Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 951 to 960 of 980.

• 14 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is very clear. What was selling at Kshs1,700 was the CAN fertilizer. However, we have taken the initiative to bring in the DAP, 2020 and 2323 fertilizers, which will be arriving in this country by the first week of November. I want to assure this House that, come November, if the fertilizer will not have arrived, the entire Ministry and I will go home! view
• 14 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I addressed farmers in Nithi Constituency, it was out of frustration. Whatever fertilizer we are bringing in is due for the long rains. This will affect the farmers in the North Rift. Immediately I went public, the Government in consultation with the Office of the President and the Treasury has authorised the expenditure of Kshs400 million worth of fertilizers. As I speak, the process of procuring the fertilizer is going on, so that we can procure fertilizer in the domestic market for the short rains. view
• 14 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in Government, there is serious bureaucratic red tape. Yesterday, we managed to cut all of it and we were able to secure funding to the tune of Kshs400 million. That is a breakthrough. We are politicians and, at the end of the day, we want work to be done. I want to promise this House that by Monday next week, all the fertilizer will be available in Eastern and Central provinces and some parts of the South Rift for the short rains. This will be the DAP and 2020. The House should rest assured that we ... view
• 14 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the current short rains are being experienced in Eastern and Central provinces, some parts of South Rift and other parts of the country. We will make it our responsibility to ensure that all the seeds and fertilizers which the Government has procured will be available with immediate effect at the divisional level and will be distributed through the National Cereals and Produce Board. I request hon. Members to come and give us the specific places where they want this fertilizer to be as early as this week on Friday. view
• 14 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, to address the fertilizer problem that the country is currently facing, the Government is buying local fertilizers in the market. So far, we have undertaken to procure fertilizers worth Kshs200 million in the local market which will be available in the market by the end of this week. Secondly, the Government is procuring bulky fertilizers worth Kshs11.5 billion in the international market which will be available from the first week of November. The Government, in conjunction with the private sector, is considering putting up a factory in this country and that will be realised by the ... view
• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. The Government has put in place the following urgent measures to avert hunger and ensure food access to all throughout the crisis period:- (1) In the Supplementary Estimates, Kshs2.2 billion has been allocated for national food security. (2) A food security meeting has been convened to discuss the possibility of importation of foodstuff and the amounts to be imported. (3) The Government has authorised the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to borrow Kshs850 million to procure fertilizer for sale at affordable prices. (4) The Ministry has given the NCPB Kshs392 million for ... view
• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Ministry of Agriculture, in conjunction with other stakeholders, is in the process of importing cheap maize from the international market. In conjunction with the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, my Ministry is also in the process of procuring rice at competitive prices. The world food prices have been sky-rocketing. The Ministry, in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance, is also in the process of importing cheap foodstuff from the international market. view
• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, currently, the NCPB has 3.5 million bags of cereals. According to the Government's projection in the 2006/2007 Financial Year, we need to maintain a stock level of four million bags of maize. Between now and August, the Government intends to bring 3 million bags of maize and beans from outside. At the end the day, we can caution the country against any speculators who may be bringing maize from outside. So, we want to maintain a minimum stock level of 4 million bags of cereals at any given time, in anticipation of the serious food crisis that ... view
• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Ministry of Agriculture is encouraging farmers to move away from cereal food production and concentrate on production of other crops such as cassava and bananas. Within the East African region, we have excess maize production in Uganda and Tanzania which can cushion us. Even as we speak, our farmers have enough stocks in their stores which they are not willing to sell because of speculative purposes. So, we have enough cereals within the East African region. Our biggest objective, as at now, is to encourage farmers to move away from production of maize and ... view
• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the resettlement of IDPs started on Monday. Through the Ministry of State for Special Programmes, we have provided farmers, who are being resettled, with basic food items. Our biggest objective is to encourage these farmers to go back to their farms and do farming. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this morning, we launched a credit facility in conjunction with Equity Bank whereby all these farmers will have access to cheap credit facilities in the market so, at the end of day, we will be able to boost production of foodstuff in the country. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view