19 Feb 2020 in Senate:
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19 Feb 2020 in Senate:
There are those who have raised exceptions that the headquarters of the Fish Marketing Authority ought not to be in Nairobi but in a fish producing area. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Members have space to move these amendments in future. However, the most important thing is to get the Fish Marketing Authority up and running and then we can talk about its headquarters and who should be included in the board of directors. Finally, why is fish and fisheries important? In the Constitution, we made a strange dichotomy between fishing and fisheries, which I hope will be captured in the ...
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19 Feb 2020 in Senate:
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19 Feb 2020 in Senate:
pilot. However, this is a big risk. We have seen two incidences in the past where certain countries within the EU bloc decided not to take fish from Kenya. There were two incidences, but one of the most memorable one was when there was a cholera outbreak around Lake Victoria. Some countries refused to take fish from Kenya, which led to huge losses of market share, including financial losses for Kenyan fishermen. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we must also reflect on the headlines that have been in the mainstream media in the last two or three days. We have seen ...
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19 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to go to the summary. I will avoid wading into the controversy that prompted the short break. Just to remind our colleagues who had taken a little break and have joined us now, the objective of this amendment is to operationalize the Fish Marketing Authority. I would also like to remind them that fish provides a livelihood for five million Kenyans at different stages of the value chain. Fish is a serious pillar when it comes to food security in this nation. Any initiative that is brought up to promote fisheries subsector directly plugs ...
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19 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Finally, it will be important that the Fish Marketing Authority undertakes immediately, even as they wait for appointment of a substantive CEO, operationalization of the structures of that organization. Kenyan fish must be graded and packaged before export. The business of selling Nile Perch as a batch does not add value to the fish from Kenya. Those of us who come from the lake know that it might look like---
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19 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we live on the islands in Lake Victoria.
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19 Feb 2020 in Senate:
The islands are on the lake. It is not limited to those from the lake region.
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19 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think it was prompted by the break that threw me off guard a little bit. So, promotion, grading and packaging before export and providing incentives to processors who add value before export is important. The person who exports processed fish should get better incentives than the person who exports raw fish. Another issue is promoting domestic consumption. Kenya’s fish consumption is lower that the African average. In Kenya, we eat an average of four tonnes of fish per year. In East Africa Community (EAC), it is an average of seven tonnes a year while in ...
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19 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Deputy Speaker, Sir, I request Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve to second.
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