James Kembi Gitura

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Nov 2016 in Senate: You have seven days. DELAYED PAYMENT OF FRENCH BEANS FARMERS IN KIRINYAGA COUNTY view
• 1 Nov 2016 in Senate: Sen. Karaba, you had a further clarification to seek. view
• 1 Nov 2016 in Senate: Order, Sen. Karaba! I see a small problem here from a legal point of view. Actually, Imperial Bank has nothing to do with this because the farmers are owed money by this company called Value Park Foods Limited who claimed that they banked at Imperial Bank. The farmers do not know this. They would not know where their money was banked because they have no nexus with Imperial Bank. That is the problem I see. The farmers from Kirinyaga and from every other place who are supplying food to this company are owed money by the company and not by ... view
• 1 Nov 2016 in Senate: Sen. Karaba, I agree with you 100 per cent. The only question to canvass here is what the Government does. view
• 1 Nov 2016 in Senate: The Government? view
• 1 Nov 2016 in Senate: Chairman, now you understand the question. What do you have to say about it? view
• 1 Nov 2016 in Senate: I do not know that is the issue that is coming up. Is the Government part of this? I understand the pain that Sen. Karaba is going through and the pain that the farmers in Murang’a and elsewhere are going through because of this kind of situation. That is why I asked Sen. Karaba specifically what he is asking the Government to do. view
• 1 Nov 2016 in Senate: That is the point I was trying to make. view
• 1 Nov 2016 in Senate: That is the point I was trying to make, Sen. M. Kajwang. That is not what he is canvassing if you read the Statement properly. Value Pak Foods Limited claims its money was lost in Imperial Bank Limited. We do not know. The farmer does not know. The farmer is not interested in knowing that. The farmer knows that Value Pak Foods Limited owes them money. That is the point that Sen. Anyang’-Nyong’o is making. With great respect and appreciating the pain that is there, it looks like a personal contract. That is the view I take. Sen. Obure, what ... view
• 1 Nov 2016 in Senate: All of us are in total agreement with you about the loss, pain and suffering that you are going through, but it is important to remember that even as you ask the Government to pay, maybe you will be looking up to the Kirinyaga County Government, because agriculture is devolved and the extension officers in Kirinyaga County are from the County Government of Kirinyaga. view