Joseph Nyagah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, since the issue of Harambee SACCO comes too often, I have brought documents that trace the whole case and which prove my argument. So, may I table this package which can be looked at by the Questioner and the House and if there are any issues, I would be very happy to follow up. What I said was my understanding of what the situation is. view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, these are so many documents and I am not a lawyer. If you do not mind, I would like to look at them together with my people as they also look at what I brought so that we can continue next week. That is the best way because we need to resolve this thing once and for all. view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to apologise to my good friend. I sought and received a copy in the morning but I also had taken an extra copy because I know how the system sometimes works. view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) It is true New KCC reduced producer price of milk from Kshs24 to Kshs20 per litre. This reduction was occasioned by the milk glut experienced in the dairy industry, resulting to general increase in storage, processing and marketing costs. view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: (b)The New KCC was unable to absorb the excess milk in Nyahururu and North Rift due to the increase in production against limited storage and processing capacity. The excess milk in the dairy industry was directed to the New KCC since the other milk processors could not absorb the additional volumes. Illegally imported milk powder also contributed to the problem. It is also true that the company is to be blamed for having been ill prepared for the crisis. view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: (c)The Government is concerned about the plight of dairy farmers and it is addressing the problems in the industry. In this regard, the Government has recognized milk as a strategic food product and it is in the process of creating strategic milk reserve. This will cushion the dairy farmers and processors, including New KCC, from erratic milk production trends. This intervention, among others, is intended to stabilize the dairy sector including New KCC. view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is a small amount of legal milk that was imported into the country. It is also true that a substantial volume of milk came into Kenya illegally during the dry season. It was consumed by other milk processors and companies such as Nestle who need it for their chocolate making and milk powder processing. Those are the kinds of companies that need it for specialized products that they produce. Substantial quantities were, therefore, accumulated and when it came to January, the combination of a good rainy season and the excess products in the market caused the ... view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not have the names of the companies that imported milk powder. But I can confirm that our investigations indicated that substantial amounts came in. They were not declared as milk powder and so, even if you go to the KRA records, you will not necessary see a product called “milk powder”. That is how the smuggling happened in Kenya. But I can confirm there is only one single producer of milk powder in Kenya called New KCC. Once the market stops buying that product, it means that they are buying it from elsewhere. view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the advantage of being a Minister for Co- operative Development and Marketing is that you are not a security officer. Once you pass on the information to the security wing of the Government--- I have said that we are working flat out with all the wings of the Government. We are working with KRA, KDB and security forces to try and establish that. As I said, it was not necessarily declared as milk powder. What was formally registered by the KDB is a very small quantity of the total volume that came into the market. But we ... view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the good thing about companies is that no vacuums are created because there is a structure. It might have been weak but there is a structure that remained even after the departure of the then MD. In fact, the indications are that now, suddenly, we have increased the production by over 50 per cent. Many things are coming out to light and it is better that we move on and help the farmer. I want to say that what we are doing will be good for the sector. We have, in fact, advertised the job and in ... view