Kiplagat Jackson Mandago

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support this. As a House, we must follow this matter vigorously and ensure that the councilors are given that lump sum. There is also need for an amendment, so that they start to enjoy a monthly stipend to enable them face the challenges of life. view
• 13 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the drought situation in the country is a serious problem that needs urgent intervention. I would like to make the following recommendations. Coming from a county that is one of Kenya’s food baskets, the North Rift is approaching a harvesting season. The Government should take advantage of the food available within the country and ensure that the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) purchases maize from the farmers. That will not only assist the Government to have strategic food reserves, which can be taken to drought-stricken areas, but also ensure price stability for the sake of ... view
• 13 Oct 2022 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 13 Oct 2022 in Senate: agencies of the national Government that do many things, yet no significant impact is seen by the people of this country. In the 10 years of devolution, the budget for the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation in the National Government has kept increasing, while the function is devolved at 95 percent. Up to this date, I wonder what these funds are doing when the residual function that has remained in the national Government is policy issue. Why should the National Assembly allocate billions of money to that Ministry, which is handling a function that is already devolved? In ... view
• 13 Oct 2022 in Senate: People in various forums have always claimed that counties do not have capacity. I want to say there is capacity. If counties do not have capacity, why can we not take all these people in the parastatals who are doing nothing with a lot of money and take that resource to those counties? There is a tendency while looking at this situation, to look at the effect on the population of human beings. Let us not forget that the whole North Eastern region or the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) areas their mainstay in terms of economy is livestock farming. view
• 13 Oct 2022 in Senate: This is one sector in agriculture that has not received sufficient attention to make it robust and sustainable, while it contributes a huge amount of foreign earning--- view
• 13 Oct 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. In conclusion, we would like to urge the Government to move with speed as they look into areas to cut the costs in the budget. The resources that will have been saved from expenses that may not be extremely necessary be directed towards mitigating the drought and famine in the country. view
• 13 Oct 2022 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 13 Oct 2022 in Senate: I thank you. view
• 12 Oct 2022 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view