
• 22 May 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. I have two clarifications to seek from the Leader of the Majority Party. The genesis of the Statement sought by the Member for Ugenya was a newspaper article by the Daily Nation Newspaper and he has clearly told this House that what the newspaper reported was not accurate. Had the DailyNation sought any kind of clarification from the Office of the Deputy President before they printed that article a few days ago? Secondly, yesterday when the Member for Ugenya was asking why the Deputy President could not use the Presidential Jet, he asked the Leader ... view
• 16 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, as much as I agree with my colleagues on the need to stick to procedure, at times, desperate times call for desperate measures. We all know that we have been dilly-dallying. We are the ones who have delayed the formation of committees for obvious reasons. The measure that was taken to change the Standing Orders was, indeed, desperate. To break that impulse there was need to take that drastic action. Therefore, I sympathize with the Mover of the Motion. I know that they have not had enough time and in consideration of the need to proceed expeditiously, ... view