Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Statement by Sen. Chute of Mandera. Due to the ongoing drought situation in the country, it is very sad that 60 years down the line, we as a country are still discussing non-access to clean and safe water, yet many millions have been allocated. There is an agency called the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA). That agency and the water works that we have should be proactive. If boreholes are non- functional, you can imagine the suffering of Kenyans. Garissa Town is less than one kilometre but there is no water there, ... view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: Nowadays he is wise. I accept. view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what the Senate Majority Leader has said is happening on paper. It is only yesterday that the residents of Mandera demonstrated because Kenya Power has not added them a generator. In fact, Kenya Power should have added them another generator at the beginning of the Holy Month of Ramadhan but they have not done so. I am speaking from a point of information. When we went there, we established that Kenya Power is yet to do something. The Senate Majority Leader should direct the Cabinet Secretary for Energy to do this. He should sit with him and ... view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: green energy. We must zero-rate solar accessories and panels, so that Kenyans who cannot access electricity--- Mr. Speaker, Sir, in fact in your area, which is Kilifi, and Northern Kenya, people should be using solar energy because apparently there is a lot of sun and wind. Look at Garissa. There is no water, yet the river passes in the town. As we call upon the Ministry of Energy to provide electricity, governors must also be held accountable. I know you did a good job while in Kilifi. I was sad today to see the Governor of Wajir, who is the ... view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to congratulate the newly elected Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Sen. Wafula, who is the Senator of Bungoma County. I expected him to move the Report in Kiswahili. He has started with new energy. In Tanzania, they refer to such energy as view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: . I also want to congratulate the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. The issue of maize diseases continues to give us a challenge. Maize is grown in all the counties and even across our borders. The challenge sometimes emanates from the seeds because the organisations that propagate the seeds are not keen to prevent some of these challenges. The Kenya Seed should come up with seeds based on the soil type and climatic conditions of a region. They should, therefore, not develop the same seed for Narok and Nandi or Bomet. I am happy that Kenya Seed Company Limited ... view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: We should make agriculture attractive by introducing incentives and safeguards. The County Government of Bomet through the agricultural department, the Kenya Seed Company Limited and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development must compensate the farmers of Bomet who were affected by the maize lethal necrosis disease. That will be one of the safeguards. There is drought and the National Drought Management Authority should ensure that the livestock insurance is also given in Kajiado and other counties such as Samburu that are affected it. The farmers should also be compensated. That is how we can make agriculture attractive. I heard ... view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: to plant on time. The reason there were expensive seeds was because they were not propagating enough seeds. It is the same way we were discussing the issue of electricity. If KSC does not have the capacity and ability to produce enough maize, beans or any type of seeds for propagation, then we liberalize the production of seeds. It does not only have to be through KSC. We can open it up. view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: The reason Kenya Power Company (KPC) can take years to respond to challenges that are there across the country such as in Mandera County is because they are a monopoly. If we were to open up KPC and KSC, then we would allow more sector players and there will be fair competition in the markets. Therefore, I appeal to KSC, that even as they make the prices affordable for farmers, they should ensure that the seeds in the market are of good quality, so that we do not have Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND) that can affect our farmers. Mr. ... view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: propagate seeds of high quality so that we do not come up with MLND that will undermine and threaten the life of a farmer. I can tell you today, many farmers in the North Rift cannot farm because there are no resources. Even in Narok County, it is a big challenge. We must rise up to the occasion. Let us support all farmers of wheat, maize and tea, so that we ensure food security. I am happy with the President’s subsidy programme on the affordable seeds. Now, the sufurias that were on the people's heads in 2022 to 2023 have ... view