Johnson Arthur Sakaja

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• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: While we put this here, we must emphasize that aspect of school feeding by Government being able to buy this produce from farmers. I do not think there will be a better way to allocate, for example, Ksh5 billion or Ksh10 billion for our children. If a child has nothing in their stomach, nothing will go into their brains. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: We have started with some of the private sector and some of the rotary clubs where Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., made me to join. Some of these people are helping me to take food to some schools, but it is not sustainable. As a Senator, I cannot feed all the children in Nairobi. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: I am glad the Senate Majority Leader is here, I urge him, please, as we go through the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) and Budget programme as a Senate, let us think about the issue of feeding our children in schools. I think there is no better thing that we can do. Thank you also Sen. Wambua for raising that issue of school feeding within this Bill. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Bill also talks about how to facilitate access to the markets, which is extremely important. When we were having our debate last year and people were saying there was no agriculture in Nairobi, I told them that part of agriculture is the market. The biggest market for a lot of our agricultural products such as livestock is Nairobi. For example, looking at Kiamaiko and Dogoretti Corner abattoirs, it is your produce that goes there. A lot of other produce goes to Wakulima Market. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: If agriculture forms 60 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) yet, every year we are having 30 to 40 percent post-harvest losses, then we are putting money in a hole. We must look at storage, access to markets and extension officers and the contribution at the end of the value chain which is the markets. That is very important. I am very happy that Sen. Wambua has raised it in this Bill. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: We need to strengthen the capacity of communities. Back in the days, there used to be many agricultural extension officers. I do not know if they are still there as much as they were before. They would come and test one’s soil and advice on what to do. They would check for disease outbreaks. That needs to be re-emphasized. It can only be done by giving counties money because agriculture is essentially a devolved function. The growers must be assisted on post-harvest management of mung bean products and other crops that we have. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: Finally, I encourage Members to pay attention to the agricultural sector. Let us make it interesting for our young people to get into it. Young people have thought of agriculture as dirty and not “cool” but it is the “coolest” thing one can do. Before I got into agriculture, I thought of what I would be doing trying to “ kulima shamba” and all that, but the income that comes out of it and the results--- There is also the magic of putting something in the ground and it comes out as what God has given us. That is why ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: Sen. Wambua. You can count on our full support. We do not grow much mung beans in Nairobi, but we are also thinking a lot of urban agriculture. We are the biggest consumers of mung beans so we are huge stakeholders. I will again debunk that myth that there is no agriculture in Nairobi City County. There is a lot of it. If one The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: goes to Waithaka and Mutuini in Dogoretti South Constituency, Njiru, in Kasarani Constituency and parts of Roysambu, there is a lot of agriculture. I encourage my farmers in Nairobi City County as well and not just the consumers to--- There is a lot of innovation even in some of the areas without space where agriculture is being done in gunny bags. That is very modern urban agriculture and we are stakeholders. Thank you for bringing this. I hope you will next bring one on mangoes and value addition. In Ukambani, that is something that can change the economy. Mangoes grow ... view
• 10 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join colleagues in congratulating the new Majority Whip, Sen. Wamatangi, on his election as the new whip of Jubilee. I fully associate myself with the sentiments that other Members have made with respect to political parties. I thank Sen. Kang’ata for the work he has done. Sen. Kang’ata is a very jovial and well-intentioned man. I think for the short stint he has had, he has been able to try the best that he could have done in the position of Majority Whip. I am not more experienced than--- view