Gideon Sitelu Konchella

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance the following Question by private Notice. (a) What justification does the Minister have for lowering import duty on wheat to 10 per cent in the 2010/2011 Budget, considering that even the previous rate of 35 per cent was in reaction to the drought in 2008/2009? (b) What plans does the Minister have to increase the duty to enable farmers benefit from the expected bumper harvest, particularly in Narok North and Narok South? (c) Is the Minister aware that farmers held a demonstration on 28th ... view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, although I have not received the written reply, I beg to ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance the following Question by Private Notice. (a) What justification does the Minister have for lowering import duty on wheat to 10 per cent in the 2010/2011 budget, considering that even the previous rate of 35 per cent was in reaction to the drought in 2008/2009? (b) What plans does the Minister have to increase the duty to enable farmers benefit from the expected bumper harvest, particularly in Narok North and Narok South? (c) Is the Minister ... view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you can hear that the Assistant Minister’s answer is not adequate. I would like to give statistics, so that Members of this House know exactly what is going on. This year, Narok North and Narok South has more than 500,000 hectares of wheat which is ready for harvest. They expect to produce 1.4 million bags of wheat; Uasin Gishu expects to produce one million. The rest of Kenya such as Ol Kalou, Nyahururu and other areas will produce another 500,000 bags of wheat. The total production for this year will be not less than three million ... view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the cost of production of one hectare is Kshs30,000. So, when you work out the yield of a farm at the rate of about 15 to 20 bags per acre, the minimum a farmer can sell is Kshs2,700 to break even. So, for a farmer to make profit you need to sell at the price of Kshs3,000. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the East African Community, it is only Kenya which produces wheat. Uganda and Tanzania do not produce wheat. Tanzania and Uganda produce rice. The duty on rice is 75 per cent. In the current ... view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Kenyan farmer does not need protection. What they need is fair play. That is all they are asking for. In other words, reduce the duty at the rate of 5 per cent per year and confine that within the EAC. This is because Tanzania and Uganda have refused to reduce theirs. Could the Assistant Minister consider reversing what they have done and reduce duty by 5 per cent so that the Kenya farmer can adjust over time? The cost of borrowing from AFC is such that they are only allowing Kshs11,000 per hectare, and yet ... view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Since the Assistant Minister is unable to answer the Question, can I request that I move a Motion of Adjournment to discuss this issue of food commodity? view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could I ask that the Question be deferred so that an appropriate answer can be brought later? view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also stand to support the point of order raised by Mr. Musila. If you watch what is going on at the moment, we have been able to curb the issue of hate speech. I think this House should stop the issue of Members of this House peddling lies. It is what is degrading this House. The other day, knowing that there was a Question before the House about the poor farmers in Kenya, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance said he was not going to review the issue that was before the House. ... view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was told that I have about 30 minutes. So, I am not concluding. I am going to start now! view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Bill by Mr. Kaino has adopted 100 per cent of the current Malaria Control Act. He is seeking to repeal a Bill from which he has borrowed 100 per cent. So, as we look at the whole issue, we need to realize that there is much more that we need to understand. We would like the hon. Member to also understand so that he knows what he is doing. Indeed, other than for the establishment of the institute and the headquarters being at a rock in Kerio Valley, there is nothing else new. The Malaria ... view