Justice Kipsang Kemei

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I wish to present a Petition on behalf of the residents of Sigowet/Soin Constituency on privatisation of Muhoroni Sugar Company Limited in receivership. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the residents of Sigowet/Soin Constituency in Kericho County, draw the attention of the House to the following:- 1. THAT, Muhoroni Sugar Company Limited, under receivership, was incorporated as East Africa Sugar Industries Limited on 18th October, 1961 as company number C8/61 to manufacture sugar and engage in other farming business; 2. THAT, the company, which was renamed “Muhoroni Sugar Company” on 21st August, 1991, lies on approximately ... view
• 3 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: (11) THAT, the inalienable right of the people of Sigowet/Soin to the intended benefits of establishing the mill in the area can only be protected when the said pieces of land revert to the Government to hold in trust on their behalf; The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 3 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: THEREFORE, your humble Petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade:- (a) intervenes to have land parcels 3977 and 3978/2 revert to the Government and be held in trust for residents of Sigowet/Soin Constituency; view
• 3 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: (b) urges the Privatisation Commission to ensure sustainable transfer of ownership of Muhoroni Sugar Company under receivership in a formula that will safeguard the interests of the residents; view
• 3 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: (c) resolves that the Government formalizes settlements, or the section of land parcel Number 3977, which is at present occupied by squatters and informal settlers, be set aside for them during the process of privatisation. THAT, to the best of my knowledge, there is no pending case before any court of law in respect to this matter, and your petitioners will ever pray. It is presented by hon. Justice Kemei, Member for Sigowet/Soin Constituency. Thank you, hon. Speaker. view
• 26 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. On the Motion we are about to discuss, I have a Petition being processed by your Office. I was seeking your indulgence on what to do. As much as I want to contribute, there are fundamental issues that I am raising in that Petition that I require the guidance of your Chair before I contribute. Finally, I want to share the sentiments of my colleagues in the Departmental Agriculture, Livestock and Co-operatives Committee. We have been sleepwalking but we can assure you that we will do our job. Thank you. view
• 26 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me the chance to contribute to this Motion. At the very onset, I am a believer in the role of the private sector in production and development in general. I believe that there should be less Government in production and more of the private sector in production. If we privatized our sugar mills in this country, we will make them more efficient. That would enable them to expand their capacities and diversity their production base. We would make them use more sucrose content varieties and generally improve their efficiency to levels which we can ... view
• 26 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: However, I have certain fundamental reasons which I believe should be addressed in the privatisation process. With regard to the Muhoroni Sugar Company, for example, the land was taken from the people of Kericho and Kisumu counties. Out of about 5,000 acres of land, close to 50 per cent was taken from the people of Sigowet/Soin Constituency. It is my firm proposal, on behalf of the good people of Sigowet/Soin Constituency that the privatisation process considers that the land on which Muhoroni Sugar Company sits reverts back to the Government to hold it in trust on behalf of the people ... view
• 26 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other fundamental issue I want to bring to the attention of the House is that Muhoroni Sugar Company has been valued at less than Kshs1 billion. If you consider the value of the enormous piece of land, the sugar mill itself and the plant and equipment in that factory, you will appreciate that the valuation of the company is not adequate. It is likely to lead to a throw-away of that important institution into the hands of the private sector. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version ... view
• 26 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: The third issue I want to raise is that, at the moment, there is prospecting for oil in that belt. If we were to privatize Muhoroni Sugar Company and let the land go to the private sector, the inhabitants of that area will lose a lot. In the event that there is oil, and we sell the company at the stated value, the likelihood is that the people of my constituency and, indeed, the people of Mohoroni Constituency, who are represented by hon. Oyoo, will be losers at the end of the day. Finally, so that I can let my ... view