Henry Kosgey

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I expect that around October/November subject to issues from the Treasury, we will start the actual building of this demonstration factory. In future, we would like businessmen to come and learn from what we put up, so that they can set up their own factories. We, as a Government, want to go into building of industries. We want to put up something like what we have in Kisumu and what we want to do in Sori, so that investors can actually see. We have a programme called Private Sector Development Strategy through which we want to ... view
• 26 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will undertake to inform the Minister who will reply accordingly. view
• 26 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Ministry of Industrialization was not involved in the hiring of M/s Intertek International Limited to conduct fitness tests on the maize imported from the Republic of South Africa in Mombasa. Intertek International is a company that is contracted by the Kenya Bureau of Standards, a parastatal under my Ministry, to offer conformity assessment services under the pre-verification of conformity to standards programmes by testing products destined for Kenya, at the country of supply. Intertek International Limited does not, therefore, certify products locally and the Ministry is not privy to the engagement ... view
• 26 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have said that Intertek International Limited is a company that is contracted by the Kenya Bureau of Standards to do pre-shipment inspection of goods originating from countries outside the East African region. Intertek International Limited has a small laboratory in Mombasa. So, they can carry out tests if they are instructed to do so. view
• 26 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am answering a Question! The hon. Member who is saying “no” will have an opportunity to answer the Question if he catches your eye. If the Office of the Prime Minister, or the Ministry of Agriculture, requested the company to carry out tests and gave the results to whoever had commissioned it, there is nothing wrong with that. That has nothing to do with me or the Kenya Bureau of Standards. view
• 26 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it was stated here by the Prime Minister that Intertek International conducted tests on the maize. The Question was: Who did it? I have just replied that--- view
• 26 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, from the Statement issued by the Prime Minister here, it is obvious that the Government, through the Office of the Prime Minister, procured the services of Intertek International Limited. view
• 26 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are a number of laboratories in Kenya. Beside the Kenya Bureau of Standards, Government Chemist or the Ministry of Public view
• 26 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have said that there are a number of laboratories in Kenya, and one of them is at the Kenya Bureau of Standards. That body had already conducted tests on that maize. Therefore, a second or a third opinion could only be sourced from elsewhere. Since Intertek International Limited deals with verification for conformity, it is quite natural and obvious that if you are looking for a third opinion--- view
• 26 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have not even finished the sentence! view