26 Nov 2024 in Senate:
It is here. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, can I allow the Chairman of the Committee to inform me because this is becoming a back-and-forth argument and yet, they know there is fake fertilizer in the country and no one has ever been compensated?
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26 Nov 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I still insist that none of the farmers in the country have been compensated and nothing has been done about it by the Government of Kenya. That was supposed to be done by the Ministry of Agriculture. We have summoned them several times, they have appeared before us and they said they will rectify that and yet, that has not been done. That is the position, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.
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26 Nov 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the former Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture was a Member of this House. Many times, when we took him on the issue of fertiliser, he used to get surprised on this Floor. You remember the first time he denied there was fake fertiliser in the country? When we proved him wrong, he said he had been misled. In fact, according to him, and that is why we will meet him a lot of times, even outside here when we are taking a break, he will say that other people brought this fake fertiliser and misled him. So, ...
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26 Nov 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I can assure the nation and the people of Makueni who have elected me know this. At least for the county I represent, no farmer has been compensated. The Government does not expect good produce, having fake fertilizer in the country. Nothing is being done about it, yet agriculture is the backbone of this situation.
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26 Nov 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, he has said they have been compensated in his coun ty. Can he also table evidence to show that the farmers have been compensated in his county?
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26 Nov 2024 in Senate:
You have also alleged, and you are a lawyer. So, both of us should table evidence.
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26 Nov 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will provide the evidence after one week.
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26 Nov 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will do my level best to get the information from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development.
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26 Nov 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. Cherarkey’s denials have wasted a lot of my time.
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26 Nov 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. On the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC), one of the biggest failures is that although it was started in a different system and is ongoing, there are questions that the Government cannot answer. Why are you building an extra class in the primary schools and leaving an unattended class at the high school? This particular activity is a big expense to the country. It has confused a lot of learning children, and my suggestion on this particular matter would be that the nation should have a system whereby we do not have waste in terms ...
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