Franklin Mithika Linturi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 May 2024 in Senate: standards that meet the international requirements for any food items for consumption, the Government has developed several legislations to address this particular issue. We all know that we have the Animal Disease Act, Cap 364 which provides that all animals presented for slaughter are free from disease and that they are moved to slaughterhouses accompanied by a movement permit, which attests to the provision of the Animal Disease Act have been met. That is one of the measures we have put to ensure compliance with the Animal Disease Act Cap 364. There is also the Meat Control Act. These are ... view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Within the mandate of the meat inspectors, they have to do an antemortem inspection. The antemortem inspection is where the meat inspector examines the animals to ensure--- view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before I even answer his question, I appreciate your guidance and appreciation of the comprehensive nature of the answer given, allow me just to mention this within a minute or two, because we have comprehensive legislation to address all our issues. Our main problem has been enforcement. Today is the 31st day since we launched the Rapid Resource Initiative (RRI) to ensure meat safety. What we have generally done for the distinguished Senators to understand is that we have formed a multi-agency team in all 47 counties. The lead Cabinet Secretaries in this matter are the ... view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Bi. Spika wa muda, ninafahamu kuwa kuna hitilafu kidogo kuhusu pembejeo ya top dressing nchini. Ninajaribu kuhakikisha shida hii nimeimaliza. Lazima ukweli ujulikane. Mambo si rahisi kama vile viongozi wangeweza kufikiria. Tungekuwa na fedha, hatungekuwa na shida ya watu kupewa pembejeo kuweka kwenye maghala yao kama kungekuwa na pesa ya kununua in advance pembejeo hii. Hitilafu hii iliyoko kwa sasa, tunataka kuimaliza by the end of the week. Hatukuwa na pesa na wale suppliers wa pembejeo hii, walianza kasheshe. People have tobe responsible. Inafaa tuelewe kuwa mambo tunayoongea iko na effects. Supliers hawa walishtuka na wakakataa kupeana fertilizer yao. Katika ... view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, let me try to respond to the issues raised by the Senator regarding KeLCoP and FSRP. These are projects that we implement together with the county governments. They are donor-funded projects with regulations. We have been very clear that once finance agreements are done and we find that the projects in their normal structure do not correspond to our BETA, we have room to readjust those components being financed, so that they can speak to what the Government’s agenda is. That is why I had a meeting with the World Bank last week. Another one will be ... view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the AFC as the agricultural bank for this country is faced with challenges of finance. The reason why there are delays in accessing money is because the applications go beyond what we can disburse and because we wait for people to pay their monthly contributions and then disburse. In our appearance in the Committee on Finance and Budget, we put our case seeking more financing through this supplementary budget and the main budget as well so that we capitalize AFC. The President has pronounced himself and given his goodwill to fully finance AFC so that our farmers ... view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Sorry, Madam Temporary Speaker, this one escaped my mind. However, I would like to say that we cannot have a blanket waiver without properly doing an assessment on a case by case basis and getting to know how many people are affected. It is common knowledge that people may have lost their livelihoods out of this. However, we really need to know who they are, how much money was given to them and then see what consideration can be made. If I had that kind of information, then it is not much to write to the Cabinet seeking approval or ... view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Yet, these people are properly endowed. Let this be a notice because once this question is asked and we have time, I will release a list of people in the Government who do not pay their loans. For us to develop this country, if you are privileged to be sitting in such an office, we have no problem lending you money because we are supporting the sector and you are doing something meaningful. However, if you take money, please pay it. Madam Temporary Speaker, I have also given instructions to the Managing Director of AFC that the money to be ... view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, AFC being a farmers bank, we will finance farmers. If you take money, pay it. Even if you are a Member of Parliament (MP), come and borrow. Give your proposal that you want to keep cows, grow maize or fish and we will give you money. However, when you get the money, please pay. If you are one of the people that have sat in the AFC for the longest time, sanctioning fraudulent issue of loans without proper security, your days are also numbered. Do not make noise out there or go to anyone. We will have ... view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, let me start answering the Migori County Senator. The Ministry has a framework or is developing the process of ensuring that the potential areas that we have identified for rice farming are properly supported. I remember some time back, because rice is a close substitute for maize and our consumption for it is beyond one million tons every year, and yet we do not produce 30 per cent of it. That is one of the reasons why there is a serious squeeze on our foreign currency because we have to pay so much money. We have identified ... view