John Michael Njenga Mututho

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 751 to 760 of 1647.

• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: How do we live and reconcile with ourselves, while in Mwea over 15,000 acres have been taken at only Kshs90 an acre. Look at it that way and assume a sale of the same. That is not good. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said yesterday and it is good that I repeat here, with your permission that the sugar--- view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to tell you that the two well known sugar traders were Mr. Lloyds and Mr. Bucklays; both of them ran a business that was called Safe Trade. They had big sugar plantations in West Indies and in other parts of the world. They became so rich that one of them became a banker and the other a shipping agent. That is the sweet story about sugar. Now, we cannot sit here and create a new Lloyds and a new Bucklays. We cannot sit here again to see millions of Kenyans come here year ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Even their own factory, called Nzoia Sugar Company--- The Committee found everything very wanting. We are recommending total investigation into that particular factory by the relevant authorities. When you post losses of Kshs20 billion, and you are not paying the farmers, we must understand how you came to this loss of Kshs20 billion. It is mind boggling. I said yesterday that the whole industry is worth Kshs20 billion per annum. Now, one sugar factory by the name of Nzoia, has accumulated loses of Kshs20 billion. It is not possible. We also want to be told why SONY--- The Ministry came ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: his Sunday best of 1978, there must be a problem. Again, I am inviting Members of Parliament and the Cabinet in particular, to look at this thing sympathetically. I reminded you that one day in Kitui, at a place called Mutitu, somebody refused to do a very big bridge, because it was not economically viable. However, inside the document, there was one sentence by an engineer. That sentence by the engineer went like this: “During the rains for three to four months families have to use a bow”. There was no M-Pesa at that time. You shoot across the river, ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the cane transport, the current arrangement is using huge trucks and heavy tractors. This has two problems. Even in simple engineering, hauling such weight of metal, in itself, costs. That cost is ultimately pushed to the farmers; there is nothing free! The cost of that huge tractor and the weight you have to haul every day, whether empty or carrying, has to be paid by the farmers. So, we have recommended liberalization of transport. The best photography or painting is found in the VIP Lounge in Kisumu Airport. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: I am sure, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that you would like to protect me from the Ministers who are consulting so loudly, having taken tea with sugar that is coming from these--- view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the best painting is that one you find in Kisumu Airport VIP Lounge. I would invite the Prime Minister, the Vice-President, the Ministers who use that airport and everybody else; next time you go to the VIP Lounge, just look at the wall to your right and see an ideal situation. This is a simple tractor. You are harvesting cane and loading simultaneously and then you deliver. There is no provision of those monstrous tractors that end up just messing up the farmers’ pockets! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have found transportation of cane ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to conclude this with the sweet news that we have drafted the Bill as the Committee of Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives, incorporating all these recommendations. We are looking at that Bill drafted by the Minister for Agriculture. The two Bills will marry in the open before this Parliament, so that we have a powerful law that will supersede everything else in having a very good law that will make this sugar cane business worthwhile. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to invite an hon. Member of my Committee and also an hon. ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would to thank all hon. Members who have contributed like hon. John Pesa, the Right Hon. Prime Minister and Mr. Chris Okemo, among others and without going through the whole list. I would like to capture the spirit that we must do something on sugar-cane now. We look forward to the Ministry of Agriculture, now that they are fully co-operating and supporting this Report, to bring that Bill and have it tabled in this House next week, so that we can all see a flourishing sugar industry. With those few remarks, I ... view
• 17 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives on Hearings on the Challenges facing the Sugar Sector in the country, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 13th October, 2010. view