BARINGO COUNTY ASSEMBLY
THE HANSARD
The House met on Wednesday 15th February 2017 at 10:38A.M
The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine) in Chair
PRAYERS
The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine): Sergeant-At-Arm ring the bell for five minutes
(Quorum Bell rung)
The Temporal Speaker (Hon. Valentine): Hon. Members I welcome you back to the second session of 2017. I hope you had a successful and enjoyable two months of recess. Clerk! 
NOTICE OF MOTION
mitigation for the effects of drought and famine in the county
The Temporal Speaker (Hon. Valentine): Notice of motion from Hon. Richard Kambala MCA Saimo/Soi Ward.
Hon. Kambala: Madam Speaker I beg to give notice of motion aware that Article 43 c and d of the constitution of Kenya provides that every person has a right to be free from hunger and have adequate food of acceptable quality,
Further aware that the County and many parts of the country have experienced lack of rainfall for several months leading to devastating droughts, prompting the president of the republic of Kenya to declare drought ravaging the country as a national disaster,
Deeply concerned about the devastation caused by perennial droughts in the arid and semi-arid parts of the county especially some parts of Baringo South, Baringo North, Tiaty and Mogotio Sub Counties;
Disturbed that the ravaging drought has led to loss of livestock which is the only source of  livelihood for County’s pastoralists. The drought has also led to migration of people from their ancestral homes to other parts of the County in search of water and pasture resulting into conflict hence loss of property and human lives;
Noting that the fourth schedule of the constitution of Kenya provides for distinct roles of the National and the County government, while Article 189 of the constitution provides for cooperation between the two governments on certain matters such as Disaster Management;
Now therefore, pursuant to section 8 of the County Government Act 2012, on the role of the County Assembly this House urges the County Government to;
i.	Institute measures of detecting drought emergencies and setting up of early warning system on the droughts and famines,
ii.	Ensure water boozers are availed I all the affected areas to serve both human and livestock,
iii.	Liaise with the National Government on sensitizing the local populace on the importance of the livestock off take program,
iv.	Enhance distribution of food relief items for both human and livestock
v.	Set up emergency rescue centers to provide medical, nutritional and psychological support to affected persons,
vi.	Facilitate cross departments interventions to mitigate the effects of drought and famine under the umbrella of the County Steering Committee.  
I beg to give notice thank you.
The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine): Clerk
MOTION
mitigation for the effects of drought and famine in the county
The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine):  Hon. Richard Kambala to move the motion.
Hon. Kambala:  Thank you Madam Speaker I beg to move the motion that; 
Aware that Article 43 c and d of the constitution of Kenya provides that every person has a right to be free from hunger and have adequate food of acceptable quality,
Further aware that the County and many parts of the country have experienced lack of rainfall for several months leading to devastating droughts, prompting the president of the republic of Kenya to declare drought ravaging the country as a national disaster,
Deeply concerned about the devastation caused by perennial droughts in the arid and semi-arid parts of the county especially some parts of Baringo South, Baringo North, Tiaty and Mogotio Sub Counties;
Disturbed that the ravaging drought has led to loss of livestock which is the only livelihood to many of the County’s pastoralists. The drought has also led to migration of people from their ancestral homes to other parts of the County in search of water and pasture resulting into conflict hence loss of property and human lives;
Noting that the fourth schedule of the constitution of Kenya provides for distinct roles of the National and the County government, while Article 189 of the constitution provides for cooperation between the two governments on certain matters such as Disaster Management;
Now therefore, pursuant to section 8 of the County Government Act 2012, on the role of the County Assembly this House urges the County Government to;
i.	Institute measures of detecting drought emergencies and setting up of early warning system on the droughts and famines,
ii.	Ensure water boozers are availed I all the affected areas to serve both human and livestock,
iii.	Liaise with the National Government on sensitizing the local populace on the importance of the livestock off take program,
iv.	Enhance distribution of food relief items for both human and livestock
v.	Set up emergency rescue centers to provide medical, nutritional and psychological support to affected persons,
vi.	Facilitate cross departments interventions to mitigate the effects of drought and famine under the umbrella of the County Steering Committee.  
