Gideon Ndambuki

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 771 to 780 of 1161.

• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, I apologize for coming late and for being absent at the time he first asked the Question. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: I beg to reply. My Ministry, in consultation with the Treasury and the Ministry of Industrialization and interested partners, are holding consultations on the possibilities of establishing a fertilizer factory. The factory will be established as soon as the consultations are finalized. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to assure the hon. Member that I am very serious. I know that consultations are going on. There are private partners who have come up with proposals. This issue is being handled by the Treasury, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Industrialization. I am aware that the high costs of inputs is a hindrance to our farmers. The demand for fertilizer in Kenya has really grown. We are now talking about 480, 000 metric tonnes of fertilizer which is being used in this country this year. I am also aware that there ... view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, those are part of the consultations. There are consultations going on between Kenyan, Tanzania and Uganda to put up a factory but nothing has really been finalized. Negotiations are still going on. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I totally agree with the hon. Member that consultations have been going on for a long time. At this point, I would also like to say that the Government has also invited private investors interested in setting up fertilizer manufacturing factories in this country. However, as far as partnership between the Government and the private sector is concerned, negotiations are on-going and I am sure they will materialize this time round. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that the demand for fertilizer in 1986 was 150,000 metric tonnes. Today, we are talking about a demand of 480,000 metric tonnes. We expect this demand to grow to 600,000 metric tonnes. The Government is taking this matter seriously and is negotiating with other partners in East Africa. I assure the House that this time round, something will take place. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we will continue providing subsidies the same way we did this time round. We will also provide fertilizer for the next season at a reduced price until the Government finalises the consultations with the partners. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in fact, I have talked to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance. Negotiations are going on with the African Development Bank (ADB) which is ready to fund a fertilizer factory immediately the consultations are finalised. view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Sugar mills pay sugar farmers according to guidelines set by the Sugar Cane Pricing Committee on the price of cane per tonne. (b) I have instructed all millers to prudently observe, comply and implement payments for cane delivered by farmers as per the guideline. view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, I would like to correct the hon. Member. It is not “our” committee. This committee is composed of Kenya Sugar Board (KSB), Kenya Manufacturers Association KMA) and Kenya Sugar Cane Growers Association (KSGA). view