Methu John Muhia

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• 20 Jun 2023 in Senate: Statistics have not been fair. My colleagues have said that agriculture is a devolved function. However, statistics are not very forgiving to the change of times since we got the devolved system of Government. It is a sad state of affairs that in 2006, before devolution, Kenya produced 33.6 million bags of maize. Many years later, in 2022 - 16 years later - Kenya produced 34.3 million bags of maize over the same time. It begs the question; how and why should crop production reduce after 16 years? What are we doing wrong? I would like to cite the second ... view
• 20 Jun 2023 in Senate: When the auditors went on the ground, unfortunately, all of them had died. They had given thousands of poultry and all of them died. Something is wrong. It is out of this that this service and Bill would be very timely. Since devolution came, as many of my colleagues have pointed out, services that were being offered by agricultural extension officers--- I come from an agricultural county. I represent the people of Nyandarua in this Senate. We are the leading producers of many things especially horticultural products. For example, potatoes, carrots, cabbages, French beans, name them. We are the second ... view
• 20 Jun 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 20 Jun 2023 in Senate: reduction of advice we have been getting as farmers from the agricultural extension officers. view
• 20 Jun 2023 in Senate: One of the major components of crop agriculture is crop rotation. There is a reason different crops are grown in the same area at different times. When agricultural extension officers used to visit our farms, there are many things that they used to test. One of them was soil acidity. It is basic knowledge that crop rotation is pegged on correcting soil acidity. We are planting the same crop over the same area for a very long time using acidic fertilizers. We sometimes grow grass or legumes like cowpeas. If we are not advised accordingly, our harvest will continue to ... view
• 20 Jun 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, as I wind up, when we speak about the establishment of this service, there is one key component that came up with the 2010 Constitution – devolution. If we shall not devolve these extension officers to the lowest available unit of service such as a ward, location or a village, we shall have missed on the thought and idea here. I enrich the mind of this Mover of this Bill that this service should be express even if it will be a collaboration between the national and the county government. It should be explicit and very direct ... view
• 15 Jun 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity you have accorded to me. view
• 15 Jun 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This question is coming substantively for the second time. The last time the question came up was when the Deputy Speaker was in the Chair. I thought the matter was settled then. view
• 15 Jun 2023 in Senate: 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
• 15 Jun 2023 in Senate: This morning, my Chairman in the County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) made a determination because I sat through the meeting. I also explained myself to the Deputy Speaker. However, today, the Senator of Meru has left. I will explain myself again. Besides being a Christian, we also prophesize and subscribe to our traditional religious wings. This is why we go and pray in the forest because we still believe and worship mwene nyaga, our God. We occasionally wear these traditional hats, which out of your kind consideration, have allowed some of us, for example, the Deputy Speaker, myself and many ... view