Francis Chachu Ganya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1531 to 1540 of 1798.

• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the outset, I support this Bill. I also want to congratulate my friend, hon. Lekuton, for bringing this very candid Bill to this House. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Livestock farmers in this country have been neglected for so long and yet 13 million Kenyans depend on livestock for their livelihood. The livestock sector provides for about 90 per cent of all employment vacancies available in ASAL areas. It accounts for over 95 per cent of family earnings in the ASAL areas. It also contributes 20 per cent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of this country. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: In particular, the livestock sector contributes about 42 per cent of the GDP in the agricultural sector. This important sector is doing all this for the nation without any support from the Government. The passage of this Bill will enable livestock technicians to provide extension services, which are so critical in the remote parts of Kenya. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in most of our constituencies, if we are lucky, we will have only one surgeon and yet some of us come from constituencies that are as large as a whole nation. How can an individual in such an area be able to provide services to all those livestock farmers? It is critical that we have these extension service workers in our country providing services. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Under Vision 2030, we want to create disease-free zones, so that our animals can be disease-free and secure markets in Europe and other parts of the world. If our animals are not kept healthy, how can we, as a nation, be in a position to secure those kinds of markets which we have been yearning for, for so long? In order for us to realise the aspirations contained in Vision 2030, this Bill must be passed. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need to have a legal framework that will enable these technicians to play an active role in the development of our nation. This Bill does not in any way seek to make these technicians compete with the livestock surgeons in this country. If anything, it complements their work to enable them deliver the services they have been trying to deliver in the country for so long in a very special way. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Every livestock surgeon in this country should support this Bill if he is serious about enabling livestock farmers in this country to realise the gains they can make from livestock. The institutions that have been training livestock professionals are almost going out of business, because their graduates are not able to secure any employment as they leave college. This is because the Government has not been employing them since the 1980s to provide these critical services to Kenyans. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if this Bill is passed, it will revive those institutions and establish one of the few state corporations in the name of Animal Technicians Council, which will enable livestock farmers to access services from the Government. Therefore, it is very important for us to create an enabling environment in this nation for livestock farmers to be able to produce and contribute effectively to the national economy. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, one major impact of climate change is that the world will realize extreme weather conditions. In our continent, the recurrent droughts and famine is affecting the livelihoods of so many Kenyans. This is a major problem in this country. As the Ministry works in the adaptation strategies for climate change for this country, have the Minister considered dealing, particularly with the issues of managing drought in this country? view