Gideon Ndambuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to tell the hon. Member that out of the Kshs64 million outstanding, his constituency has about Kshs8 million. There are other farmers from other constituencies who really deserve to be paid. We have put in place a new management team to make sure that this Board is operational and that the growing of the crop is back to normal so that we can pay everybody. Immediately, we restructure the Board, the Government is ready to allocate some money to clear all the outstanding debts. view
• 27 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want to assure the hon. Member that it will be done. If it will be done, we will take care of the region where the crop is grown. view
• 27 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government imported 144,254.97 metric tons which is 1,602,833 bags of 90 kilograms of maize between January and October, 2008. (b) The distribution of maize in tonnes per province as at 14th November, 2008 was: Western - 450 tonnes; Rift Valley - 14,400 tonnes; Nyanza - 7,650 tonnes; North Eastern - 5,400 tonnes; Nairobi- 21,780 tonnes; Coast - 17,760.25 tonnes; Central - 29,369.25 tonnes; Eastern - 34,830 tonnes; Total - 131,639 tonnes. (c) We have, as at 14th November, 1,332,690 bags of maize currently stored at various depots. view
• 27 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, they are not but we are in the process of making sure that this is increased. The 1.3 million bags we are talking about are for the strategic grain reserve and not for the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to sell. The commercial maize of NCPB was sold long time ago and they do not have any other extra maize to sell. view
• 27 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I said, the strategic grain reserve is held by a trustee and until the trustee approves, the NCPB cannot sell it. However, our Minister presented a paper to the Cabinet and I understand they have approved 700,000 bags to be released to the millers and Kenyans. view
• 27 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not that Western Province is not going to get enough maize. The maize we have in Mombasa is going to be transported and the bulk of it will go to Western Province and those other areas. There is a holding capacity requirement of maize per province and that is exactly what is going to happen once all this maize is transported to various depots all over the country. view
• 27 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are two ways of buying this maize. One can buy maize in bulk which is not put in bags. It is being sold for Kshs1,750 but maize which is put in a bag is being sold for 1,910. The difference is because of the bag. November 27, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3663 view
• 27 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like just to pick on one area. For example, in Eastern Province, the required bags of maize there are supposed to be 310,000. This is based on the study of the NCPB which takes into consideration the historical requirements. That is what they follow to determine what is going to be held in Kibwezi, Moi's Bridge and so on. view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that after being reactivated in 2007, the National Cereals and Produce Board, Maragwa Depot, has not closed down. (b) My Ministry, through the NCPB, has posted a depot manager and a stores clerk to operationalize the facility. (c) The recommended prices charged for cereals and other produce are as follows:- Maize - Kshs1,750 per 90-kilogramme bag; beans - Kshs5,940 per 90-kilogramme bag; rice - Kshs110 per kilogramme; the CAN fertilizer - Kshs1,700 per 50-kilogramme bag and wimbi flour - Kshs65 per kilogramme. The services provided by the NCPB ... view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the depot is fully operational. We have a manager but I do not have his name. I will give the name to the hon. Member. As we speak now, we have 5,000 bags of imported maize and over 100 bags of CAN. We will increase the amount of fertilizers once the bulk fertilizer which has been ordered for arrives. November 12, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3419 All the people around there can be served from there. view