H.E. William Ruto, EGH, EBS

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, these make a total of 47,093 beneficiaries. view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the tea fertilizers, my Ministry instructed the Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) to import Government fertilizers for the tea industry. Unfortunately, the KTDA did not comply. They went ahead to import fertilizers on their own. They are currently selling the same fertilizers at Kshs2,500 per bag. It is our belief, as Government, that we would get those fertilizers a lot cheaper, if the KTDA had agreed to work in partnership with the Government. That is the situation. However, we are discussing with the KTDA. For the next consignment, they must agree to bulk purchase, which helps ... view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: On the criteria used, we are working with donors on this programme. Maybe, it is good for me to inform the House how we have sourced the money to be able to give out free fertilizers. The Government has spent Kshs519 million – Kshs210 million from the Kenya Government, Kshs270 million from the World Bank, Kshs36 million from FAO and Kshs3 million from Japanese grants. view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the hon. Member to an extent that, the continuous use of DAP actually impacts negatively on the productivity of our soils. My Ministry has gone out of its way, through our extension service network, to try and inform farmers. We have not made quite a lot of progress because, out of tradition, many farmers believe fertilizer is equal to DAP. As a result of that, if you bring any other form of fertilizer, you run the risk of not selling it to anybody. Farmers have the mistaken belief that fertilizer is only DAP. view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: We are, however, embarking on a serious campaign to educate farmers, so that instead of going for the traditional fertilizer that they know and which may not necessarily be adding value to their productivity, they should instead be able to analyze the soils, so that they know what nutrients are required in it, so that they go for the correct fertilizer. view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we did not want to mix fertilizers this year because we were already in a crisis. If we had introduced other forms of fertilizer we would have run into problems with farmers. We would have had to explain to them that they need to use a different form of fertilizer. On the other hand, they would be expecting subsidized fertilizer from the Government. So, we decided to deal with one problem to, at least, create a constant supply of fertilizer. view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: I want to encourage the hon. Members to persuade our farmers that before they purchase fertilizer, it is necessary for them to analyse their soil, so that they can know the particular nutrients that are deficient in their soils and buy the appropriate fertilizer for their crops. view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Most obliged, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I seek the indulgence of this House to explain that we were not able to answer this Question when it was called for the first time. That is because we got the Question last evening. But we now have the answer. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that army worms have invaded Mpeketoni Division, affecting ten acres of newly planted young maize crop. (b) My Ministry has already taken steps to spray the spotted army worms with Bestox 20 EC and Pyrenex 80 EC and has stepped up surveillance efforts ... view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are aware that army worms are developing resistance to some of the pesticides that we use. That is why I mentioned here that we are now using a combination of Bestox 20 EC and Pyrenex 80 EC as a means of overcoming the issues of resistance that has been developed by army worms. I want to also inform the hon. Member that we have adequate control mechanism in place. We have adequate surveillance equipment on the ground and we have also sensitized farmers adequately to ensure that whenever they spot army worms in the area, ... view