Dr. Mohammed Abdi Kuti

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• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: I would also like to be with the livestock farmers, as the Minister for Livestock Development and understand the challenges that they face, for example, drought, deaths and impoverishment. People with large heads of animals are now coming back from Mt. Kenya Forest and various places empty handed. I am sure that the scene at the holding ground that I mentioned today is just a replica of the scenario countrywide. I am grateful that the Government has done what it is able to do, although this is not the main solution. We should focus on the issues of re-stocking after ... view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Speaker do now leave the Chair. view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: The livestock sub-sector continues to be a major component of the wider agricultural sector contributing about 12 per cent to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and about 42 per cent of the total agricultural GDP. The livestock sector plays a very major role especially in the arid and semi arid lands (ASAL) areas where over 90 per cent of the population there depends on livestock. In the highlands also, about 600,000 families depend on keeping of dairy cows through production of milk and selling that milk and, therefore, eking some livelihood from there. view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: In Vision 2030, this Ministry is charged with improving its performance which has been dragging along for over 20 years because of certain policy changes during the Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) in the 1980s. During this policy change period, a lot of programmes in the livestock sector stalled, some of them very key like view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Artificial Insemination services became very expensive after the Government pulled out from subsidizing the services, especially now when the demand is very high. We have reached a level of 600,000 inseminations per year, which is one of the highest in history, because of the good prices that farmers fetch for milk. The Ministry is now in the process of negotiating with the Treasury, so that some sort of subsidy for AI services can be put in place. Currently, there are lots of private practitioners, who are not only bringing very expensive semen but ... view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have a lot of issues left, but I beg to move. view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to start by saying that I appreciate the support that hon. Members have given this Vote. I appreciate the fact that they understand the various challenges that the Ministry faces. That is lack of enough funds, staff and transport. I also appreciate the challenges that the hon. Members have put to the Ministry which I lead. I would like to assure them that from now henceforth, I will call the PPGs and interested hon. Members so that we can try and address the challenges that this Ministry faces. view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: I also appreciate that hon. Members know the potential of this sector. We must work together in order to fulfill the expectations of livestock farmers. This Ministry had hitches when it was established but it now has a team. The Permanent Secretary, the view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move;- view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, of course, we will consult and see what we can do about that. view