Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1631 to 1640 of 1820.

• 23 Nov 2022 in Senate: The second limb, is that it has to be sufficient and most importantly safe. This is where this entire discussion about whether Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) is the panacea to food security in this country cropping up. I am happy to hear Sen. Cherarkey, say that the President, in some private meeting with him, has assured the country that there will be a discussion on the move to lift the ban on GMOs before they are imported. I am a bit concerned because in my understanding, and we spoke about this yesterday, the Constitution requires that this discussion must be ... view
• 23 Nov 2022 in Senate: It does not make any sense. Our greater concern stems from the fact that we are already hearing - even as Sen. Cherarkey tells us there is going to be a discussion on this matter - there are already ships docking in Mombasa carrying products that we do not know whether they are GMO or not. The last limb is that the food must meet their dietary needs and food preferences. For us from the mulembe nation, our preference is ugali which is maize. It is actually possible to lock a Luhya man like myself in a store full of ... view
• 23 Nov 2022 in Senate: All these criteria must be met to ensure there is food security. view
• 23 Nov 2022 in Senate: 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
• 23 Nov 2022 in Senate: The Mover of the Motion has identified why we are in this problem; why Kenya is not a food secure Nation. One, he has talked about inadequate rainfall. Two, decline in the number of farmers and farmland under cultivation. Incidentally, although he is from the Kenya Kwanza coalition, he has also cited the war in Ukraine. This is curious because when the former President, Uhuru Kenyatta mentioned that the war in Ukraine had a bearing on the prices and availability of food globally, it was the Kenya Kwanza coalition that rubbished him and said it was an excuse. Lastly, he ... view
• 23 Nov 2022 in Senate: However, there are people who sit in air-conditioned rooms here in Nairobi - there is an application that shows you where all the ships in the world are at any particular time including flights. You can tell whether an Ethiopian or Kenyan airline that took off in the morning has reached London. All what these people do is to sit and look at the ship manifest to see whether it is carrying products whether it is sugar or maize. Then they develop a policy to ensure that by the time the Gazzette Notice comes out, that ship is in Mombasa. ... view
• 23 Nov 2022 in Senate: Even now, our farmers are being blackmailed. It is pure blackmail, Sen. Mandago, because your farmers are being told that if they do not sell the maize in their stores or the ones being harvested at the price we want or said irrespective of being lower view
• 23 Nov 2022 in Senate: 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
• 23 Nov 2022 in Senate: or higher than the inputs that went into production, they are going to import maize. It is a threat and blackmail. There is nothing else to it. view
• 23 Nov 2022 in Senate: We were also a bit concerned a few years back when the current President William Ruto was the Deputy President and the farmers in the Rift Valley were complaining about the reduction in profitability in farming maize. He actually encouraged them to move away from maize and start farming avocado. Sen. Gataya, Mo Fire, when you talk about the declining number of farmers we must go back and ask ourselves why these numbers are declining. view