Benson Makali Mulu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: What we are doing today in terms of legislation should have been done many years ago because that Board is going to be very important for the country. It is going to be important because most of our land is arid and semi-arid areas. It is only livestock that does very well in such areas. It means, therefore that, if we pass this Bill, the proposed Board will help the country grow the livestock sector. view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Let me look at the Big Four Agenda. There are two important pillars of the Big Four Agenda which will be promoted by this Bill. The first one is the pillar on food security and the other one is the pillar on manufacturing. Livestock would go a long way in ensuring that this country is food secure because the majority of our people eat meat. Majority of people rely on milk and other livestock products for their survival. So, once the Board is put in place, and performs as is expected in the Bill, it is obvious that the pillar ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: The other pillar is manufacturing. I have in mind the leather industry. We are all aware of the proposed Kinanie Lela Industry just in the neighbourhood of Nairobi within Athi River, where Hon. Makau is the MP. For the leather industry to grow and achieve the expected targets, it is obvious that we need livestock products. Having the Board in place, it is obvious that the sector will benefit much in promoting the manufacturing sector. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Let me give an example. I like what the immediate speaker has said. When I was a young boy, my father would go the local markets to buy skins and hides and sell them. At the end of the day, all the products would make their way to Athi River. Currently, they are thrown away. When you slaughter a goat, you either give them away free to whoever is interested or you throw them away. Some of us were educated through that small trading. It took us to school and paid for our fees. When the Board is in place, ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: The Botswana Meat Commission has been mentioned by a number of speakers. I have visited that Commission. If you go there, you realise that the difference between them and our Kenya Meat Commission in Athi River is technology - the value addition. They have gone a long way to ensure they use technology to add value to their livestock products. As a result, Botswana is now a major supplier of livestock products. Their GPD, apart from the minerals, gets a lot of money from livestock sales. The Board will also make use of technology to add value to livestock products ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Another important issue is drought in the country. Since drought is very common in the country, in every drought period, pastoralists and other livestock keepers lose many animals. They incur huge losses. With the Board in place, I see a situation where it will plan very well for destocking when the need arises and restocking when conditions improve. That way, farmers will have insurance through the Board so that they do not incur any losses. That will help them to some extent sustain their income and predict their income in future. We are all aware that livestock products are very ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: The other issue is on the international market. Countries like Saudi Arabia and Iraq require a lot of meat. It is obvious that the demand for meat in those countries has never been met. With this Board in place, I see a situation where the country will penetrate such markets so that our people who keep livestock will sell them without any problems. In that case, we will be helping our farmers and we will be putting the livestock sector where it belongs. As we all know, agriculture is the mainstay of our economy. In the process, we will be ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Another issue of concern is corruption. Corruption is now a cross-cutting matter in this economy. Whichever sector of the economy you think about, corruption issues keep on coming up. This morning, we dealt with a Bill which seeks to enhance the penalties on corruption offences. This country should get to a level where the Government recovers all assets acquired through corruption, in addition to punishing the culprits. That makes corruption a futile exercise. People will know that once they are discovered, all the property they have acquired through corruption will be recovered by the State. Even if we enact as ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: must work hard and out of their sweat, they will succeed. Others succeed through shortcuts which make the economy not to grow. As we speak, we are being asked to increase the debt ceiling. Those are simple problems we can do away with, if we become more organised. With those remarks, I support. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also support the Bill. I will start by putting some records straight. The Leader of the Majority Party said that Senators are more than the people of Kitui Town. Kitui Town is in my constituency and it has more than 10,000 voters. So, there is no way Senators can be more than the people of Kitui Town. The other thing is that we are happy in Kitui County. I am happy with what I am seeing in my town. I do not mind the Senate going to Kitui County again because our people ... view