Henry Kosgey

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this document which has been tabled by Mrs. Shabesh says that if you add Alvaro to dichromate, it turns from orange-red to cream. The turning of the dichromate from--- view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the turning of dichromate from orange-red to green is not an indication of the presence of alcohol. It is an indication of the presence of reducing sugar. This is science and science does not lie! It is true that if you add Alvaro to the dichromate, it turns green. It does not mean that there is no alcohol! view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Let me finish! view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, why do Members want this issue to be left hanging? It must be conclusively explained here that the turning of dichromate from red to green is not a test for alcohol. view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think I should be allowed to conclude this issue. The people who are standing on points of order want this issue to be left hanging. It should not be left hanging. Any liquid that contains reducing sugars or aldehyde, for that matter, will turn green when they are in contact with the dichromate. This is a known fact. Any scientist knows. Any Form One student knows this. This can be proved in any laboratory in Kenya. It is not an indication of alcohol. If you add alcohol to dichromate, first, it is reduced to an ... view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very 2308 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES August 5, 2008 important Question, as you have rightly put it. If Alvaro contains alcohol, even the Government would like to tax it. Quite a number of Members, including Dr. Khalwale, who happens to be a doctor, and I know that he understands some science, know very well that the reduction of dichloride into chromium ions turns green. This is not a test for the presence of alcohol. I want to say, for the last time, that Alvaro does not contain any alcohol. It contains some reducing sugars, which ... view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is the second time this Question is being raised. Last week, I tabled here reports from the Kenya Bureau of Standards and the Government of Kenya laboratories showing very clearly that Alvaro has no alcohol. We have also done a microbiological test. Dr. Khalwale should be listening because he is the one who asked the question. This product is pasteurized and there are no microbiological organisms in it. In other words, it has no yeast in it. Therefore, it cannot ferment. If you open it, it will get some yeast from the air. Mr. Deputy ... view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Dr. Khalwale has made an allegation. I did not say that Alvaro, when exposed to the sun, will ferment to produce alcohol. I said that any sugar liquid can ferment. Let me say for the last time - and I really do not have any interest - that those of us who are scientists know for sure that Alvaro has no alcohol. It will not ferment because microbiologically, it has no yeast. Therefore, those people who are agitating for its ban have certain particular interests which they will, probably, tell us ... view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Hon. Shabesh, please, sit down! view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) According to the results of the independent samples of the Alvaro tested at the laboratories of the KEBS Ref.KS. No.2456 sampled on 23rd July, 2008 and another one sampled on 28th July, 2008, Alvaro has no alcoholic content. (b) According to the results again, Sample No.S7508-09 which was sampled on 22nd July, 2008 and tested by the Government Chemist, no ethanol was detected and reports of Ref. No.P/--- These are references of the samples issued and whose certificates were also issued. Alvaro is a carbonated non-alcoholic drink which does not ... view