Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 721 to 730 of 980.

• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my Minister is just from a Cabinet meeting and I would like to request her to furnish this House with the current update on the price of Kshs1,800 per bag of maize. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government prices continue fluctuating from time to time. At the beginning of this year, the price of maize was Kshs2,300 per bag and later on it was adjusted to Kshs1,500 per bag. You have heard the hon. Minister confirm that the Government has adjusted the prices upwards to Kshs1,800. So, we are delighted to inform the House that the Government is sensitive to the plight of farmers and that is why we have increased the price to Kshs1,800 per bag of maize. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is the forces of supply and demand that determine the price. The current market prices are determined by a committee which sat and analyzed the current demand and supply in the market. That is why we came up with the current price of Kshs1,800 per bag of maize which is also acceptable to the farmers. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to confirm to this House that the current market prices of maize, even within the region is less than Kshs1,000 per bag. The Government is even offering a premium of more than Kshs800 per bag to our farmers. So, the Government has gone out of its way to ensure that the farmers really benefit from their farming. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government cannot only be able to buy eight million bags - and it is not the responsibility of the Government to mop whatever is in the field. The market is liberalized and if the farmers are not comfortable with whatever prices the Government is offering, then they can sell their maize to other market players. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Government is involved up to and including the production of this maize. The Government gives subsidized fertilizer and seeds. So, the Government is out to ensure that the cost of production is really low. The Government cannot be able to guarantee 100 per cent returns to maize only whereas, when the other crops are grown at a commercial level, it is the forces of supply and demand that determine the price. The Government has a moral obligation to ensure that we mop up the maize to the tune of eight million bags and we are in ... view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like hon. Members to really appreciate that the Government is going out of its way. Last year the price was Kshs1, 500 and after a lot of consultations, we have adjusted our prices to Kshs1, 800 so that we can be able to attract more maize in our stores. This House has given the Minister of State for Special Programmes only Kshs1 billion to purchase maize from the farmers. So, it is the responsibility of this House to give us enough money so that we can continue buying enough stocks from the farmers. view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this honorable House granted only Kshs1 billion to the Ministry of State for Special Programmes to procure maize. Where will we get more money to buy the extra bags of maize that you are talking about? view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: I am aware! view
• 28 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you have referred the Question to the relevant Committee, but as a Ministry, we will continue camping at the Treasury to see if we can get an extra coin to mop up the maize in the market. But as at now, until we get the Supplementary Budget, we cannot do more than what we have said. view