Cherarkey K Samson

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• 22 Jun 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 22 Jun 2023 in Senate: Ambassador in Washington. When he was Assistant Minister, he suggested that Kenyans should eat rats. I do not know if that is when you were in Parliament or you were yet to join. I remember there was hue and cry. We are not telling Kenyans to eat everything that moves but what has been approved by nutritionists. I also remember Sen. Wambua in the last session, was really complaining when I was talking about milk glut. This is because, in Nandi County, especially during this season, we have a lot of milk until it gets bad and we have to ... view
• 22 Jun 2023 in Senate: so that they are in tandem with what we are discussing. A few issues on the aspect of food security. On the Kshs5 billion subsidy program of fertilizer, I have suggested that we should not only give subsidy fertilizer to maize farmers but also to coffee, tea, mung beans and sugar cane farmers. I remember I saw our Government Chief Whip when he was with the President over the weekend complaining about Mumias Sugar Company and ensuring that they get subsidized fertilizer. This Kshs5 billion that has been allocated in the financial year 2023/ 2024, should be diversified. We should ... view
• 22 Jun 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 22 Jun 2023 in Senate: Not everybody can plant mung beans. However, as the Bill proposes, we have to ensure that there is access to the international mung bean market. When you walk to any supermarket you will get different types of mung bean because they are produced differently. We need to deal with the issue of clutter during high season of the mung bean in Kitui and other parts of the country. We need to reopen strategic grain reserves because at the moment they are closed. This is why the price of unga is different depending on which brand you consume. There is unga ... view
• 22 Jun 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 22 Jun 2023 in Senate: I would like to encourage young people, who are following this discussion live on the broadcasting channels or in the Speaker’s gallery. From where I come, I know of youth as young as 20 years who are accomplished, farmers. Let us not reduce farming to retirement. The average age of a farmer is 60 years. We need to relook, rethink and encourage smart farming. Yesterday the Cabinet Secretary in charge of agriculture was in the Senate and we were discussing smart farming. In our time, during the 8-4-4 curriculum there were 4K-Clubs that were encouraging agriculture. The Curriculum Based Competencies ... view
• 22 Jun 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 22 Jun 2023 in Senate: Value Added Tax on fuel from 8 per cent to 16 per cent will provide more resources to invest in the mung bean. Let us support the Finance Bill. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let President William Ruto have resources. We need roads, so that we can ensure--- view
• 22 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for ruling Sen. Sifuna out of order. I dismiss those assertions with the contempt they deserve, and I do not want to go there. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, what I was just explaining – and I am willing to educate him over a cup of chai and mandazi in the Lounge courtesy of you – that this Bill will need financing and a processing factory. Where will the President raise money from to allocate to the development of mung beans factory? I can see your leader is nodding in agreement. Maybe you need to ... view