29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am told that the Acting Minister will be away in Mauritania for an IMF meeting.
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29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am told he leaves tomorrow morning.
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29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am happy to note that the Member for Nambale thinks we have an exuberant Assistant Minister for Finance. Consultations will take place but without any commitment. I am sure the Acting Minister would have wanted to make this Statement himself in view of the seriousness of this matter.
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16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that the management of Mumias Outgrowers Company (MOCO 1998) Ltd. is buying diesel fuel at Kshs98 per litre. First, I would like to clarify that the current price of diesel is Kshs95. I called the District Agricultural Officer 20 minutes ago. I asked him to go and check the current pump price for diesel. He found that it is selling at Kshs95.95. I have talked to the Chief Executive of MOCO. I have instructed him that, from now onwards, they should buy diesel at the current price and not ...
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16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had seen that voucher earlier from the Member. That is why I called my officer on the ground and asked him to confirm for me the current selling price of diesel at Mumias. As I speak, it is Kshs95.95. 1876 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 16, 2008 Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have also directed the Chief Executive of MOCO that, from today, they buy diesel at the current price, but not at the price they have been buying it. The current pump price of diesel is Kshs95.95, but not Kshs98. He tried to explain to me why they ...
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16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, this has not gone on for a long time. But I want to assure this House that, from now on, they are going to buy it at the correct price.
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16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Kshs203,071,923 was used to purchase additional ten tractors for transport. We also bought another 20 tractors for land preparation.
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16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have asked the Chief Executive Officer to come to our offices next week. We will have more discussions with him even on other issues. We will deal raise that issue. We would like to know whether there was a contract which was signed and when it was signed. We will deal with that accordingly.
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16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the reason why we have called the Chief Executive Officer to our offices is because of those things we have talked. This was just brought to our notice 48 hours ago. You cannot act on something you do not know. Now we know and we are taking action. The Member should also appreciate that we have done something.
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16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I have said, this issue came to our attention today; that they are buying fuel at Kshs98. We have done quite a bit by trying to find out why they are doing that. I have said that by next week, we would have exactly known what transpired. I do not want to lie to this House. It is not my responsibility to come and lie. I have to tell you what I know and we should appreciate that. I wish to tell the House that once we find out why they were doing that, action will ...
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