Aden Bare Duale

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• 3 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: So, it is expensive for us to produce and sell sugar. First, nobody will buy Kenyan sugar even in the region. So, the fundamental question is: What do we do? How do we compete with Kenana Sugar Company in Sudan? I had the pleasure to visit Khartoum and went to Kenana Sugar Factory in 2012. Their own sugar farms are close to 2 million hectares, which are owned by the company. It is the responsibility of the Government and this House to make sure that the 6 million Kenyans who invest their occupation in sugar- cane farming benefit. My people ... view
• 3 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: ordinary farmers. The ordinary farmers will buy the equity through the land. They can also buy their equity through the cane. It is very disheartening to see that poverty is at its highest level in the sugar growing areas of Kenya. It is the responsibility of this House to salvage the sector. view
• 3 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: The COMESA safeguards have already elapsed. They elapsed on 28th February, 2015. That was the last extension the Kenya Government was given. What does that mean? It means that the sugar buyers in our country and the companies that deal with sugar will no longer be restricted to buy from our own companies. That Mumias, Nzoia and Muhoroni sugar companies will compete with Kenana Sugar Company of Sudan. They will compete with sugar from Brazil. If ordinary Kenyans find a two kilogramme packet of sugar from Brazil selling at Kshs60 and sugar from Nzoia, Mumias and Chemelil selling for Kshs120 ... view
• 3 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: What does that mean? If a company does not sell its sugar, it means it cannot produce. It means Kenyans will be laid off and sugar-cane will not be bought. This is not the beginning of privatising a company. I am saying here, as I said in the last Parliament, that the Government of Kenya cannot be involved in the sale of meat. They better look for the best company in the world that will get the market for our meat products in the Middle East and sell 51 per cent of the Kenya Meat Commission shares, so that my ... view
• 3 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Similarly, we want a very vibrant private sector of the sugar companies. Let us not be very protective. All of us are in this House to make sure that more money gets into the pockets of our people. Our farmers toil day and night. They wake up at 6.00 a.m. They buy fertilizers. They send their children to school but, at the end of the day, roads in the sugar belt region continue to be so bad that farmers lose a lot of cane on those bad roads. By the time the farmer gets to the factory, 40 per cent ... view
• 3 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, there are a lot of consultations. Hon. Members can use the rooms available at the back. I do not know what is happening with hon. Nyikal and hon. Ng’ongo. With utmost respect to the Chair, they need to tell us. I want hon. Members to listen to this debate. view
• 3 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: We cannot compete with imports. If we cannot compete with imports, we must create a system where our factories are better off, so that they can produce at a cheaper cost. That way, we can be able to give better returns to farmers as Kenyans appreciate that our sugar is of better quality and more competitive in terms of price. We will not 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. view
• 3 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: need sugar from Sudan, Zimbabwe or Brazil. We will buy our own sugar. Buy Kenya; build Kenya - that is the hallmark of Vision 2030. Hon. Speaker, what are the challenges that the sugar sector is facing that leads to privatisation? The sugar factories are indebted to the Government of Kenya to the tune of Kshs35 billion. Who is going to pay that money? In order for us to improve the standards of our sugar factories, in terms of maintenance and infrastructure, to enable them compete with the international market, we need Kshs40 billion. It is only through privatisation of ... view
• 26 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House:- The Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of the Kenya Accreditation Service for the year ended 30th June, 2014, and the certificate of the Auditor-General therein. The Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of the Brand Kenya Board for the year ended 30th June, 2014, and the certificate of the Auditor-General therein. The Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of the Industrial Commercial and Development Corporation for the year ended 30th June, 2014, and the certificate of ... view
• 26 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the Standing Order No.44(2)(a), on behalf of the House Business Committee, I rise to give the following Statement regarding the business to appear before the House the week beginning Tuesday, 3rd March, 2015. On Tuesday, the first item to be considered will be a Motion of the reconstitution of the Committee on Privileges, which is a Sessional Committee. In this regard, the Committee on Selection will be meeting on Monday afternoon to consider the nomination. Thereafter, the House will consider three Reports of the Public Accounts Committee for the Financial Years 2010/2011, 2011/2012 and 2012/2013. The ... view