Wahome Wamatinga

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• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support the nine counties in the Republic of Kenya because development in any part of the country is development everywhere. The entry of President Mwai Kibaki came with Vision 2030. The nation envisaged a situation whereby we would not only fulfil all sustainable development goals (SDGs) but also put the country on a roadmap where all counties develop equitably and equally. The complication of bureaucracies, corruption and mismanagement of natural resources has seen Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPPSET) being hijacked. With the entry of Jubilee Government, we moved from Vision ... view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. That one minute is usually short. I would wish this time can be used to calculate our month day because it is short. We have an obligation to come together as a nation so that marginalized counties which make the biggest percentage of this country move forward as we seek regional integration of the greater East African region so as to open those regions for the betterment of this country. view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support. A number of things have been said about the failure of our national Government to manage the food situation in this country. Yesterday, we did not have a session because we could not get quorum. It will surprise you that the main reason is that majority of the Senators in this House are somewhere in Juba doing some form of sports. At time, I wonder whether we have the right priorities in this country. At a time when this country is faced with hunger, it beats logic for us to ... view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: The other day, people from Nyandarua County offered to transport their surplus food to other counties faced with hunger. A 110-kilogramme sack of carrot is selling at less than Kshs50 in Nyandarua. What we have is the distribution of the resources that we have. view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: If we as Senators and the other class of politicians, including the governors, were committed to the course of changing the destiny of this country, we will do it. It needs us to put our heads together. On the other hand, the governors should form economic blocs. This hunger does not come as a surprise. You will find that some people may be experiencing extreme hunger while others from the same economic bloc have surplus harvest. view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: Post-harvest wastage in some regions goes up to 95 per cent. These are some of the things that we need to look into. For the last 60 years, we have engaged in a lot of irrigation projects. When I was a contractor, I did a project in Lokichogio, Lokbai, Kalemnyang and several irrigation projects in Turkana. view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: The common denominator with all of them is that they are fed by one river - River Turkwel. When it goes dry, all these projects go dry. What we need to change is the approach to technology. If we do not embrace water harvesting technologies, construction of mega dams that will be feeding the rivers in dry seasons, we will cry for another 60 years. view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: We have also failed to embrace technology to make sure that we prolong the life expectancy of our harvest. Save for maize, all the other fresh produce goes to waste within a couple of days. We have seen a country like Holland using shock free technology to preserve their foods for several months. We can do the same. Lack of political goodwill has seen us in this situation we are in today. view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: To change the destiny of this country, we must relook at the way we allocate our resources. We must look at the ways we define the functions of the Government. We view
• 30 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