John Lodepe Nakara

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• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: The aim of having those associations is to facilitate the integration of farm produce into our markets. Those associations will create markets for farm produce instead of it rotting in the farms or storage facilities and, therefore, benefitting the farmers. Secondly, they will improve the quality of life in the rural areas. The rural areas will develop and rural-urban migration will stop. They will ensure a balance of people in towns and rural areas. Therefore, one can decide to live in the rural areas since those associations will create jobs and provide services. So, there will be no need of ... view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: As we consider those associations, we must also think of the principles which will govern them. We have the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) which has completely failed us. So, this time, we need to get this right by ensuring we create principles to govern them. The first principle is decentralisation. The whole system should have representation from the grassroots level to the national level. The ADC has failed because decisions are made at the highest level in this country. This time, we need to decentralise those associations to the grassroots level so that decisions of farmers in the rural areas ... view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: The second principle is autonomy. Farmers should have freedom to choose their development goals, action plans and management of their resources without external interference. I want to agree with Hon. Washiali when he said that some board members who are appointed have no clue about farming. But, because of political connections and networks, they The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: are appointed to those boards and, as a result, they fail to give direction. So, we should ensure that farmers associations are autonomous and run by people who have knowledge and experience in agriculture in terms of livestock farming and fisheries. So, when they make a decision, it will not affect the farmers. view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Another principle we need to consider is professionalism. We need people like livestock farmers, foresters and fishermen included in decision-making. Before forming the associations, we all know that farmers of this country are discouraged because of not benefiting from their work. Therefore, we need to be encouraged and motivated to start those associations and renew their interests. They should be informed of the importance of those associations and their benefits. Last year, many farmers wasted their produce. Up to now, they are giving it to their livestock. That is why they need to be encouraged and motivated to renew their ... view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: The ministry concerned should take the audit of the farmers to know how many are in each sector. As Members have said, we need to know the number of farmers in this country. We can recall a scandal that happened last year about the Government buying maize from outside this country and failing to buy from the maize farmers in this country. There are people who play the role of supplying maize to the Government and yet they are not farmers, have never stepped into a farm or suffered. So, the ministry concerned should take an audit of all farmers ... view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Those associations should enable farmers to put their resources together for development. Through those associations, farmers will bring their resources together and get loans to develop themselves at a personal level. By the way, the President has rejected the proposal we had given about capping interest rates. If this goes through, then it means taking a loan in this country will be very expensive. So, farmers should form associations so as to get loans at cheaper interest rates. view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Those associations will also enhance the economic well-being and quality of life for farmers. The poorest people in this country are farmers. I am a pastoralist and I rear goats and other animals. If you compare the life of a farmer and a pastoralist, you will see that the worst work to do in this country is farming. I have a small farm in Kitale where I planted some maize last year, but they went to waste. I took it to Turkana and gave my goats because there was no place to sell. So, we need those associations so that ... view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I support. Thank you. view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Asante sana, Mhe. Spika. Mimi ni Mhe. Lodepe Nakara, Mbunge wa Turkana ya Kati. Nimesimama kuunga mkono Hoja hii lakini The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view