Mary Yiane Senata

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• 28 Nov 2019 in Senate: I wish to ask the Committee concerned to inquire from the Ministry what plans they have for the farmers of this country and more so, the livestock keepers. All our products are just almost free. However, in any supermarket or shop, you cannot afford a packet of unga or a kilogramme of sugar. However, the prices of the products from the farmers which manufactures rely on are too low. view
• 28 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to also ask the Ministry to look at the cost of production verses the prices of these products. Today, the cost of production is very high. If you visit an agro vet, the price of feeds, medicines, vaccines or livestock products is very high. After struggling that much with the high cost to take care of the livestock, the milk is sold at very low prices. view
• 28 Nov 2019 in Senate: I urge the Committee to interrogate the Ministry on what plans they have for livestock farmers in terms of the cost of these products and also the cost of production. These vaccines and feeds are very expensive. They are actually unaffordable, but when it comes to the products, our farmers are suffering. All our farmers, including tea and maize farmers, are crying. I thought this is one way of promoting food security in this country so that we do not cry throughout that we want relief food. This is something that this Committee should dispense of with before we go ... view
• 28 Nov 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir! view
• 28 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, having heard the many concerns that have been raised concerning this issue of milk, I do not want to preempt the debate of adjournment for next week, but I was of the opinion that you could have given the Committee a time frame on when they should come back with a response for this Statement so that we can go home with an answer for the farmers who are already suffering. You know we shall go for a long recess and they will still be having this problem until February when we come back. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I just want to congratulate the Committee on Roads and Transportation. I really do not want to preempt what the Cabinet Secretary will present to this particular Committee next week on 4th December, 2019 because I am among those Senators who had pending responses from the Ministry and also unsatisfactory responses to Statements. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the reason I have risen to add my voice on this particular Statement is because of the implementation of Statements. I wish I could get the attention of the Deputy Speaker. If my good friend, Sen. Halake, ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the reason I am calling for your attention on this particular Statement is because of the implementation of the many Statements we raise in this House. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in Senate: We should not be just a House that passes so many Statements and attracts attention from the citizens. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Good responses have been given here on many Statements, but you will realise that the reality on the ground is different. A number of roads have been washed away by the floods and some of the roads have been blocked by private investors. A number of issues that we have raised concerning roads in this country must be followed up and our responses to Statements must be implemented. We should not just receive good responses. We cannot take those responses to our citizens. The only things that we can take to the citizens are ... view
• 26 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to seek your indulgence on the procedure of the Statement by the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, whether the withdrawal is procedural or the Chairperson is just merely trying to save his image? I am saying this because when we spoke with the Chairperson in the morning, he did not indicate that he was withdrawing the Report, although yesterday many stakeholders requested him to give them more time and attention for stakeholders’ consultation and--- view