Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: (a) My Ministry is aware that despite the rationalization of the packaging of the potatoes per sack, traders in Kuresoi and Molo have continued to package potatoes in excess of 110 kilogrammes, thereby contravening the standard as stipulated in Legal Notices No.44 of 2005 and No.113 of 2008. (b) The Ministry is working with the Provincial Administration, the Ministry of Local Government and the Kenya Police to enforce the Legal Notices, so that the farmers can get a better income from the potato crop. view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as much as we have many extension officers, the question of law enforcement has been a very big challenge to the Ministry of Agriculture. The issue is with the traders or brokers who deal with potatoes. We have to incorporate the Ministry of Local Government, so that they can help us with the enforcement. In the meantime, the Ministry of Agriculture is now recruiting special inspectors, so that they can help us in the enforcement of these particular laws. view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to assure this House that the Ministry of Agriculture in conjunction with the Ministry of Local Government is going to come up with very stringent measures, so that we can enforce these legal notices and bring sanity to the market. As I had stated earlier, the Ministry is in the process of recruiting specific enforcement officers and inspectors, so that we contain the brokers who are out there to exploit innocent farmers. view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Ministry is working in collaboration with Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security, the Kenya Police as well as the Ministry of Local Government, to ensure the enforcement of these particular laws for the benefit of farmers across the entire country because this problem is not only confined to Kuresoi and Molo. It cuts across the entire country. view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister for Local Government came up with the legal notice in 2008 to reinforce these particular laws. We will have a roundtable next week of all the stakeholders to ensure that these laws are implemented to help the farmers. view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as the law stands now, 110 kilogrammes is the acceptable weight. I want to assure the House that the Ministry of Agriculture is in consultation with the Committee on Agriculture in drafting these laws, so that we can bring the Bill to this House as soon as is practicable. view
• 2 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Ministry is in the process of seeking clearance from the Ministry of State for Public Service and immediately we get the clearance of recruitment, we will do so as soon as possible. view
• 19 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motions. view
• 19 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: THAT, this House adopts the Sessional Paper No.4 of 2011 on National Agricultural Extension Policy laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday 19th June, 2012. view