Joseph Nyagah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have no problem giving hon. Members time to review this list. That is because it is very long. Many of those people owe KPCU money for many years. There has been mismanagement and corruption that has left Kenyans very poor. So, I would encourage a situation where we could review this list thoroughly. view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me start with the last question. Part of the Board of Management is the problem and part of the management is the problem. The governance issues that we are dealing with are the fights between the management and the Board. July 29, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2135 Over the years, changes have been brought in, and every time, there was a fight between half the Board half the management. Those are the issues which we need to address. There is a time-frame, because the deputies are not confirmed. In order to get the right type of management, ... view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not get the question. view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the history and the problems of the KPCU are complicated. It would be unfair at this point to point out names, because there are other investigations going on. But I can confirm that some of the Board of members have been accused of doing wrong things like not delivering coffee to KPCU, hiring property and not paying rent and taking money out of the company with the involvement of the management. Those are some of the problems that I am talking about. Since these problems have been there for many years, I would rather Parliament allows us ... view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to confirm that in the three months that I have been in the Ministry, I have directed my attention to the coffee issues, and the KPCU in particular; I have taken action. It is very evident to everybody that I have taken action on matters to do with KPCU, because I do not think we should wait any longer. I hope that this House will support me in the very serious action that I intend to take on this matter. I have to save the very poor farmers, who have been exploited by the management ... view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Board is elected by Kenyans. The Minister for Co- operative Development and Marketing, and his Commissioner for Co-operatives, have no power at all to suspend the Board, unless they institute an inquiry. Attempts to institute an inquiry over a year ago were thwarted when the Minister and the Ministry were taken to court. We are in court fighting it out and we hope that the matter will be resolved soon. Let me confirm that following very serious action and discussions with the Board, we are making some progress. I wish to confirm that some of the ... view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to confirm that we are at an advanced stage of asking KPCU, at their forthcoming annual general meeting to change their by-laws in order to address some of the issues that have led to problems of governance. That includes the way directors are elected and perform their jobs. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to give an example: There has been confusion over the job of a manager and that of the Board. We have cases where the Board signs cheques and the management also does so. Those are the things that have been addressed by ... view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to confirm that we are, indeed, in court. The reason why we were taken to court, as a Ministry, by the KPCU Board and management was because when we tried to take action, they argued that they were a limited liability company. We argued that they are both. We have told them that we want a court decision, so that we know whether they are a company or a co-operative society. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if they are a co-operative society, it will be easier for us to help them. I am sure that a judgement ... view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to confirm. I have tabled it and it is with the Clerk. Since the list the hon. Member is asking for is very long, he would like to review it and then harass me after that. I think that is the point he was making. view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I withdraw my comments. Members ask further questions. view