25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, what I have said is going to take place before the expiry of the safeguard period, which is 2012. As the hon. Member said, the sugar industry in Kenya is 1402 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 25, 2008 expensive because of a number of factors. We have taken into account some of those factors such as low cane crushing capacity. Some of these millers do not even have the capacity. The other factors are low sugar extraction parameters, poor crop husbandry and poor physical infrastructure. These are some of the things that we have identified which are going to ...
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19 Jun 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that Mumias Outgrowers Company (MOCO), was established by an Act of this House as a trustee for sugar-cane farmers. It converted into MOCO (1998) Limited, a company limited by shares. (b) I wish to table a list of all the shareholders of that company. Mr. Speaker, Sir, may I ask that the carton containing the list be brought? Yesterday, I brought a Compact Disk (CD) which was going to make work so easy. I even wonder why we have computers in our offices! They could not really accept a ...
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19 Jun 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, we used ten reams to print this list. Here are the shareholders of MOCO (1998) Limited.
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19 Jun 2008 in National Assembly:
(c) The company offers the following services for the welfare of farmers in Mumias Sugar Belt:- Land preparation, transportation of cane and artificial insemination.
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19 Jun 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree that the Question be deferred so that he can go through the list. I have another 1,600 pages to bring to him. Mr. Speaker: Very well! What is it, Mr. Michuki?
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19 Jun 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Questioner comes from that area. If he wants the information, he can also collect it from the offices of MOCO Limited. It is not information that is hidden anywhere.
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18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg the indulgence of the House so that this Question can be postponed to Thursday. I have not received the written answer. I have with me a written answer to another Question. However, the answer is on the way.
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18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. When Ministers are not in the House to answer Questions, they are reprimanded. But when hon. Members who are supposed to ask Questions, do not come, nothing happens apart from just dropping their Questions. So, we would like the same standards to be applied on both sides. So, if you have decided to drop the Question, let be it!
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18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that Mumias Outgrowers Company (MOCO) established by an Act of this House as a trustee for sugar-cane farmers converted into MOCO (1998) Ltd., a company limited by shares. (b) I do hereby table a CD containing the list of the current shareholders of MOCO (1998) Ltd. and confirm that no dividends have been paid to them since 1998. (c) The company offers the following services for the welfare of the farmers in Mumias Sugar Belt:- Land preparation, transportation of cane and artificial insemination. It also promotes the interests of ...
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18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not have a problem with printing the names, but I thought that 5,000 names are many. However, we can deal with the other portion of the Question, then I can go and print the names and bring them to the House.
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