30 Nov 2022 in Senate:
(1) Outline the number of indigenous languages that have a frequency modulation at the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation specifying the dialects that have either shared or dedicated frequencies.
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30 Nov 2022 in Senate:
(2) Explain the reasons for KBC’s cessation in 2021 to broadcast in Rendille, Burji, and Borana languages at its Eastern Service Station without notice. (3) Provide the criteria used to upgrade radio programs of certain native languages to a dedicated frequency, while other dialects have been discriminated against. (4) Recommend measures, if any, for the inclusivity of all aboriginal dialects to have either a dedicated or shared frequency modulation. I thank you.
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30 Nov 2022 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I support the Member from Turkana Sen. Lomenen.
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30 Nov 2022 in Senate:
I come from Marsabit County. I was in Marsabit two weeks ago and also yesterday. I went to Jaldesa, Shura, Kampinye, Segel and Kargi. It was my first time to see donkeys dying en mass, leave alone other livestock. I was that in Shura, people were asking us “we normally use donkeys to fetch water, what do we do now?”
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30 Nov 2022 in Senate:
We are in a very dire drought condition. This is not only in Turkana County, but it is in over 30 counties. About two to three weeks ago, it was in about 23 counties. Yesterday, I think some two counties from Nyanza region were also included in this category.
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30 Nov 2022 in Senate:
People are talking about farming. We also have farmers in Northern Kenya and Turkana. We are livestock farmers. In Marsabit alone, we have lost over 80 per cent of our livestock. The remaining livestock have migrated to Ethiopia.
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30 Nov 2022 in Senate:
As I said, yesterday I was in Marsabit County. I went there with a donor from Nairobi. These are the giant group of companies led by Mr. Mkesh and we distributed
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30 Nov 2022 in Senate:
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30 Nov 2022 in Senate:
food in Merile. He was very shocked and asked me whether we have Government in place when people of Marsabit are suffering to that extent. I told him yes. The people he interacted with told him that they did not have food and security. There is abuse of drugs and so many other things. We came back last night and many neighbouring towns called and asked me “you did not bring us food. You brought food to people of Merile only.”
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30 Nov 2022 in Senate:
gr people are really suffering. We met with the President Hon. (Dr.) William Ruto, maybe two months ago in Naivasha. I told him things were getting worse in my county. I asked him what he was going to do to help us. Are you not going to declare a national disaster?” He said “yes, we are going to do it.” Now two months down the line, but nothing has been done.
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