Japhet M. Kareke Mbiuki

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 921 to 930 of 980.

• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the money was provided for in the Budget. There is money for the SGR which we were supposed to use to increase our grain reserves from 3 million to 8 million bags. That is the money we are utilising. view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is under the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of State for Special Programmes. Those are the Ministries which really take care of the SGR. view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am willing to come back in the afternoon and table the different variants of the products which are in the market and allow the hon. Members to do the sampling. We will liaise with the Catering Department to ensure that it is done here. view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Speaker, for the lower end market, the Government is going out of its way to pay the milling charges. That is why we can be able to sell it at Kshs26 per kilogramme. The other one will be selling at Kshs36 per kilogramme. I want to assure this House that the quality of maize meal is 100 per cent the same. The same will be available in the same market shelves. It is upon the consumer to choose the product they want to pick. The price will range from Kshs72 to an average of around Kshs52 per two ... view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I asked my colleagues to bring the maize flour. I expect to lay it on the Table before the end of this Question Time. They are in the process of bringing it. view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to take this opportunity to table in this House the various unga products we have in the market, and the packaging differentiation; I wish to assure the House that the quality is the same; they are for the highest price to the lowest. Mr. Ndambuki, please! view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: The Ministry of Agriculture is a serious Ministry. The highest priced maize meal in the market is Hostess, which is currently reselling at Kshs113. It is well packaged in packets of two kilogrammes each. The next one is Jogoo at Kshs96; it is also well packaged and beautiful, and also two kilogramme packets. We also have Pembe which looks a bit dull, and is selling at Kshs98. We also have Jimbi, and it is selling at Kshs98, and Ndovu is selling at Kshs98. There is also Soko, well packaged in a white package selling at Kshs99. Now here comes the ... view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: selling at Kshs130 for a five-kilogramme packet. It is labelled clearly with the price of Kshs130. view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: The quality is the same, and I want to give these specimen, so that hon. Members can go to the supermarkets, buy them and sample them. This is the product of the Government of Kenya, which we are subsidizing, so that we can reduce the prices for the consumer. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay my products on the Table of the House! view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to give the opportunity to all hon. Members to go and taste and see that the quality is the same. But what we want to assure this House is that before the ten days are over, as the Government December 10, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4029 promised, all the maize meal in two-kilogramme packs will be selling at Kshs72 and below, down from the current over Kshs95 or Kshs98. So, any time within next week, all the supermarkets and retail outlets must sell the maize meal at Kshs72 or less since the Government is going ... view