Benjamin Jomo Washiali

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1561 to 1570 of 1882.

• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As a private farmer, where would you get documentation? This is your farm, this is your cane and this is your truck. Where would you get documentation? Is the Assistant Minister in order to mislead this House? view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Agriculture:- (a) whether he could explain the whereabouts of the Kshs6 per tonne capital levy paid by cane farmers to Mumias Outgrowers Company Ltd. (MOCO) for a total of 21 years; (b) how much was collected during this period, and, (c) when sugar-cane farmers will benefit from the accruals. view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is a procedure in this House that if the subject matter of a Question is before the court, the Minister responding should give evidence that it is sub judice . Therefore, could the Assistant Minister prove to us that this matter is active in the court? According to the report that I have, the matter before the court is the usage of sugar development levy by Kenya Sugar Board to fund the arbitration case of MOCO and not the Kshs6 capital levy that farmers pay to MOCO. view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my Question is very well framed. In part (a), the Question seeks to know where the Kshs6 per tonne Capital Levy Fund (CLF) is. However, the Assistant Minister has laid on the Table a document detailing the use of the Sugar Development Fund (SDF) money by the Kenya Sugar Board to support MOCO. view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: That is not the question I am asking. I am asking where the Kshs6 in respect of the CLF that the farmers pay to MOCO is. There is an answer which MOCO has already given. I do not know why the Assistant Minister does not want to read it out. view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, now that the Assistant Minister has accepted liability and confirmed to this House that the money is with the Mumias Sugar Company, and given that this money was meant to be capital levy for farmers in MOCO, when is Mumias Sugar Company transferring this money back to MOCO, so that the farmers can access it? view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to mislead this House that the matter is before the Arbitration Court when, in the actual sense, the Ministry, through the Permanent Secretary (PS), has written a letter to stop the arbitration case? view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 7 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has said that the Ministry stopped the KSB from supporting the arbitration process, whereas in the Sugar Act, 2001, part of the functions of the KSB is arbitration. So, why would the Ministry interfere with the functioning of the KSB when in the actual sense it is supposed to be funding the arbitration process? Part of the functions of the KSB is to support arbitration in matters affecting the industry. Why should the Ministry refuse to fund this matter? view