Franklin Mithika Linturi

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• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: kusaidia uzalishaji na agro processing ili tuweze kurefusha shelf life ya mimea au vyakula vyetu ili visiharibike. This is the opportunity. Sen. Munyi Mundigi, wapange watu wako. Pesa ziko. Tutajipanga vile tutaweze kuwasaidia ndugu zetu wa kule Mbeere North na pia wale wengine wote ambao wangetaka mambo kama haya yafanyike kusaidia different value chains ikitegemea na ile kaunti uliyopo na kile unachokuza. Tuko tayari kushirikiana na viongozi tufanye hayo maneno. view
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am an implementer of presidential directives. The President indeed directed that we do what is practically possible to ensure that the interests of farmers are taken care of and that we safeguard them from exploitation. We have been trying to address this particular question, but there is no quick fix. We are progressively getting there. I would like to give examples of what we are doing. First, I thank the Committee on Delegated Legislation. I appeared before it and we discussed and passed the Strategic Food Reserve Regulations. We have certain classes of ... view
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: Secondly, we are implementing the warehouse receipt system and we are now asking people if they have produced and they do not want to sell now, there is no pressure, they can have their cereals properly stored. The NCPB store is a warehouse for all the farmers in this country, and we have sufficient capacity. They can deposit there and get a receipt for them to sell at the appropriate time or deposit there. They can pick when they want or they can still sell that maize, beans, or ndengu from whichever store at the appropriate time. These are some ... view
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me try to be as brief as possible. If you allow me, because the qualifications of the chairperson and the directors are almost similar, the reply is as follows - The criteria for appointment and dismissal of directors of sugar companies has a number of factors that we consider. They are guided by the of Mwongozo Code of Governance for State Corporations of 2015, and the State Corporations Act Cap. 446. view
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I thank the Member for that Question 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
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: because it gives me the basis to provide some background for the Hon. Members to understand the problems we have and see how they can intervene and give us support which will go a long way towards streamlining and reforming the sugar sector. This is the space where there are more cartels than anywhere else. When we started the process of reforming the sugar sector, I personally met 57 Members of Parliament at Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) together with the governors from the sugar growing areas. We wanted to agree on the way forward because we understand ... view
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: request and appeal to the leaders - because you know these people and especially those from the sugar growing areas who are sponsoring others to go to court. It has been said that the people sponsoring those case are only interested in taking over that land belonging to the farmers. This could be the driving force. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have the Sugar Bill that is out for pubic participation. I know the people concerned should be out from the 1st to 9th March. The kind of situation that would bring, for example; running a Sugar Bill without representatives ... view
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will answer the Question now; there is no need to go and prepare for this. During the drought, 2.5 million herds of cattle died. We are aware of the fact that our farmers require support. One of the sustainable steps we are taking, which I alluded to from the beginning, is to have two million straws of semen that we want to use to inseminate our animals within the Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL). This will help change the animal breed and improve milk and beef quality. Secondly, we have already started preparing ourselves to ... view
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: is talking about. Last week, the President directed the National Treasury and 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
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: myself to work together and raise Kshs500 million to ensure we support farmers who lost livestock. We are in these discussions, and once we have the money, we will move quickly to ensure those farmers are supported. view