Milgo Alice Chepkorir

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• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: With this Bill, it shows that each and every crop should in this case have a policy, so that all crops are given the importance they deserve. As I looked at this Bill, I was even thinking around issues of millet. Millet is a crop that has been neglected for a long time, yet it has got a lot of iron. Normally, we take people to hospitals and we are told they have run short of blood. If they were eating Ugali mixed with millet, they would reduce the requirement of such nutrients. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, I did realize that Mung beans grow in arid and semi-arid areas. For a long time, we had regarded many areas in our country as being of no use agriculturally. Therefore, this is an eye-opener to show that every area in our country is actually very useful. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: For this particular case, once this Bill goes through, we do realize that these Mung beans not only grow in Kitui County, but also across the country, where there are favourable weather conditions. Mung beans are very nutritious. I have been buying a lot of them from supermarkets. Furthermore, this is a great source of proteins and income for the people. It will also play an important role as a food crop because it can be stored for a long time. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is quite unfortunate that we normally regard Kenya as a leading country in the region, yet we sometimes find ourselves importing maize, beans and other crops from neighbouring countries like Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. We have left out a lot of crops that would make our country food secure. We have also been speaking of the 70 per cent of our youth who are unemployed. They can be engaged in agricultural business through growing crops like mung beans. This would stop our youth from engaging in wrong behaviour. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support this ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: production. For a long time, farmers have been frustrated because they have been using the same instruments and seeds, and expecting different results. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill has gone a long way to provide for how farmers can acquire loans to improve their farming methods. For a long time, most of our farmers did not even know that they can access loans to improve their agricultural produce. This Bill will go a long way to ensure that farmers are entitled to obtain loans. There is also the provision for agricultural extension services. Extension services play a very important ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: others, one thing that came out of this was a feeding programme. We can propose a feeding programme right across the country. When we have the conference, we will invite Sen. Wambua to speak to the issue of mung beans as one of the important crops that can be used. We have been suggesting bananas and potatoes in other areas, and porridge in areas where they can afford to grow maize and millet. For this particular case, mung beans are very nutritious, and these young children at the ECD centers are undergoing important developmental stages, which are very important for ... view
• 10 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This was a Motion on establishment of day-care centres in the counties. This Motion was coined on the premise that researchers--- I have already given a Notice with this one. view
• 10 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to give Notice of the following Motion - THAT, AWARE THAT, Constitution of Kenya, Article 53 affirms that children have basic rights, including the right to education, nutrition, shelter, health care and parental care, provisions that are aligned with those cited in both the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Africa Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, to which Kenya is a signatory; CONCERNED THAT, the current status of day care facilities in the country are not child friendly or habitable and there is need to bridge ... view
• 10 Feb 2021 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
• 10 Feb 2021 in Senate: b) Policy is developed to incorporate the needs of children who are less than three years of age. Thank you. view