Madam Speaker has just come and all of us are aware that our County is among the 23 affected by drought in the country. Yesterday as we were debating on the calendar of this House many Members touched this issue of drought in the County. Many families have lost livestock and lives and I wonder how then this menace was announced a national disaster yet we had experienced it since December. 
Our Government has not come up with methods of combating this problem be it water and pasture for livestock, Madam Speaker as we resumed yesterday, the Governor could have called Members of this House to discuss ways and the manner we are going to assist our people. People are wondering in my ward what the government have been doing.
Last month Water Minister Hon. Eugene Wamalwa and Minister for Devolution Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri  came to my ward in Yatya and the went to Tiaty promised the people  that there will be enough food and enough water bowsers to carry water to every school and even the communities around. 
Madam Speaker since that time, there is no food that has been distributed it was only that day when the two ministers came. Later on, I understand through the Deputy County Commissioners of the sub counties distributed only ten bags for every location which has a capacity of 3000 people which Madam Speaker is not enough.
The Government saying that says that no one will die because of no food is a lie. But the truth is that people are suffering from hunger and water is scarce. I do not know other wards but my ward  you need to go to the Ministry of Water to ask for the water boozers; something that can even take a week.  That is why I have moved that the Government should put emergency measures so that people are aware of the water boozer schedule.  
The GDC has volunteered their boozers through the management of the officer named Komen in Marigat but the government has to take the fuelling initiative.  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this motion. We don’t know of plans by the Medical, Livestock and Water departments. We as leaders of this County should meet and agree so that if there are two water boozers; one should serve the south, parts of Saimo Soi, and Emining while the other one serves in Tiaty. 
At the time, we were told that Chemolingot, Kolowa, and Tangulbei  will have one each, two in Marigat, one in Bartabwa and Barwesa, and others in Baringo Central and parts of Kabartonjo but this has not happened. During the last month of the voter registration which has been extended up to tomorrow, the senior county government officers and the National Government from this County have been crossing this County urging people to register   as voters but have forgotten that if they do so, they should help them with their livestock. 
Madam Speaker, Article 43 on the Economic and Social Right, every person has the right:
         (c) To be free from hunger, and to have adequate food of acceptable quality.  
         (d) To clean and safe water in adequate quantities.
These are the responsibilities of the County Government and I am aware that other donors like the Red Cross, World Vision, and the World Food Programme have volunteered but the problem here is that leaders are not informed of what is happening. We should be informed of activities being undertaken by various departments like Red Cross is repairing a broken borehole in my Ward. 
The medical department should be moving around assisting the weak and ensure that they get assistance in their locality. It’s good that the Leader of Majority has come in and I think that the Governor should meet with the leaders of this House especially those from the Sub-counties mostly affected as a problem in any part of this County is a problem for the entire County. We shouldn’t be told what the Government is doing yet we are part of it but we are not aware of the actions.
I wish we could tour our Wards instead of going outside the County. We could even donate Kshs. 1,000, buy milk for the children or food and this will help no matter how small it is. I urge Members to support this motion and come up with a resolution. I beg to move. Thank you. I request Hon. Lotela to second
(Question proposed)
  
The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine): Debate is open. Hon. Chepsongol.
Hon. Chepsongol: Thank you Madam Speaker. I support this motion because I am a victim of this drought. As earlier stated by the Member for Saimo Soi, not only the four Sub-counties listed here are affected but the entire County. The National Government has chipped in support of our people but their promise is due. I remember we were in Saimo Soi to receive the CS Devolution and water and promised that no single person will die. Before meeting us in Yatya, they passed through Tiaty where they distributed food that could only last for a day. 
Madam Speaker, the Interior department brought around 600 bags of maize, beans, rice and flour and stated that from then onwards, food will be availed to the locals but up to now, nothing has been done and Hon. Kambala can bear me witness. Only 7 bags were availed to a Sub-location recently. It is upto us as the County Government to come up with a solution. We can also blame ourselves as Members because the other years, we allocated over Kshs. 70 million for the disaster but in 2016/2017, we reduced the amount to Kshs. 25 million. Hon. Kambala stated that the County Government should take responsibility and I don’t know where we will get money because Kshs. 25 million can only be used to buy food for only one month.     
