18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 11 of the Bill be amended- (a) by inserting the following new sub-clause immediately after sub-clause (1)-
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18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move that the Committee doth report to the House its consideration of The Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food Authority Bill and its approval thereof with amendments.
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18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
( Question proposed)
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18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said report.
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18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
I beg to move that The Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food Authority Bill, Bill No.61 of 2012, be now read the Third Time.
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply.
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
(a) There is no determined formula to establish sugar cane transportation charges in the sugar industry.
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
(b) Variation in the cost of transportation could be due to differences in zonings, state of road infrastructure, availability and means of transport, differences in pay lot, weather conditions, type of terrain, human factors such as bribery and fuel theft. However, since that is private sector matter, I am not in a position to give this answer with a better certainty than anybody else.
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
(c) The Ministry, through Kenya Sugar Board, has provided grants to both sugar factories and cane outgrower organization to improve on quality of roads. The Ministry has also provided loans to factories and outgrowers’ organizations to purchase tractors for cane transportation with a view to reduce the cost to farmers.
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5 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the committee we have is for determining cane prices, but not transport. If I could be allowed to read what the Ministry has given, especially for roads in those areas, it shows that if the money given is used properly and the roads are done, I can assure you that the cost of transportation would go down. Again, we have also given factories money to buy tractors so that they can transport cane cheaply and reduce the cost to the farmers. Finally, we have also given money for rehabilitation of the transport system. With your permission, ...
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