Dr. Mohammed Abdi Kuti

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 351 to 360 of 503.

• 7 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 7 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: (a) It is true that the country is experiencing climatic changes, manifesting itself in frequent drought, floods and general degradation of the environment. In view of the above, the Ministry has been implementing a number of interventions to help livestock farmers adopt to the changing weather patterns. Amongst these interventions are:- (i) training of livestock keepers on livestock feed conservation both as cut hey and standing hey; (ii) implementing livestock early warning systems for drought, together with livestock keepers, to supplement their traditional indicators in order to respond early enough to impending adverse weather conditions; and, (iii) training livestock keepers ... view
• 7 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will realise that this is the livelihood of about 30 per cent of the population of this country who occupy 80 per cent of the landmass of this country. It is--- view
• 7 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sorry. view
• 7 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Funds are being sought by my Ministry to ensure that re-stocking and all entrepreneurial activities whereby livestock farmers can start purchasing and selling of animals can start very soon. view
• 7 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, drought indicators and drought monitoring officers are in most Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) districts. One of key ways to adopt is to even know when the drought is around the corner so that livestock farmers can start preparing themselves. I am sure that, that activity is in all the ASAL districts. view
• 7 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I fully agree that marketing is one of the most effective ways of checking the livestock especially as we approach the drought season. Last week and this week, the Ministry has been involved in contacting investors from Egypt. Starting this week, we will have 1,000 metric tonnes of beef exported to Egypt every week through the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC). view
• 7 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not aware that animals are being turned away because they are fat. I know that animals have been bought by the Government when they are skinny even to the point of death. Television stations showed that we bought the much we could during the drought in order to save the farmers. I would like to say that we have aggressively sought markets. As we speak now, I would like to say that one of the most important methods of assisting livestock farmers is through the creation of a market. I fully concur with the hon. ... view
• 7 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will realise that Kshs130 million is a drop in the ocean compared to Kshs23 billion lost. While I fully agree with the sentiments of the hon. Member, we are actively in consultation with the Treasury in order to increase these funds so that even if we are unable to meet the Kshs23 billion loss, we can help the farmers the much we can. view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand to oppose this Bill because I am a medical doctor and I know that the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) is charged with various researches, one of them being malaria research. While I fully agree that malaria is a major health challenge to Kenyans, especially to Kenyans under five, pregnant mothers and tourists who have less immunity and other immune-compromised individuals, it is not appropriate for us to duplicate efforts and, therefore, duplicate resources. I would have wished that the Mover of the Bill would have done a little bit of research on what ... view