14 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this money is broken down; for maintenance of factories, it is given; for the roads, it is given. That is why I am saying that we need to involve even the leaders from those areas. Once we give the money to the factories, it is for the factories to make sure that their roads are done---
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14 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the KSB gets returns from the millers as to how the money has been used. We got some of the allocations and what has been done by some of the millers. The hon. Member for Mumias should follow up the matter with Mumias Sugar Factory.
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14 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that the KSB gets returns from the millers. When the money is given, it is broken down. Factory development and rehabilitation is supposed to have 17 per cent. Industry infrastructure, it is 8.5 per cent of the money given. So, the money is well distributed to all the areas, and it is for the people of that area. If you leave it only to the millers, they will do whatever they want and then they will report some other things. I would like to urge the hon. Members of those sugarcane growing areas ...
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8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply.
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8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
(a) There is no shortage of fast-maturing 500 Maize Seed Series in Migori and its environs.
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8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
(b) There were some stock outs for sellers in various parts of the country, including Migori, but this is being addressed through redistribution and stocks replenishment by maize seed harvested from the irrigation schemes.
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8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
(c) My Ministry has embarked on redistribution in the whole country to ensure maize seed is received in the requested areas like Migori.
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8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
Further, the Kenya Seed Company has commenced processing maize seed grown under irrigation schemes.
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8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, 70 per cent of the farmers in Migori have planted. Yesterday, the Kenya Seed Company transported 20 metric tonnes of maize seed to their stores in Migori. This morning, they transported 10 metric tonnes of 513 Maize Seed Series, which will be there this evening. I also called the District Agricultural Officer of that area and found out that there are seeds from other companies which are also favourable to that area. So, this matter is being sorted out. It was only a temporary problem. As you go home tomorrow, you will find all the stores full ...
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8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, we did not transport the maize seed to Migori because he raised this Question. It is just because the stocks of seed maize in that area were sold out and it took a bit of time for us to transport other stocks to that area. However, as I said, 70 per cent of farmers in that area have planted. It is only 30 per cent of the farmers who have not planted and now the stores are full. Farmers in that area now have everything they need. If the hon. Member thinks that his area does not ...
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