Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 671 to 680 of 980.

• 25 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, through our Parliamentary Office, we remitted the answer to the Clerk of the National Assembly and we thought the hon. Member received it. I have only one copy as at now and--- view
• 25 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it has been confirmed that the answer has not yet reached the National Assembly. view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to seek the indulgence of this House so that we can give a comprehensive Statement next week on Wednesday morning. view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, right now, we are not prepared. But we can give it on Wednesday morning. view
• 20 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will do so tomorrow in the afternoon. view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. From the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Wamalwa for moving this Motion. The Ministry of Agriculture recognizes the importance of fertilizer as an input of crop production as it is elaborated in the Ministry of Agriculture Strategic Plan 2008 to 2014 and the Agricultural Sector Development Strategy 2010 to 2020. The Ministry of Agriculture also recognizes the accessibility and the application of this critical input is constrained by the high cost. The Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB), is in the process of ... view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government decontrolled the fertilizer prices at the beginning of 1990 and liberalized the fertilizer sector including the importation to enhance competition. Nevertheless, the production costs have remained high and beyond the reach of many small-holder cereal growers. The high cost of agricultural production in Kenya is attributed to high cost with the fertilizer accounting for more than 28 per cent of the entire production cost. This is despite the zero-rating on the fertilizer imports. The benefits of the waiver are not passed on to the farmers. Although fertilizer use in Kenya has grown significantly ... view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Therefore, it is worth noting that practically, all the fertilizer used in Kenya is imported mostly from the United States of America (USA), Europe, Middle East, South Africa and other parts of the world. It is for this reason that the Ministry of Agriculture has developed and is in the process of implementing the Fertilizer Strategy and Action Plan. One of the objectives of this Fertilizer Strategy and Action Plan is the establishment of a fertilizer factory within the country and more so in the East African region. view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government is in the process of carrying out a study to establish whether it is feasible to produce fertilizers locally, thereby bringing down costs to the farmers and also to exploit the vast potential market that exist within the East African region. Due to the previous false start on the setting up of the factory in the country – I would like to recall the KenRen Fertilizer which was started in the 1970s and failed. The Ministry is in the process of having a very comprehensive study so that at this particular time, we ... view
• 30 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, an advertisement was placed in the local daily on 14th October, 2010 requesting for expression of interest to undertake the study and eight firms expressed interest. An evaluation has been done and five firms have been “isolated” and asked to respond to the conditions for this study. It is anticipated that the contract for this study would be awarded in May, 2011 and the result of the study would be out by October, 2011. Therefore, I want to assure this House that once this report is out, I will take the earliest opportunity to come ... view