Franklin Mithika Linturi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Aug 2023 in National Assembly: We are mopping up the skin and hides through Ewaso Nyiro and the Ministry’s Department of Arid and Semi-Arid Lands to get them properly processed, and do the best for the country out of leather. view
• 2 Aug 2023 in National Assembly: We are interested in ensuring that other abattoirs are operational. In the long-term, we want to have six other abattoirs operational. Some will be in Baringo. I can confirm that in supporting this programme, Isiolo is complete. The cold rooms are being fabricated in Italy, where I was last week. That is just a demonstration of how this Government is committed to ensuring that the leather value chain is given the recognition and support required. We are working tirelessly because we know the kind of transformative effect that this has on our economy. view
• 2 Aug 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Boss, please indulge us for another few months, and I am sure we will be able to roll out the programme on leather. I want to do it because it is now being done. Remember, we have passed the leather policy; I am not sure it has been brought here, but the Cabinet approved it. We are headed in the right direction. view
• 2 Aug 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, you will guide me on whether to answer the question raised by the Member on fertilizer because the issue we are dealing with here is about hides and skins. view
• 2 Aug 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, in answering these questions, I will respond more appropriately because there is also a question on fertilizer by the Member of Parliament for Buuri. Let me gather more information, but I know out of the 41 counties we have been distributing fertilizer to under the subsidy programme, Samburu is one of the counties we have been able to take the fertilizer to. I can give the quantities of fertilizer and the number of farmers registered in Samburu. One of the criteria for fertilizer allocation was the number of registered farmers and the acreage they were to apply for ... view
• 2 Aug 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 2 Aug 2023 in National Assembly: To address the problem of poor macadamia prices and, of course, recognizing that prices are quite low, we are trying to develop macadamia grading guidelines so that farmers can grade their macadamia in line with requirements in terms of quality to gain maximum out of what they produce. We are developing guidelines so that we can achieve this objective. view
• 2 Aug 2023 in National Assembly: We also collaborate with macadamia-growing county governments to develop proper harvesting calendars for maturity periods. Macadamia’s maturity takes place in different ecological zones and times. This ensures that quality is not compromised, and the country maintains its market share and attracts better prices internationally. view
• 2 Aug 2023 in National Assembly: The Ministry has also carried out value addition training targeting producer groups. This aims to promote product diversification to utilize available nuts and reduce over-reliance on imports. To address this and recognize that our farmers have experienced this problem, which has also been occasioned by harvesting immature nuts, the Horticultural Crops Directorate will give strict instructions to enforce the rules so that immature macadamia nuts are not available in the markets. Finally, Hon. Speaker, I have discussed with committee members because I often consult with them to address problems immediately. Due to the ban on the export of in-shell macadamia ... view
• 2 Aug 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Mukunji, I said I had licensed nine companies, not five. I am in consultation so that I get their full names. I do not want to mislead the House. However, I am sure they are nine. If I were to mention them, I would only remember some off head. We will be sharing the information and names with you. I have licensed nine companies. When this Parliament, in its wisdom, passed the Agriculture and Food Act and collapsed most of our crops into that institution, it established many directorates within AFA. There is coffee, oil and nuts, cotton, and ... view