Milgo Alice Chepkorir

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I laud the President on the Big Four Agenda, and we are in support of it. However, we are still facing challenges in some areas, for example, it 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 Apr 2019 in Senate: would be a welcome idea if everybody could get affordable healthcare. We also have the problem of health workers striking as well as shortage of drugs. view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on food security, we still rely on rain-fed agriculture. Also, tea farmers, particularly those in my county, have really suffered because the tea prices are very low. This is attributed to the fact that their tea is taken to be a raw material. For a long time, we have been advocating to have value addition on this tea. view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: Wananchi have suffered a lot regarding the provision of veterinary services, particularly when it comes to dairy farming. Extension workers are no longer there to advise farmers and there is also a challenge with regard to Artificial Insemination (AI) services. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to laud the President for SME financing and we look forward to the launching of the SME Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) which the President assured Kenyans that it will be launched in a few weeks. This will assist Kenyans in ensuring that money is obtained with fewer challenges, more so, without requiring collateral. However, ... view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: On the leather value chain, I laud the President. Textile and local shoe making are ways of value addition. If these industries are brought on board, it will employ unemployed youths. In addition, it will add value to our produce. For many years, in Bomet County, particularly, in Chepalungu where we have a lot of livestock, we have been looking forward to having a local meat and hides and skins factory. I hope that in line with this, these light industries will be established in various counties. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, finally, on corruption, we support the President 100 per ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 47(1), I rise to make a Statement on a matter of national concern, namely; the rising cases of suicide and murder in the country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as you are aware, human life is supposed to be sacred and this has never been in doubt. However, in Kenya, this seems to be no more a guarantee. Several people in different parts of our country have been murdered in cold blood while many more, especially young people are taking their own lives. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, these needless deaths ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 48(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources on the destruction of forests by fires, both accidental and deliberate. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) State the cause of the fire that has completely destroyed 80,000 hectares of forest in Mt. Kenya. (2) Clarify if the Committee is aware of the recent destruction of Oloolua Forest in Kajiado County and if so, confirm whether a Chinese company was responsible for the destruction. (3) Indicate whether there are any ongoing patrols by ... view
• 26 Mar 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Statement by Sen. Seneta. We used to say that livestock farming is a devolved function. However, there are still a lot of challenges affecting the sector. view
• 26 Mar 2019 in Senate: The first issue is extension services in the counties. In most cases, in both beef and dairy farming, farmers lack the requisite skills. They also lack quality animal feeds that ensure maximum productivity and profits. view
• 26 Mar 2019 in Senate: Another challenge in dairy farming has to do with AI services. Normally, AI services determine the quality of productivity. In most cases, there is either shortage of such services in the counties and even if they are available, they are affected by corruption. The type of breed that the farmer ends up getting is not the one they intended to get. view