When the Executive brings a budget, we should scrutinize and see if it’s of any assistance.  I remember the year 2013 to 2014 we had the same problem, so this problem has been there.  
I remember the office of the Deputy Governor purchased  some maize that time,  even though some people  used it in a wrong way at least we had enough food  distributed to the people.  There was a lorry that transported the maize to parts of Tiaty and another to parts of Baringo North and even Baringo South.
We are not seeing such assistance now but it is good that this Motion has come now.  I do request that we pass this Motion and there after it should be forwarded to the Executives so that they can see on how they can implement this Motion Madam. Speaker.
On the issue of buying of the cows that have been affected by drought, it was launched yesterday in Barwessa Ward and I saw it in one of the Facebook accounts that some cows were being slaughtered yesterday in Barwessa by the people from the National Government, and the residents were provided with meat.  
What steps are they going to take if they have already launched that one in Barwessa, will that project really be for the entire County?  We are going to get that information but I do request that the National Government in conjunction with the department on Agriculture to make sure that all the cows from the affected areas and it is not only Baringo North or Tiaty but across the County should be part of the project.
So make sure that they buy the cows so that the farmers can benefit from it. This thing may even fail because there is possibility that maybe Monday or Tuesday next week we shall have rains but it might be short rains. So we do request that the department of Agriculture and Livestock do their part and make sure that this issue is put across the entire County for the farmers to benefit.  
Madam Speaker I urge Members that we support this Motion and  pass it so that it will help our people and also put the departments  or the Executive on toes to make sure that this thing  is  put on plans  so that incase of any eventualities they know what can be done.  I support this Motion and request other Members to also support this Motion thank you.
The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine): Hon. Amasile
Hon. Amasile: Thank you Madam Speaker. I support this Motion, it is well written and it is a Motion of this time. Madam Speaker listen to the Mover of this Motion he has really touched a sensitive part on the measures that he has brought which are very important.
We wish that we deliberate on a Motion that can yield fruits because there are so many Motions that we have brought in this House but the implementation part of it is becoming a problem and I wish that when we discuss this Motion and sail through that the Authority supposed to implement should take it as a serious measure.
Madam Speaker some of us can run short of words on how we can express this matter of drought in our County. Year come in year come out in this Country there is no proper planning.  I remember there was a research done and about 10 Countries were piloted in fact those Countries are African Countries including Rwanda and other Countries. It was about how they have taken the measures of drought, how they have planned their systems and how they handle issues.
But far from the reality our Country is not serious about curbing this disaster because if you see this Country Madam Speaker we have so many running rivers; we are blessed by God. We are much blessed that in every season that rains we have rivers which drains water to lakes but our Government have not become so much serious about how we can harvest water and make sure that we use this water to save lives of the people through irrigation farming and all this.
But never the less because we are behind schedules of  what is not happening, I would  say Madam Speaker that most of this activities which are done on Friday like we had red cross in my Ward which supported about 100 households with Kshs 3,350 each .
The population of this County is really big and the percentage that is suffering is almost half of the population or maybe a three quarter of the population and if such donors like Red Cross have tried to assist, we want to also see the efforts of the Government. Donors are well-wishers they can come today and not be there tomorrow and you cannot question them because this are people coming with willingness to help and support the Government where they have some deficit.
But the County Government must also think beyond their budget, you know even Kenya has not met its own budget and there is no Country by the way that can say their budget is enough for everybody, but if you know that you may not have the budget to meet the needs you have to have measures, you have to think. God gave us brains to think and see what we can do to ensure that our people safe. We need to see people more active because this situation is worrying. 
For example what Hon. Kambala said, we are not even far from reality and I know everybody is struggling for himself that is why we can see people trying to look for trips so that they get per diems.  
If the legislatures who are making the law and representing the people can struggle for themselves what about the Executives who have not been given representation, these are the people who are in the office and they know their master how well they now serve the people so let us be realistic as possible.
