Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

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• 25 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Our research in the sugar industry has been wanting. We still produce sugarcane that stays in the shamba for two years. Other countries have varieties that stay for six months. We produce sugar alone. For instance, sugar from Brazil is cheaper than Kenyan 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
• 25 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: sugar, even after it is transported from Brazil all the way to Mombasa, Nairobi, Eldoret and Mumias, because we produce sugar as the main product. This needs to be addressed so that in addition to sugar, we can produce fuel like they do in other countries, so that we have sugar as a by-product. One of the other challenges that we have in the country is the small-holder sugar farms. In western Kenya, farmers have two or three acres of land. When I say western Kenya, it includes even my constituency. We have sugarcane but on a small scale. For ... view
• 25 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: I have heard many Members saying that the Government has not supported the sugar sector in terms of waiver of interest and loans. The last Parliament, again, approved waiver of loans amounting to Kshs33 billion, which was meant to have been paid cumulatively by all these factories. For the record of the House, the loans owed are as follows:- Miwani Sugar Factory owes the Government Kshs2.9 billion and Muhoroni owes Kshs8 billion both to the Government of Kenya and Kenya Sugar Board. The Nzoia Sugar Factory has a cumulative loan of Kshs28.4 billion, SONY Sugar has a cumulative loan of ... view
• 25 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Under the approved privitisation plan, it is intended that the companies which will be established under the private sector will be viable. They will have area under sugar, 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
• 25 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: which has been computed to around 29,000 hectares for them to sustain a factory economically and efficiently. To achieve the required acreage of sugar, two companies will be combined into one. This will enable us to achieve the necessary acreage of sugar under one management. That is Chemelil Sugar and Muhoroni Sugar, with 18,400 hectares and 22,100 hectares under sugar respectively. That will give a combined total of 40,000 hectares. That is above what is required. The Nzoia Sugar has enough, which is 49,000 hectares. SONY Sugar Company also has enough, which is 31,000. The only two companies which will ... view
• 25 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I want to thank him because he has actually given me some information. He is my good neighbour. view
• 25 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, he does not mean bad for me because he is my very good neighbour. I was proceeding to tell hon. Members that 51 per cent for each of those companies will go to a strategic investor; 24 per cent will go to farmers and employees with a further 6 per cent to make it 30 per cent, which will be held for them, so that as they get money they buy--- The Government will still retain the balance of the shares. That is the structure adopted. This is a better arrangement; getting a strategic investor who will take ... view
• 25 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we believe in the arrangement of getting strategic investors with interest in the company, who will develop the cane industry and do the right research. Therefore, we look forward to having this sector back again. I have already talked about the debts and explained to the House how the debts of Kshs33 billion have been written off. The balance will be converted into equity, meaning that the factories will inherit no debts. We want to see new companies which are ready to take off. This process is long overdue because at the end of this month, the Kenya ... view
• 25 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I do not oppose the request by Dr. Nyikal not for the reasons he has given. The Report was tabled on 2nd December, 2014. This thing of requesting for more time has always been coming up. I think it is high time you guided us that once a Report is tabled, Members can access it and prepare for the debate. However, I support what he is saying for the reason of the CDF issue, hon. Speaker. view
• 25 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Again, we cannot say just because you are not prepared as a person, we always postpone the debate of the House. So I think it is fair because the way it is coming out, it is like we never gave hon. Members time to prepare, which is not true because the report was tabled in the last four months or so. Anyway, for the other reason he has given, I do not necessarily oppose. view