Njeru Ndwiga

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• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: The Committee met with the Cabinet Secretary on Thursday 27th February, 2020, where he admitted that the initial response to the invasion was indeed slow. He, however, assured the Committee that the Ministry was up to the task and briefed Senators on the Government’s efforts to control and contain the locust threat in the country as follows- (1) That five aircrafts were spraying and four surveillance aircrafts have been deployed and have over the last one and a half months undertaken aerial control of several locust swarms in the affected regions; (2) That a total of 28,000 litres of control ... view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: Government, several challenges are evident. Among the challenges the Committee noted are- view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: (a) some counties were yet to receive the National Youth Service (NYS) officers to assist in the control of hoppers; (b) there is a shortage of pesticides and protective gear in the counties. There is need for urgent and consistent supply of pesticides to the counties for the control measures to be successful; (c) in areas such as Samburu North that are insecure, no measures have been taken to control the locusts whereas they continue to reproduce; (d) serious danger is caused by the second generation of locusts that have hatched in various counties and neighbouring countries, for example, Somalia; ... view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank my colleagues who have contributed to this Statement. It is true we found that the county governments are very active on the ground but they are handicapped by lack of pesticides and protective clothing. We went to some places in Tharaka Nithi and found women and young men spraying these locusts without wearing any protective gear at all. In Samburu, we were informed and saw - I want to address this to my dear friend Sen. M. Kajwang’ about eating locusts - when these locusts are sprayed overnight, since the locusts ... view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the military is already involved in this exercise. Having listened to my two colleagues, my Committee will do that. We need more action on the ground than what is currently going on. As Sen. Sakaja and I have just said, there are areas that need military intervention and not just these other interventions. Therefore, we will be proactive and will bring a Motion to this House. Thank you. view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: On Thursday. view
• 25 Feb 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 25 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise on a matter of great importance to this House. Last week, you ordered that my Committee meet the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Agriculture on the issue of locusts. We summoned the CS, and he has snubbed the invitation of the Committee twice. The Speaker ordered that the CS appears before the Committee yesterday at 9.00 a.m., but he wrote back to the Clerk and excused himself, saying that the visiting German President was in the country and that his presence was required. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, instead of asking for another convenient ... view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Of late, there has been an outcry in this country because we have a disaster in the name of desert locusts. view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: Noting that the locust invasion is a matter of national importance threatening food security in the country, the Speaker directed that the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries be invited to a meeting of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, to which all Senators were invited, to address the matter on Thursday, February, 2020 at 9.00 a.m. view