You see even the vehicles of the Executives going to Nakuru,  if that fuel used on those  vehicles can be saved and make sure that we put it on  the water buzzers to take water to the Communities and be used in  the boreholes  which are run by diesel engines some of these  problems could be solved.  
Surely if people become much organized and love their people, things can be possible. But there is a lot of laxity and politicking people have loved politics so much which I am sure and I agree with Hon. Kambala hundred percent because if we tell people to register okay it is good to register because it is their right, but now after they have registered and they are starving how can they be helped. 
We have the CS and the PS in Baringo County in charge of water if all this people who are serving in the National Government in our County could be proactive including everybody else to make sure that the little they have they come and mobilize resources within and externally am sure this County Madam Speaker will be safe.
We have rich people in this County, we are endowed with people who have resources, if we wait now for people from other Countries to support our people, even somebody can give one sack of maize each, and I am telling you people will be safe. 
We  are far from reality and we pray God  to gives us rain because the solution to our problems  is  God  and I believe in that because as much as we talk about human beings we don’t know  their hearts  but we believe God will convince them to do the right thing.
It is really a high time for us to think as Leaders, put our minds together and put aside our political differences, our ambitions and our comfort. Let us leave our comfort zones and come up with sober minds and address our problems.  
Mr. Speaker most of the boreholes,  which we have been having on the statements in this House several times that there are some boreholes which have broken down and up to now those boreholes have not been repaired and that is the lack of preparedness.
If those boreholes could be prepared the issue of water boozers could not be there, if the boreholes in my Ward or in Baringo North are repaired then we look at places where they don’t have enough boreholes so that water boozers can take water there. 
But now even those boreholes which have been broken down are still in the same status until the other day when the Red Cross came with some little amount of money, they repaired the boreholes yet we have the Government and the department that is responsible to make sure that our boreholes are repaired.
This shows the level of incompetence that we may have in our people, those who are serving the public. The issue of the relief food Madam Speaker,  you know it was like stage managing most of this things is about public relations this is  because when you bring hundred bags of maize… I was doing my calculation of hundred bags of maize shared by ten sub-locations, each sub-location will receive ten bags… the hundred bags of maize were taken to Baringo south to serve the whole Sub-County, hundred bag of maize to serve the whole Tiaty Sub-County. If you go mathematically and calculate I think it will not even be possible for each sub-location to get one bag of maize.
I think we should put some seriousness and our Government must put some measures to make sure that they source for donors so that we have massive food distribution, that is the only way we can save our people, but taking ten bags or hundred bags, this will not do much to help people. 
Madam Speaker our schools from the lower part of this County are soon going to be closed because if there is no water and the world food program have not taken food to those schools they will then definitely close down. This problem is very big and I believe if this motion will sail through we will need our Government to take more measures and be more serious about drought and we leave other activities so that we save our people, I support the motion, thank you Madam Speaker. 
The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine): Hon. Makal
Hon. Makal: Madam Speaker I am in agreement with the motion before us that we need to address this drought issues as a matter of agency Madam Speaker. I really don’t know why our Governor do not see what is happening in the County Madam Speaker, it is almost three months since the hunger has stricken the County and this Assembly has not been engaged or called to come and deliberate on the same.
Madam Speaker in today’s news paper I saw the Governor of Turkana County flagging of relief food and water to be given to the people but our Governor is very quiet and this leaves me to ask myself what type of a Governor is he… I voted for him then and I almost say I messed, he doesn’t have stimuli, if remember in Biology we have a reflex action where if one has his hand heading to a hot fire a quick response is realized so in such situation of hunger the Governor should have reacted swiftly and respond even before the Assembly resumes.
Madam Speaker I think we need to pray God so much to give us a good Governor who can respond on the emergencies and plights of his citizens, Madam Speaker I am not going to shy up saying the truth we passed the emergency fund in this Assembly and may be some members may say that the money was reduced, my question is even if the money was reduced to Ksh.20 Million, how many lives can such amount save? Or even Ksh.15 Million or Ksh.10 Million, how many bags of maize can such amount purchase and share between our Wards so that the people may get water and food.
