21 Jul 2021 in Senate:
This Bill seeks to amend the Basic Education Act to ensure that school going children in Kenya are provided with milk. Through this amendment, the national Government shall be required through the respective county directors of education, to supply milk to all pupils in Kenya.
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21 Jul 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am a beneficiary of maziwa ya nyayo during the Moi era. I thank the second President of this country, Mzee Daniel Toroitich arap Moi. He used to think more about the children. Milk has very many benefits. It is very nutritious and it provides proteins. In this country, you will find that the enrolment of children going to school is low because of poverty. Many children do not go to school because some of them are less privileged and cannot afford food in school. We have a lot of money that is being misused in ...
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21 Jul 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, through this school milk, we are going to eradicate poverty. Right now people are not keeping cows because they know if they keep more
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21 Jul 2021 in Senate:
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21 Jul 2021 in Senate:
cows where will they supply the milk? By this one, we have more farmers like one of us who is a dairy farmer, Sen. Olekina. It was last week when he was asking some of us Senators if he can deliver milk to our homes. This will be the best solution because he will find a market so that he can sell his milk and it can benefit our children.
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21 Jul 2021 in Senate:
With this milk, it lowers the risk of obesity even in our children. This is because of the high fat which is in milk. It has some nutrients which helps to lower obesity in our children. Milk has got a lot of benefits. We have those children who were born and they did not have the privilege of breastfeeding. Through that, it will enable then enjoy having that milk in schools which will help them grow strong and healthy.
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21 Jul 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I remember this milk used to motivate me very much. When I was in primary school, I used not to miss school because knew very well if I work hard, I would be the top number one, two and three. We used to be given additional milk. That used to motivate us because there is a time I was given four packets of milk. I drank one and went home with three packets. The three packets made us prepare breakfast.
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21 Jul 2021 in Senate:
It is not hard for this country to think about this generation of children because they are the future leaders of this country. If we motivate these children, they will work hard in school and they will be the best leaders in this country. As we know, a hungry man is an angry man. Let us motivate our children. Let us make use of this milk and put more benefits to our farmers in this country. With this milk, it will even give us more benefits because we have more products which come through the milk. We have the cheese ...
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21 Jul 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, because it is a straightforward Bill, I now beg to ask Sen. (Dr.) Milgo to second this Bill. Thank you.
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13 Jul 2021 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 48(1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the issue of the status of treatment equipment and facilities in Mbagathi Referral Hospital in Nairobi City County. In the Statement, the Committee should-
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