Kipruto Rono Kirwa

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 91 to 100 of 168.

• 23 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know whether we can allow a colleague to cast aspersions on the integrity of another colleague without substantive evidence, that I am involved in any imprudent way with this said company. Suffice it to say the following. Whatever the hon. Member is referring to, there are so many studies that are carried out for different reasons throughout the year in different parts of the country. But the information available to me, and I have no reason to doubt it because it is authentic information, is that an advertisement was placed in newspapers in ... view
• 14 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that Dugo Settlement Scheme existed in Wajir North Constituency. (b) A total of Kshs388,000 from the National Famine Relief Fund was spent on the scheme by 1993. (c) The project was a District Development Committee (DDC) one and has since collapsed. My Ministry is planning to set up a team to explore ways of reviving it so as to make it sustainable. view
• 14 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I said, we are exploring possibilities of reviving the same project once there is agreement from the DDC. If the hon. Member could assist by discussing the matter with the leadership on the ground, we shall offer any advice required. view
• 14 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I said, this project was the initiative of the DDC. It was for the DDC to involve the entire leadership on the ground. I am telling my hon. colleague that if he was to do the same, I would be glad to take up the rest of the activity. view
• 14 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I said, I have already sent my team to the ground. We shall explore all possibilities, including what the hon. Member has just proposed. view
• 8 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have actually compared the two Questions. In fact, it is one Question under Nos.037 and 594, asked by the same hon. Member and answered by the same Minister. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that Miwani Sugar Mills is under receivership. (b) The factory was placed under receivership because it was indebted and could not sustain its operations. I have made proposals and I am in discussion with interested parties to put it back into operation. (c) All farmers' arrears for cane delivered amounting to Kshs47 million was cleared on 12th September, 2006, hence I gave it first priority ranking. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the first question, I made that payment through the firm that we have under the Sugar Development Levy (SDL) so as to be able to retire farmers' arrears because in the minds of the Ministry, we felt it was the most important thing to be done, and the monies belong to the farmers and that is why we paid. Secondly, the receiver managers that we have are Kipng'etich Bett and Martin Owiti, appointed by the Kenya Sugar Board (KSB), jointly with Oriental Bank. The charge on the land is to the tune of 50 acres ... view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the company is owned 51 per cent by the Mehta Group of Companies, and 49 per cent by the Government. The total amount of indebtedness is Kshs12 billion and all the properties valued is Kshs1.5 billion and, therefore, the company is technically insolvent. view
• 1 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have made two distinct promises. One, I said I wanted to retire farmers' arrears and, indeed, I have done it. The second promise was to be able to bring back Miwani Sugar Mills into operation and I can assure the House once again that it is possible, but we have had to discuss with various parties, including the 51 per cent shareholding by Oriental Bank which took over from the Mehta Group of Companies. I can assure the House that discussions are in the final stages. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, I want to remind ... view