Kiraitu Murungi

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• 30 Mar 2017 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am sorry I have come late. Could you give me a few minutes to respond as you deal with the next Statement? view
• 30 Mar 2017 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, may be, five minutes. view
• 30 Mar 2017 in Senate: Thank You, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 30 Mar 2017 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for indulging me. I did not see any glass of water. I had only a plastic bottle but --- view
• 30 Mar 2017 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I give you the benefit of doubt. At the sitting of the Senate held on Tuesday 21st February, 2017, Sen. John Karaba rose under Standing Order No.45(2)(b) --- view
• 30 Mar 2017 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Sen. Daniel Karaba rose under Standing Order No.45(2)(b) to request seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries regarding the plight of farmers in Mwea Rice Irrigation Scheme. In the statement, I was requested to state:- (1) if the Government is aware that the farmers in Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kirinyaga County are facing serious challenges in production of rice, including, but not limited to poor yields. (2) Confirm whether the Government will extend any financial assistance to the farmers in Mwea. (3) Long term measures that the Government ... view
• 30 Mar 2017 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in my statement, I said that the Government is undertaking stakeholder engagement with WRMA with a view to establishing a user support programme. I think the user support programme could include the waivers which is what the Senator is asking the Government to do. Regarding the food shortage, I do not think this is very unique to Mwea. We have also asked for relief food for Meru which is not traditionally captured within the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) because of the serious shortage of rains in the last season. Therefore, I advise the Senator to ... view
• 30 Mar 2017 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, still in the statement as way of seekinga long term solution to the water problem in Mwea Irrigation Scheme, the Government with the support of Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is constructing a Kshs20billion dam across river Thiba which supplies all the water in the Scheme. I also said specifically that the contractor is going to start work on the civil works for this dam in May this year. view
• 30 Mar 2017 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the statement I have does not contain that information about how long it is going to take to construct the dam. I can seek that and inform my colleague. 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
• 30 Mar 2017 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, speaking as the Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, this is a matter which we have engaged ourselves in for some time now, regarding food security in this country because we have seen that the game has changed. Food security is no longer a matter of charity and benevolence. Giving Kenyans adequate food of suitable nutritional value is now a constitutional right. You remember the Senate has done its bit because we passed the National Food Security Bill which contained very elaborate processes for making food insecurity a thing of the past. The ... view