Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: I would like to say that failure to plan is planning to fail. The Bill is in motion and I will forward it to the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives so that whatever we have discussed can be implemented. view
• 5 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: I beg to move. Thank you. view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, aware that the National Cereals and Produce Board is now procuring fertilizers, which is not its core mandate; cognizant of the fact that this has led to delays in importation and procurement of the necessary inputs for farmers in a timely manner; noting with concern that fertilizers are arriving after the planting season; deeply concerned that this is affecting food security in the country as fertilizers are key inputs in farming; also noting that this lack of input is affecting families--- view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion. THAT, aware that the National Cereals and Produce Board is now procuring fertilizers, which is not its core mandate; cognizant of the fact that this has led to delays in importation and procurement of the necessary inputs for farmers in a timely manner; noting with concern that fertilizers are arriving after the planting season; deeply concerned that this is affecting food security in the country as fertilizers are key inputs in farming; also noting that this lack of input is affecting families--- view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. Hon. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, aware that the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) is now procuring fertilizers, which is not its core mandate; cognizant of the fact that this has led to delays in importation and procurement of the necessary inputs for farmers in a timely manner; noting with concern that fertilizers are arriving after the planting season; deeply concerned that this is affecting food security in the country as fertilizers are key inputs in farming; also noting that lack of input is affecting families and impoverishing farmers; ... view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, the core business of NCPB is procurement, storage, management and controlling of prices of cereals. The NCPB’s core business is not importation of fertilizers. Maybe, that is why subsidized fertilizers being imported by NCPB do not reach the farmers at the right time, leading to poor yields. The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines “fertilizer” as a substance that is added to the soil to make crops grow more successfully and increase productivity in terms of yields. The first goal of the Millennium Development Goals is alleviation of total poverty and hunger. This has been the dream of ... view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, His Excellency the President has reiterated his commitment to food security in this country several times. Indeed, during his Madaraka Day Speech, when we were celebrating the Golden Jubilee, he indicated that he wants to commit one million acres of land under irrigation. The irrigation of one million acres of land cannot give high productivity unless we have fertiliser. Fertiliser contributes about 60 per cent of the farm inputs and we salute the Kenya Government for her efforts in subsidizing that key commodity when it comes to farming. Unfortunately, that benefit does not reach the common mwananchi ... view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, for the last five years consistently, we have seen National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) bring in fertiliser at the last minute, when the rains are gone and the planting season is gone. So, the benefit is not extended to the farmer. Further, research shows that NCPB is in a cash flow crisis. We have seen in the media that it is having a problem of cash flow. We are requesting for that Fertilizer Board because NCPB is unable to deliver that commodity at the right time to the farmers. One of the critical things when it ... view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, in 2003, African countries met under the Maputo Declaration and one of the things they decided was that each Government should contribute, at least, 10 per cent of its income towards agriculture and food security. When you look at the percentage contribution towards agriculture and food security in this country, it does not even reach quarter of that 10 per cent and this had led to more farmers getting discouraged from doing crop farming, especially maize farming. Where I come from in Trans-Nzoia County, we are known to be a bread basket of this country where maize ... view
• 4 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Last weekend, I happened to be in the constituency and I went to mourn one of my voters. I happened to be with one of the prominent farmers who was also a former Minister and he indicated to me that he is no longer interested in maize production because it is no longer profitable. He has moved to tree planting. If such a trend is going to continue, this country is continually going to be food insecure. At one time, Malawi was food insecure. But it is currently food secure and one of the strategies that it has put in ... view