Henry Tiole Ndiema

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Senators who have sought further clarification as to what the county governments are doing to ensure that food is availed. We, as a Committee, will need more time to interrogate this matter further. We will even summon the Cabinet Secretary together with the governors whose counties are affected by hunger to tell us what is happening. Perhaps, each level of Government is passing the buck while Kenyans are suffering and dying. We know that there is adequate maize in our silos in Kitale. In fact, there is no space to store additional harvest ... view
• 24 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know how our calendar will be, but I will need about two weeks. view
• 24 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the fact that I said two weeks does not mean that we will wait for two weeks. The two weeks is how to handle this matter as a long term issue. However, my Committee is already dealing with the urgent issue and has impressed upon the Ministry to ensure that these shortages are addressed. I just wanted to clarify that my Committee is already on this. So, we will not wait for two weeks. view
• 24 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, the Senator for West Pokot, Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo, had sought an explanation why the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) had not supplied fertilizer and other farm inputs to farmers ahead of the planting season this year yet the long rains are about to start. Secondly, he sought to be informed when the fertilizer will be availed in all the NCPB deports across the country. Thirdly, he wanted to be informed of the measures the Government will put in place to avert such serious scenarios in future. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I start by declaring ... view
• 24 Mar 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Some of the requests do not relate to the Statement that was sought. Therefore, I may not be able to respond to them because I do not have the answers. Before I respond, I would like to clarify the position of my Committee on this matter. My Committee has discussed this matter and has gone to a conference in Naivasha, where we met all stakeholders and identified the timely distribution of fertilizer as being very important. The Ministry undertook to put a lot of effort to ensure that fertilizer is availed in time. Reading ... view
• 24 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, at no time have I said that it is all right for businessmen to take advantage of that situation. All that I said was where there are weaknesses which some unscrupulous fellows might be tempted to take advantage. Of course, that is wrong. I have qualified that. It is in the HANSARD. It is wrong for them to do so. Where that has happened, it is criminal and stern action should be taken against such people according to the law. That fertilizer is not meant for trade. That is the clear position. I would not want ... view
• 24 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this was not in the initial request. I encourage that if there are such situations, we could call the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries to explain to us the procedures in place. As I speak now, even to get fertilizer, one must go through the same systems; that is the locational and divisional agricultural officers. The County Director of Agriculture must authorize before one goes to NCPB. That is the system we are using. I have also gone through the same. Therefore, the system is still being followed. However, it is ... view
• 24 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, any method will do. When I say he can come here, he can come to our committee or the House. Members are also invited to come and contribute on how we can curb this practice. This practice has been occurring. It is a concern to all Senators in the grain-growing areas. On the issue of whether fertilizers are going to counties like Mwea and so forth, this fertilizer is not just going to maize-growing areas, but also to other counties. view
• 24 Mar 2016 in Senate: Sorry, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Kirinyaga is in Mwea. view
• 24 Mar 2016 in Senate: I know, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have been to Mwea. My committee went with the Senator. My committee ensured that Mwea rice farmers got fertilizer for the first time. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes view