Erick Okong'o Mogeni

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• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: I cannot remember well, but I think in 2007 or 2008, I was in Nyayo National Stadium watching a football match between AFC Leopards and Mumias Sugar F.C. The stars for Mumias Sugar FC were Mark Sirengo, Nick Akama, Steve Okumu and the only view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: Turkana who was playing football those days called Andrew Kortok. The sugar industry was not only offering employment, but also giving opportunities for workers and their families to exploit their talent in sports. That is how it should be. view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: A town like Awendo in Migori County would never have grown if it was not because of sugarcane farming and establishment of Sony Sugar Company Limited in Awendo. Look at the schools that they support. We have Sony Sugar Complex Academy that was set up by the company. There is a lot that we can gain as a country when we allow companies to support farmers by setting up sugar factories. view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: That said, there are challenges facing the sugar industry. It is a pity that as I make this contribution, Mumias Sugar Company Limited is now under receivership. I think Chemelil Sugar Company Limited is on its knees. We are importing sugar from outside instead of exporting sugar to other countries. view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: When Mumias Sugar Company Limited started producing sugar that was packaged in sachets, I travelled one time and carried a gift for lawyers I was meeting in Hong Kong because I was going to attend a Commonwealth Lawyers’ Conference. I proudly presented the sugar telling them that it was produced in Kenya. It is a pity that we do not have sugar sachets produced by Mumias Sugar Company Limited any more. view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: I hope that the proposals in this Sugar Bill will help these companies to rise up, so that they can be back to business and farmers can start earning returns. I know there are many farmers who delivered sugarcane to these companies, but have been waiting to be paid for many years. Some delivered sugarcane to Mumias Sugar Company Limited while some delivered to Sony Sugar Company Limited in Awendo. However, up to now, they have not been paid. view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: My brother does sugarcane farming in Awendo. He sued Sony Sugar Company Limited because they have not paid him for the past five years. That is not the way to treat farmers because they toil so hard. In order to grow sugarcane and deliver it to a factory, you require 24 months. However, after you harvested sugarcane and delivered it to a sugar factory, you are told that there is no money for you to be paid. It is unfair. It is like working in this Senate for two years without salary. You will not like it. view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: I am happy that the Kenya Sugar Board that was scraped when we did some amendments to the Sugar Act will be reinstated. The Governor of Migori County, Hon. Okoth Obado, used to be the Chairman of the Kenya Sugar Board. He resigned to go and vie for governorship in Migori County and he won. I remember the Company Secretary was a lawyer called Rosemary Mkok. My friend Osodo used to be a director in the Kenya Sugar Board. I hope once this Board is reestablished, we are going to see a vibrant board that will extend a lot of ... view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: I have a problem with a few provisions here. I agree that anybody importing sugar into the country should be surcharged. There should be a 10 per cent levy on the Cost Insurance Freight (CIF) on imported sugar. However, I do not understand why we want to put a levy on our domestic farmers. I think Kenyans are already overtaxed. The fuel we consume has a Road Maintenance Levy (RML). When a farmer grows sugarcane and delivers it to a factory, again they are charged some levy. I do not view