Madam Speaker like what Hon. Cheptoo said even buying one bag of maize… have you seen even our Governor buying one bag of maize? He has done nothing but we need to put this House in order and ask the Governor to respond and assist our people. Madam Speaker I wanted to add something to be point seven that the County Government to give Red Cross to distribute food to the affected people so that it cannot take a political lane. 
You see Madam Speaker the other distribution of food from the National Government the chiefs are using such food to do JUBILEE politics tagging it with statements like if you don’t vote for so and so you are not going to be a beneficiary of such food which is very bad practice. Madam Speaker I wanted to add number seven so that this people get the right malnourished people so I beg to support the motion.
The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine): hon. Cheptoo
Hon. Cheptoo: Thank you Madam Speaker, I rise to support this motion and say from the onset that I pity that Hon. members of this Assembly are not in tandem with the plight of our people because despite the challenge that we had initially when we were starting this session that of raising the quorum, members have got the heart to move out and not deliberate on this very important issue which touches on the lives of our people.
Madam Speaker I wish the electorates could see who are standing with them because elections is about representations, these are the people who would have been here to say about their suffering but they have elected us to represent their interests 
Applause
And here there is no body representing their interest, surely what is expected of us, are we really serious?
Having said that Hon. Members, and I wish Hon. Makal do stay and not move out, the scenario that we have at times we work out of emotions like the reduction of the emergency fund was done out of emotions, but indeed at such a time if we had huge money on emergency we can be able to compel the Governor to release such amount because it belongs to us, it is for our people and this is the right time. But still with the small amount that is available we need it to be put in use right now not any other time because this is the time which our people are in need, we want to save lives.
Hon. Members we have to encourage ourselves and our people and we have to be very sensitive to the plight of our people. As a senior member of this Assembly, I have seen other periods of difficult times starting with 1965… it was a terrible one, at this time in fact most of the members here were not born yet, 1984 was another one, I want to say that this drought has affected almost the entire County, those of us who are in the highlands are not spared also.
Madam Speaker if I can give an example, I have got a well that  I dug in the year 1984 that over 30 years ago, the levels of water had never gone to the level that it is now, as I am talking now I have ordered for some water to be taken to my residence because the levels of water cannot sustain me with my livestock, that shows that this drought has really affected all of us but that does not mean that we are saying we need that food to be distributed equally but we are saying the most affected areas should be addressed first so that we can move to other areas.
Hon. Members it is a pity that my representative on the Government side the Majority Leader is not present in the House because we would like to direct that he should talk to the Governor and avail a meeting for us
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So that we can address and also see whether Hon. Makal has got the heart to contribute something to the plight of the people who are dying, it very true form us leaders not to seat back, I want to say and it should go to record that we need to have a meeting immediately with the Governor so that we can address this issue
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To see what do we have in the stores for our people, what can we do as Hon. Members of this House to give our part and help our people because it is not enough to talk and not act. 
Madam Speaker it is paining to see what is happening because… we want to thank the National Government however little they have brought let it be consistent and let them try to increase but then as a County Government of Baringo we should complement the efforts of the National Government so that as we pray God to give us rains we will be got alive, so Hon. Members I want to say without mincing words that let us been true representatives of the people and articulate their issues because it is through this Assembly that their issues are addressed by their people that they elected to come and represent them here thank you Madam Speaker.
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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine): Member from Marigat
Hon. Kibowen: Mheshimiwa Spika, kwa muda sasa mimi nimekuja kujua kwamba Baringo ni masikini, imethihirika hivyo kwa sababu hawajajipanga, Madam Spika, ukichukuwa muda wako uende uone maghala ya mahindi tulio nayo kule Nginyang, Marigat, Kimalel na Kabarnet utapata kwamba ina uwezo ya kuchukua mahindi zaidi ya magunia elfu ishirini lakini kwa sasa hata gunia moja haiwezi patikana.
