Kipruto Rono Kirwa

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 161 to 168 of 168.

• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I can confirm that farmers in SONY Sugar Factory are owed Kshs171 million. I inherited those arrears when I took over the Ministry. I have given instructions that those arrears be cleared forthwith. view
• 5 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are no specific provisions in law to deal with some of those cases. That is why I have constituted a team to work on one umbrella legislation, keeping in mind some of those considerations expressed by my colleague. 330 PARLIMENTARY DEBATES April 5, 2006 view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply, (a) I am aware that a group calling itself Kenya Union of Small-Scale Tea Owners Association had called for a countrywide boycott of tea picking during the month of April, 2006, and that the farmers ignored the boycott call. (b) The disparity between the prices is because the Kenya Shilling per kilogramme is for initial payment for green leaf deliveries to factories, while Kshs116 per kilogramme is for processing tea at the Mombasa Tea Auction. (c) I am ensuring that tea farmers are getting reasonable returns for their produce. For example, in ... view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that represents 35 per cent of the total gross sale of tea. Manufacturing is 9 per cent. Packaging is 4 percent. Leaf collection is 6 per cent. Finance is 6 percent. Administration is 7 per cent which includes 2.5 per cent of KTDA agency fees. Semi- variable cost is 3 percent. The total is 35 per cent. It compares well with other teas internationally. For example, in Colombo the same percentage goes towards purposes of manufacturing, packaging, leaf collection, finance, administration and semi-variable. view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, the hon. Member is right. The agency ceased to be an authority. There is a five-year contractual arrangement between every factory - and there are 53 factories all over the country - with the KTDA. Each factory can initiate a reversal of that particular position using the agreed terms. view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, two weeks ago, I called a meeting with KTDA, Kenya Tea Board, Tea Research Foundation, KTTGA and some officials of my Ministry to discuss ways and means of reducing some of the overheads, so that farmers can take home slightly over 65 per cent. view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wanted to give the right impression. There was an erroneous statement that tea at the auction is selling at Kshs126 per kilo, while farmers are getting only Kshs9. The truth of the matter is that, Kshs9 is the first payment. An amount of Kshs11.75 is the second payment. That brings the total amount to Kshs20.75 on average. If you convert net tea from green leaf tea, you will be fetching Kshs29 per kilo. The difference between Kshs29 and Kshs20 goes into processing. With regard to our plans to enable farmers to take home slightly over ... view
• 4 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have not directed the police to arrest any farmer. view