Gideon Ndambuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) At least, 29.3 million 90-kilogramme bags of maize will be harvested over the 2011 long rains season. (b) The NCPB has planned to purchase 1,053,000 90-kilogramme bags of maize at prevailing market prices of Kshs3,000 per bag worth Kshs3.1 billion of which 333,000 bags will be for the Strategic Grain Reserve (SGR) and 720,000 bags will be for commercial stocks. (c) The NCPB has provided funds in advance to depots currently open to purchase maize and to ensure that farmers are paid cash on delivery. The country’s maize balance sheet ... view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not really the Ministry of Agriculture that buys maize for the SGR; rather it is bought with the money given by the Ministry of State for Special Programmes to the NCPB. They were given--- view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that the NCPB received Kshs950 million just a few days ago from the Ministry of State for Special Programmes to buy maize for the SGR. That is what they are doing. The NCPB will borrow Kshs2 billion from the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) to buy commercial maize which they will sell. view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, currently, we have 2.2 million bags of maize in store. As I said, 333,000 bags are being purchased now. We have requested for more money from the Government. The money is coming in bits and once we get it we will be in a position to purchase the maize. For the commercial bit, the NCPB is borrowing the money. view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as a Ministry, we get an allocation. These monies are released by the Treasury in tranches. So far, we have received Kshs950 million. We are borrowing another Kshs2 billion so that we can continue purchasing maize at the moment. As I speak, the farmers’ stock as at 30th September, 2011 stands at 8.3 million bags. The trader stocks are at 1.5 million bags; millers, 1.1 million bags; NCPB, 2 million bags; and the total number of bags at the end of September, 2011 is 13 million bags of maize. view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, since the last financial year, the NCPB has not bought a single bag of maize for commercial purposes. They have just been buying maize for the SGR using the money from the Ministry of State for Special Programmes. Now, they have been given the authority by the trustees to go ahead and borrow--- view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I totally agree that they do not have, but now, they have borrowed Kshs2 billion to buy commercial stocks which can be accessed by schools or any other person. view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that, currently, the depots in the areas where harvesting is going on have received money from the NCPB. There will be prompt payment to those who will deliver maize. The maize will be bought at the current market price. view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not aware of any Kshs10 billion that has been released! But I am aware of Kshs950 million which has been released to buy the current harvest. view
• 19 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I came to the Ministry, indeed, the service was - I must accept – demoralized and, as a result, a mutiny took place. That was a very painful thing because those are men and women bearing arms. However, since then - and you have the freedom to check with the Commissioner for Prisons - you will appreciate the fact that, in the last few months, we have had so many of them promoted to the next ranks, chief officers and others. I want to confirm that the morale in the Prisons Service at the ... view