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"speaker_name": "Ikolomani, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Benard Shinali",
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"content": "but only when volumes are above the normal projections. When such a situation occurs, overtime is paid as per the Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) guidelines. Where casuals or business staff are engaged, depending on work demands. The earnings are as per the Government Labour Guidelines, which categorise regions. The New KCC strictly, adheres to the guidelines in all locations, including Sotik factory. Additionally, the Member wanted to know the measures put in place to create participation by the dairy farmers to be more involved in the process of the New KCC and its success. On this, the Ministry of Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development is undertaking the following measures to ensure the protection of members' funds: 1. The New KCC has elaborate independent extension services groups run by farmers through their appointed leadership in various clusters across the country and the Sotik region has a very strong extension group. 2. The New KCC leadership engages farmers regularly through its raw milk procurement and Extension Services Department, which is a fully operational department that coordinates all the new KCC farmers through their leadership and various farmers' cooperatives and even directly to individual farmers. 3. The top leadership of KCC, which includes the Managing Director to their Board of Directors, occasionally engage with their farmers and their leadership across the entire country, where Sotik region farmers are among the stakeholders that are involved in such forums. The next response seeks to address a report on products produced at the Sotik Milk Processing Plant and plans in place to vary the type of products manufactured, including plans for the maintenance of the machines processing products such as Mala . In this regard, Sotik Factory processes and packages fresh milk, 24-hour shelf life, extended shelf life, 90-day shelf life and long-life milk products with a one-year shelf life. The milk products in the Sotik Factory are in the following Stop Keeping Units: 1. Tetra Fino Aseptic: Gold Crown, KCC Fresh and Taifa. 2. Tetra Classic Aseptic: Gold Crown, KCC Fresh, Taifa and Pupils Access to Community Health (Pacoh). 3. Extended Shelf Life: Fresh 500ml, Gold 200ml and Gold 500ml. 4. Fresh Milk: (10 and 20 litres), Filpack 200ml, Filpack Gold 500ml, Filpack Fresh 500ml, Filpack 500ml, Taifa and Filpack 200ml). The new KCC machine maintenance is undertaken as per the best maintenance practices as per equipment manufacturers' guidelines and is being implemented across all factories, including Sotik. Additionally, mala, a new KCC product, is processed in Dandora and Eldoret factories that have full infrastructure for its processing, fermentation and packaging but are distributed to all KCC sales depots. Sotik sales depot gets mala from Eldoret and Kisumu factories, while the mala from Dandora is distributed to the following sales depots: Nairobi, Nakuru, Nanyuki and Mombasa. Hon. Temporary Speaker, attached is the response from the Cabinet Secretary and annexures for transmission to the Hon. Member. Thank you."
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"content": "(Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Thank you very much, Hon. Chairman. Hon. Ambassador Francis Sigei, is the answer satisfactory?"
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"speaker_name": "Sotik, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Francis Sigei",
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"content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, first of all, I appreciate the effort by the Chairman in responding to my Questions. However, the answer is a long story with repetition. I had asked specific questions, but in the mix, the issues have been lost. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"speaker_name": "Sotik, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Francis Sigei",
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"content": "Firstly, I raised the issue of milk prices."
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"content": "(Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Ambassador, before you lose hope, the Chairman is here. You can raise the specific matter that has not been responded to."
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"speaker_name": "Sotik, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Francis Sigei",
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"content": " The price of milk in Sotik is less than Ksh50. That must be confirmed. That is why our farmers in Sotik are now selling their milk to private processors. If we continue this way, we will kill the New Kenya Creameries Corporation (KCC). I am not satisfied with the response regarding prices. Secondly, I asked about the status of the processing plant. Sotik is now a municipality. It deserves an upgrade to the level of Eldoret, Nanyuki or Dandora. I, personally, visited the former managing director. He kept promising that Sotik would be upgraded. Two years later, nothing has been done. I would like to see the Sotik Processing Factory upgraded now that it is a municipality. We also have casuals at the factory who have worked for a long time. The problem is that people from outside are being brought in to work there while long-serving casuals are ignored. Their families are suffering despite years of service. These workers must be confirmed. Another key issue is about maziwa mala. Up to last year, Mr Sigei, the former KCC managing director, kept saying that the mala processing line was in place and that they were only doing maintenance. However, we have now realised that it will be transferred elsewhere. The quality of maziwa mala from Sotik was very high. I demand that this processing line be reinstated in Sotik so that our people can get maximum benefit. I also disagree with the Hon. Chairman regarding labour guidelines on casual employment. There is no fairness at all. Someone needs to come back with a better answer when we come back from the recess. I know the casual workers by name. They have been there for years, while others are brought in and given preference. I need a better response."
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"content": "(Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Those are very clear concerns from the Hon. Member for Sotik. Although he addressed more than three points, I listened keenly and counted five fundamental issues. Hon. Chairman, when will you provide a response? He is saying that he is not satisfied. Before I close the debate on this matter, I can see two more Members have interest in this matter. Hon. Rutto, do you also have interest in this? Please be brief so that we can combine the points."
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"speaker_name": "Kesses, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Rutto",
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also joyride on the concerns raised by my colleague, the Member for Sotik. The Chairman mentioned the Eldoret Factory, which is historically known for handling milk from the entire North Rift region. Despite the huge investments made there, it is painful to see these assets going to waste. I want to raise another concern about milk transporters. These individuals have gone unpaid for over two years, despite their essential role in transporting milk from farmers to factories. No one has addressed their plight. The Chairman should consider this as a matter of concern. The issue of employment is also fundamental. The governance of the board has issues to do with interference. How can a factory under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives be in such a critical state of failure? It is critically failing. We need to sort out the governance issues and ensure the factory fulfils its mandate of processing and distributing milk. It has the market, potential and capacity. We do not understand where the problem lies in decision-making. Thank you. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "(Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Hon. Majimbo Kalasinga, please limit your remarks to a minute."
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"speaker_name": "Kabuchai, FORD-K",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will take a minute. I am an expert in the dairy industry. I am an Egerton University graduate in Dairy and Food Technology. During my attachment at Premier Dairy, Kabianga, which is just a few kilometres from the Sotik Dairy, I learned that you cannot claim not to be servicing a mala line."
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