Madam Spika, Maghala haya yalikuwa na mahindi kabla ya serikali ya JUBILEE kuchukua hatamu, Marigat ilikuwa na mahindi gunia elfu sita na mtu mmoja alikuja na kuyabeba yote akitumia malori karibu hamsini, swali langu ni serikali ya Kaunti ilikuwa wapi mtu mmoja akibeba mahindi ya magunia elfu sita safari moja?
Wakati wa serikali ya Rais Kibaki magunia elfu nane ilichukuliwa kutoka maghala ya Kabarnet, Kimalel na Marigat, sisi tukasema kwamba siku hio serikali ya Rais Kibaki ilikuwa haijali wale watu masikini tukanyamaza, serikali ya JUBILEE iliokuwa muhungano ya TNA na URP sisi tulikuwa washirika pamoja na tukaona chakula hio ikienda.
Mhe. Spika nilikuwa ninaona kwamba Kaunti hii ijisimamie kwa mambo ya chakula, na kama Kaunti tunayo uwezo ya kujaza maghala haya manne tukikubali kufanya kazi ya upanzi ya mahindi, sisi Marigat tunaweza kutoa zaidi ya magunia elfu kumi tukishirikiana na watu kutoka upande ya Loboi, Tiaty wanaweza kutoa magunia elfu tano wakikubali kufanya kazi alafu Kaunti hii inunue hii chakula na tuweze kusimamia kama Kaunti sio NCPB.
Marigat tunaweza kutoa mchele, tulikuwa na mchele tani kumi tukaambia serikali ya Kaunti wanunue wakakataa kununua hii inaonyesha kwamba hawako tayari kuweza kusaidia wananchi kwa mambo ya chakula. Baringo Kaunti ni tajiri tukikubali kufanya kazi lakini shida yetu hatuoni kwamba tutaweza kuwa na shida baadae, wale watu wanaangaika saa hii kwa nchi hii ni watu kutoka Baringo, wale wameelekea Uganda ni watu kutoka Baringo, sasa hivi wale watu wanaumiza watu upande wa Laikipia ni watu kutoka Baringo, sababu ni kwamba Baringo kama Kaunti haijajipanga, kwa hivyo ni lazima tuketi chini na kutafuta njia ya kuweza kusaidia watu wetu kwa upande ya chakula.
Mhe. Gavana mbaka wakati kama huu hawezi kusema kwa uhakika mahali watu wake wote wako na watu hawa wana kula nini wakati kama huu. Tunajua kuwa kuna shida ya maji na ukame kuu lakini ni lazima kiongozi ajitayarishe, haiwezekani kuketi hadi uwe na shida kasha una anza kulia swali ni kuwa umejitayarisha kiazi gani? Kwa hivyo nasema kwamba naunga mkono hii mswada na naomba tuamuke na tufanye kazi kama Kaunti ya Baringo. Tunaweza kupata maziwa na vitu vingine lakini sis tumekubali kuiba na kutofanya kazi, hasante.
The Temporary Speaker (Hon Valentine): Hon. Member from Tirioko Ward.
Hon. Makilap: Thank you Madam Speaker I rise to support this Motion. The Motion of this kind was brought by the Hon. Member for Loyamoruk last year for the preparedness in some Sub Counties that are affected by drought every year and we passed it. If that Motion could have been implemented by the Executive we would be having food now but nobody took care of it. We passed it, took to the Executive and nobody has ever taken it as a serious issue an so things that we are passing here and people take it for serious. That Motion was brought by Hon. Kibet and it was talking urging us to prepare ourselves by setting aside some funds for any emergency that will come because drought is a calamity and you cannot interpret if the other year drought will be there, nobody can predict that.
So Madam Speaker by now the County Government is not serious because we have never seen even the team from the Governor’s office or the CECs with the Governor moving around to assess the how the situation is. It is the CS from the national government who came to Baringo North and Tiaty but the Governor and his team have not organized himself with the MCAs and move around to assess the situation, nobody has done this, so how will they know? They are getting the information from the radios, newspapers and some people who make a phone call to them from the affected places but nobody is serious about it.
