BARINGO COUNTY ASSEMBLY
THE HANSARD
The House met on Wednesday 15th February 2017 at 2:58PM
The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine) in Chair
PRAYERS

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine): Sergeant at Arm you can ring the bell for five minutes.
(Quorum Bell rung)
The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine): We can continue, Clerk!

MOTION
mitigation for the effects of drought and famine in the county
(Resumption of motion interrupted on Wednesday, 15th February 2016 at 11:16 am)
The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine): This is the resumption of debate from the previous session. The last member to contribute was Member from Tirioko. Hon. Kipkuto.
Hon. Kipkuto: Madam Speaker, this is a new year it is the first time for me to use the microphone to contribute to the motion. The County Government should see a way to manage water boozers within our county to curb shortage that arises. 
Two, the County Government could have earlier bought the animals before the situation gotten worse because it had detected such would come. This motion has come a little late but moving forward the next government should find solution to detect such drought and famines immediately before it befell to people.
Madam Speaker I support the motion.
The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine): Hon. Tuwit..
Hon. Tuwit: Thank you Madam Speaker I stand to support this motion. This motion is urgent and important to our County because people are suffering, livestock are dying and we have heard that other Counties have gone ahead buy food to their residents and also purchase the remaining livestock.
Our county need to wake up and treat this issue as urgent and the Governor seem not to bother on what is going on but he should have called us back when we were on recess to discuss the matter together.  Madam Speaker I stand to support, thank you
The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine): Majority Leader
Hon. Toroitich (Leader of Majority): Thank you Madam Speaker I rise to support this motion which has come on the right time. This Hon. House should put the executive on its foot but need not lament. If such comes to the floor of the House it is only given direction the government should see the overstocking of animals, water pans levels drying up.
This motion has come at right time bearing in mind there is supplementary budget to be passed in March which some portion need to be used to rescue residents in our County especially the children and women who are the most affected because they are left behind by men who always move with their animals.
To add, each Sub County need to have at least two water boozers so that when one place experience shortage all boozers draw water for domestic use and animals for the affected place. We are lucky Madam Speaker to have lakes to draw water from and even taken to water pans for the residents to get sufficient water as well as wildlife.
I support this motion and I urge Members that when budget is brought to the floor of the House, we allocate funds for drought and famine. I stand to support thank you Madam Speaker.
The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine): Member from Ewalel Chap Chap.
Hon. Kitilit: Thank you Madam Speaker I rise to support this motion. The issue of drought has been rampant in this County. The County Government could have furnished this House with facts on how the previously allocated emergency funds and its distribution to curb this menace in this County before we think of allocating money in the supplementary budget said by the majority leader. 
Madam Speaker drought has affected both lowlands and highlands. I have a borehole in my area and it has dried up forcing me to search for water for my animals too. Urgent measures need to be done and the County Government need not let things to happen the afterwards come in. This should have been curbed because there is allocation meant for such disasters. 
Also I overheard that there was food from the National Government to be distributed by the County Commissioners through the Chiefs which did not reach the beneficiaries and this should be probed to know where the food went to. Both the National and County Governments need to come together to solve the problem for our people.
I urge that this House be furnished with a document whether the people affected have been catered for by the County Government. There should be a management committee to overlook on this issue and make sure that people get help from the government before things get out of hand.
 To add Madam Speaker, the turn up of the pupils to schools and ECDEs is low due to the crisis especially in areas like Tiaty and most of them might close soon due to the ongoing drought. This menace is cutting across the County because someone living in Kabarnet is experiencing the same crisis with one who is in Tiaty.
 Madam Speaker lastly the issue of water boozers going around is the way to go. Thank you I support the motion which has come at the right time.
The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine): Hon. Member.
Hon. Cheboiwo: Thank you Madam Speaker I rise to support the motion. According to my opinion Madam Speaker, we are too late to approach the mitigation of this issue. As I support this, I wish as leaders we think deeply and imagine where we are headed to. We should think about our roads and the floods as we are headed to the heavy rains in 15 or 20 days to come. We should see to it that our County Government strategizes maintaining those roads properly through the drainage. 
Madam Speaker, areas like Kakapul and other bridges in the County should also be bridge; not trying to solve a problem that has already arisen because it becomes so difficult. People and animals have died because of drought and the National Government and the County Government should strategize on how to distribute foods in the cereals if any for the next five months, before the early vegetables are harvested. I support this motion. Thank you
The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine): Okay. I urge the mover of the motion to reply. 
Hon. Kambala: Thank you Madam Speaker. I congratulate Members who have contributed and supported this motion. Although one Member said that we are too late, we don’t know when the rains will fall but the meteorological department put it in May but that depends with the Almighty God. Leader of Majority said that we need to wait for supplementary, but I don’t believe that they don’t have money as the emergency money should have been in place. 
We plan budget for the normal projects but there are foreseen calamities and we need to have that in mind and prepare ourselves. In today’s star newspaper, Samburu County has set aside Kshs. 90 million to buy residents food. What strategies has our County put in place? As I was moving this motion I said that all the 47 Governors agreed to contribute Kshs. 1 million each. Although we are a beneficiary, what have they set aside in our County?
Members, we have passed many good motions but to date, implementations have not been done. I wish the Majority Leader was here when we pass this…we want people who pass messages. We don’t want people who say this and this was said
(Applause)
We cannot be government sycophants when our people are suffering. I want the Chief Whip to lead Members of this House to the Governor’s office tomorrow at 9am 
(Applause)
We want to know the actions being taken before the end of this week.  I urge Members to support this motion and implementation must be done before the end of this week. 
(Question put and agreed to)
(Applause)

ADJOURNMENT
The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Valentine): Order!
House is adjourned until Thursday 2:30pm
House rose at 3.13 PM.