Franklin Mithika Linturi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there are Government interventions to ensure we cure this problem of lack of food. For the last four years, the country has not produced beyond 30 million bags of maize which we require. However, because of the Government interventions and the grace of God, we have had good rains and the fertilizer subsidy programme that we have been running, our projections are that we shall produce 44 million bags. This means we shall have covered our deficit by 14 million bags by the time our farmers are harvesting in the month of August. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: I commit that when we started this importation, farmers especially from South and North Rift had issues that their prices would be affected. However, I am seriously guarding this area. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Immediately our maize is ready for harvesting, we shall not allow any maize into the country. We want the farmers to harvest and feed our people from the yield we get out of the season. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: I thank you. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with your kind permission, allow me to deal with the issue that I am properly seized of and that is under my docket and not get into other quarters that I am not familiar with. I am not lost of the general Government collective responsibility doctrine. I would not want to go there because I have clearly understood from the great Senator of Marsabit County that there are two answers that have been brought to the House and they appear to be in conflict. However, from where I sit, I want to state very clearly and ... view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: take once in a while - and pay Kshs600 or decide to go the Nairobi Serena Hotel and take the same cut of beef for Kshs4000 a plate. It is about choice. What I have done, is to ensure that the common farmer or consumer of rice and unga in Kenya today, can access rice at a cheap price because it is a basic food commodity. I am not able to determine the price --- view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not want to be misunderstood. I was giving an analogy so that people can know there is cheap rice in the market. I am running away from that area because I am not sure of it. The President in a meeting for the performance contracting results announcement at KICC said that the prequalified people selling these commodities are 7,500. However, in the market there were lower prices. The prices being peddled or referred to are old prices that applied long time ago through the supplies branch. I have not consulted my colleague Cabinet Secretary ... view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for sometime now, the country has had prices that were obtaining in the market out of a prequalification from the supplies branch. The President directed that Ministries must get proper prices indication in the market for Government to save money. I am unable to commit because I do not know when the prices they are referencing to were taken. However, if you went out to the market because we have brought in 5000 metric tonnes of rice, the price of the 50 kilograms of rice is below Kshs2000. This is something I am sure of. The ... view