So I think they are waiting to hear the number of people who have died in Tiaty, Baringo South and Baringo North so that the feel and if they are not serious they will feel that pain one time and I don’t know what they will rescue that time if not now. Madam Speaker if people are lacking water and food what do you expect? You expect people to die and nothing else and somebody is sitting in the office saying he is the minister of water, minister of Agriculture and Livestock and he is sitting in the office and they have not seen how those animals have died.
If you go now to the water points where animals drink water from you will cry seeing how those animals have died due to lack of water. The animals are dying as they move from one place to another and you can see when you follow their path and you will cry seeing this and it is the same meat this people are taking that is why you have heard in Silale that one person has died and over 100 people hospitalized after eating the carcass from dead animals and even the CEC of Health has not visited that place, then what are we doing?
It’s by Gods sympathy and we will know the number of the people who will die or survive by May this year. Nobody is going there to assess the situation and you know hearing without seeing something like that drought will not touch your heart. Madam Speaker if we should organize ourselves in this County and move around then we sit and ask how we will solve this problem but people are just sitting and doing their own businesses. As I said yesterday Madam Speaker, the group from NSSF which is concerned with people’s retirement benefits brought food to parts of Tirioko and Koloa but where is the food from the County Government? They told me that we have distributed 100 bags of grains, what is 100 bags from County Government?
They said they took 100 bags of grains to the office of the DC in Tiaty where we shared and each sub location got three bags because each location got 10 bags of the grains. Madam Speaker is that how we should respond to problems like these? So our people are suffering and I wish our leaders from this County could move to the ground and see for themselves and maybe borrow foodstuff from somewhere or else you can sacrifice part of your meal in a day and donate to them. So Madam Speaker we are taking things in this County for granted and we don’t care about this but God will judge us when people die in Baringo. How will you feel when you when you get news that 10 people in Baringo have died because of hunger and we many account in this County with money?
We have money and the president announced that all counties to check their budget and scrap other projects so that we raise money for buying foodstuff for the affected people and nobody has told us to visit our budget especially the vote lines meant for purchasing vehicles and other things that are not necessary now and this could salvage the situation. Even this ageing people and children will not survive with maize only but it needs some milk and also floor for making porridge so that it could help them but Madam Speaker we are not serious. Even the Motion that Hon. Member from Saimo Soi is bringing we will pass it but nobody is going to be serious and implement it. Somebody is going to dump it in his cabinet and tomorrow we move to other things.
So Madam Speaker nobody ever looked at our budget and resolve that we scrap other projects so that we raise some money to help our people but it is shame to our County when we hear our people are dying because of hunger and we have money to buy food. When you drive within our County, you will find a driver around Mogotio area that has fueled the county vehicle and his going to his home or a CEC taking the county vehicle for three days and yet people are dying there, instead of saving this fuel to be used by water boozers in distributing water to the people. The problem with the water boozers now is that they say there is no fuel whenever you request for them. 
Last week my Sub County administrator only provided 5,000 shillings for fueling the water boozer which distributed water to one school and he later said there was no more money for fuel so imagine that situation and we are called a government but which government cannot even fuel a water boozer to take water to various schools? So Madam Speaker w in a bad situation and we don’t know where we are going but let God do his will to this people but in May and June we will know how many people and animal have died. If these people lose everything how are we going to help them? So Madam Speaker I even don’t know if this off take programme of buying animals from the affected areas will help, because the other years it was there and they said they taking animals to the Kenya Meat Commission but if the animal dies on the way it becomes a problem. 
The other year Hon. Kambala brought a question in the House inquiring on payments that some  farmers from his ward were suppose to receive from the off take programme after they delivered their animals. People might let the animal die and later say they won’t pay because it died on the way. So Madam Speaker we will pass the Motion but I don’t know how if the Executive will take it as a serious matter thank you.
The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine): Hon. Members this Motion is very important to this County and we need more deliberation, so I will postpone the putting of the question until this afternoon.
(Motion deferred)

ADJOURNMENT
Order Members, this House adjourns until 2:30 PM.
The House rose at 11:16 AM.