All parliamentary appearances
Entries 311 to 320 of 432.
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29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware of the imminent closure of Premier Bag and Cordage Company Limited situated in Juja Constituency. The company manufactures sisal twine, ropes, sisal bags and carpets on a very small scale. It has also diversified into jute bags and plastics. Currently, the company is operating at 30 per cent of its installed capacity, mainly due to:- (i) Very old machinery in use at the factory. There is need to upgrade that machinery and embrace modern technology, (ii) High cost of production arising from the escalating power tariffs and stiff ...
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29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, this company has had problems in its production process. I have enumerated the reasons why it has had problems. One of the problems is that the company is offering low prices for sisal forcing the few producers of sisal to export fibre. I would like to discourage exportation of any raw materials from the country. I would like this company to offer competitive prices for sisal fibre. There have been discussions between this company and the Kenya Sisal Board with a view to trying to work out an amicable way of obtaining the supplies. The company has ...
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29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me first make a correction. This company had 1,000 employees as of January, 2008. Because of the loss in the market share, currently, there are 625 employees. So, we have lost close to 400 jobs. The hon. Member has stated that I should investigate whether the imports, from Bangladesh in particular, are subsidised or not. All I know is that these imports are cheap. Their production cost is low. Their labour cost is lower than ours. I also know that their energy cost is much lower than ours. So, they are able to manufacture jute bags ...
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29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), which is Charged with collection of duties, is doing a commendable job. In fact, revenue collection has gone up. So, I have no reason to doubt that, that duty is being collected. The main importers of jute bags into the country are Thika Coffee Mills, Sasini, Morrison and Company, KPCU and Coffee Management Services Limited. Those are the main importers and I believe they pay duty.
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29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you want to be competitive in Kenya, you have to produce cheap and good quality products. The third part of the Question involves my Ministry. The whole purpose of having a Ministry of Industrialisation is to make sure that we produce high quality goods which are fairly priced so that we can sell locally and compete internationally. That is our job and we hope that we will have an impact in this country, so that industries in Kenya can be regarded as efficient. One of the biggest problems that we are having at the moment is ...
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16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I undertake to inform the relevant Ministers.
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16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
It is a relevant Ministry!
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1 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. Uplands Bacon Factory (UBF), which had been in existence since 1906, closed down in 1987 after experiencing major financial and managerial problems which started in the 1970s and became worse in the mid-1980s when other bacon factories started operating, namely, Farmers Choice and Nairobi Airport Services. The above problems, coupled with stiff competition from other factories, led to the company's loss of more than 50 per cent of the market share. The Government, in consideration of the importance of the factory to the locals, injected additional equity severally in an attempt ...
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1 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there was no haste in closing down this factory. As you may be aware, UBF was not owned by the Government. It was owned by certain farmers, mainly white farmers, who were involved in rearing pigs. When it started experiencing problems in the 1970s, certain individuals had taken over its management. Of course, they mismanaged it. By 1987, it became necessary to close it. At that time, as I said, other companies like the Farmers Choice Company and the Nairobi Airport Services, were in the same business. The company that had experienced financial problems and ...
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1 Jul 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are not discriminating against any region. The Government policy is generally to provide an enabling environment for business and industry to thrive. In other words, we want an economy which is private sector-driven. Having said that, there are certain areas that we classify as strategic. They could be strategic for the time being. However, finally, they are left to be run by the private sector. The revival of Kenya Meat 1486 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 1, 2008 Commission (KMC) and the Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC) fall under that category. For the time being we want ...
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