Parliamentary Questions

Could the Cabinet Secretary— (i) Outline the status of the supply and distribution of subsidized fertilizers across the country in preparation for the planting season and indicate any challenges that may impact timely availability for farmers? (ii) State if there are any plans or strategies in place by the Ministry to ensure that the subsidized fertilizer is made available to farmers in the various parts of the country and that distribution points are set up closer to farmers for convenient acce

Could the Cabinet Secretary— (i) confirm that the prices of macadamia nuts purchased from farmers in recent years has sharply declined from over Kshs. 200/= per kilogram to below Ksh. 50 per kilogram? (ii) explain why there has been such a sharp decline in macadamia nut prices and outline measures aimed at boosting these prices, considering the vital role they play as a source of income for many farmers? (iii) elucidate on why the regulations in respect of macadamia nuts as mandated by Section 4

Could the Cabinet Secretary— (i) justify why residents of Chepangulu Constituency, particularly those engaged in dairy farming as their primary source of livelihood and in consideration of the high cost of living, are compelled to sell milk to manufacturers at a meager price of Kshs. 31 per litre in the current economic situation? (ii) explain the specific measures being undertaken to ensure that dairy farmers in Chepangulu Constituency receive competitive prices for their products to enable the

Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) explain when and how Yara and Mashambani Farm Inputs Eldoret Ltd were selected by the Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC) as suppliers of fertilizers under the fertilizers subsidy programme yet there is no record that KNTC floated a tender for the same, and confirm if the legal procurement process was followed? (ii) provide details of the total amount of taxpayers’ money that KNTC was to pay the suppliers and the quantity of each type of fertilizers to be

Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) provide a list of the total number of registered potato farmers per Ward in Buuri Constituency? (ii) state the efforts instituted by the Ministry to promote productivity of potatoes other than provision of affordable fertilizer? (iii) explain measures that the Government has instituted with regards to value addition activities for the potato sector in Buuri Constituency? (iv) clarify whether there are plans by the Government to establish a potato research centre

Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) explain why the cost of top-dressing CAN fertilizer prices remain relatively high despite the Government Subsidy Programme on Fertilizers? (ii) state the actual price of a 50kg bag of CAN top- dressing fertilizer charged by the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB)? (iii) highlight the measures the Government is taking to prevent skyrocketing of the fertilizers’ prices occasioned by middlemen, and further state the measures the Government is pursuing to avai

Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) provide the comprehensive data analysis report that was used to determine the specific type of fertilizer imported by the Government and distributed to farmers in Buuri Constituency? (ii) state the quantity of fertilizer types that were allocated and distributed to farmers in Buuri Constituency over the last one year?

Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) Provide a report on the status of Naoros Irrigation Scheme and Nadoto Irrigation Scheme in Turkana County and explain the steps put in place to rehabilitate, expand and sustainably operationalize the Irrigation Schemes? (ii) Outline measures that the Ministry has put in place to expand irrigation farming in Turkana Central Constituency so as to enhance food security and alleviate poverty given that the aridity in Turkana County does not permit rain-fed agricultu

Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) state the quantity of subsidized fertilizer acquired by the Government for purposes of the year’s planting season and further provide details including criteria on how the subsidized fertilizer was distributed among the 290 constituencies and the 47 Counties? (ii) state the timelines within which farmers in Busia County will receive the subsidized fertilizer in view of the fact that no fertilizer was allocated to the County?

Could the Cabinet Secretary- (i) state the percentage contribution of livestock farming to Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the percentage of Kenyans depending on livestock for their livelihoods and the estimated loss in Kenya shillings of livestock that perished in ASAL counties from the year 2020 to date due to prolonged drought in the country? (ii) Provide data on the foreseeable food insecurities in the said counties, including long-term impact on food security strategies under vision 2

Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) explain the interventions that the Ministry has instituted to mitigate and end the huge losses suffered by rice farmers in West Kano and Ahero Irrigation Schemes due to long periods of drought and invasions by Qualia Qualia birds that consume approximately 20,000 tonnes of rice in every harvest? (ii) state the steps the Ministry is taking to compensate farmers who have experienced major losses through the aforementioned occurrences?

to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development - (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide the measures put in place by the Government to address invasion of rice farms in Mwea irrigation scheme by Quail birds, where hundreds of acres of farms are destroyed every year as a result? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary consider compensating the farmers who are normally affected by the said menace? (iii) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain whether the Government has any plan(s) to