Emmanuel Wangwe

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House: The Report of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock on the Consideration of a Public Petition to Review the Crop Act (No.16 of 2013) to Recognise Bamboo as Scheduled Crop. view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House. Report of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives on Warehouse Receipt Systems Bill, 2018. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Allow me to stand in for my Chair who is away. view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: The proposed allocation to the Agriculture Sector in 2018/2019 Financial Year is Kshs57.8 billion composed as follows: (a) State Department of Crops Kshs25.253billion (b) State Department of Livestock Kshs6.258 billion. (c) State Department of Research Kshs5.561 billion. (d) State Department of Fisheries Kshs2.791 billion. (e) State Department of Irrigation Kshs17.976 billion. The total is Kshs57.841 billion. view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: It is important to note that the share of the agriculture budget has been stagnant at 2 per cent for the last two years and is projected to maintain the trend over the medium term. Arising from the Maputo Declaration, agriculture is supposed to be allocated 10 per cent. Kenya is a signatory to the Maputo Declaration. view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Other than lack of adequate budget provision, the sector is faced with a number of challenges key among them being the spread of fall army worm in maize growing areas particularly in the Rift Valley and the western part of the country which is likely to affect maize production in the country. The Department of Crop Development requested for Kshs826 million under the Supplementary Estimates II to mitigate against the effect of fall army worm. However, there was no allocation to the Department for the item. In 2018/2019 Financial Year, the Department was allocated Kshs300 million to contain the spread ... view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: The country is also faced with an acute shortage of fertiliser and inefficiency distribution to farmers which has serious repercussions for the country’s food security. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, the Fertiliser Subsidy Programme by the Government covers only 30 per cent of the country’s needs and therefore there is need for enhanced funding for the programme. In 2017/2018 Programme, it was allocated Kshs5.6billion. However, the allocation to the programme has been reduced in 2018/2019 Financial Year to Kshs44.3 billion translating to a 23.2 per cent. view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: The Government has pending bills of Kshs3.5 billion owed to farmers who supplied maize to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) and a further Kshs5.8 billion under the Unga Subsidy Programme owed to millers who supplied the subsidised flour. view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: The Committee noted the modernisation of machinery and equipment at the Kenya Meat Commission which is set to stall due to inadequate funding by the Government. The project was allocated Kshs500 million in 2017/2018. However the Department received Kshs125 million out of its allocation and the rest was removed from the Supplementary Estimates. This will escalate 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
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: the Department’s pending bills and subject it to possible litigation given that there is a contractor on site undertaking the modernisation works for the organisation. It is important to note that there was allocation for the project in 2018/2019. However, in view of the myriad of changes and challenges faced by the sector, the Committee has made a number of recommendations to the Budget and Appropriations Committee some of which have been captured in the Report. view