Kipruto Rono Kirwa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I directed that the management of SONY Sugar Company does expedite the harvesting of over-mature cane in its entire belt. (b) In view of "a" above, part "b", therefore, does not arise in so far as giving a directive is concerned. However, I do concur with the hon. Member that in that region there is a lot of over- mature cane that needs to be harvested. (c) The problem of over-mature cane is experienced in all the districts in SONY Sugar Belt. My Ministry, through the Kenya Sugar Board (KSB), is ... view
• 17 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister is always a Minister regardless of the place he or she issues an order. Nonetheless, I appreciate that the capacity of SONY Sugar Company is limited by many other factors, including the question of transportation. It is for that reason that we thought transportation was the first issue to be tackled, because the issue of expansion would take slightly more time and a lot more resources. view
• 17 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member knows that he has seen me on several occasions with the proposal of providing an alternative investor, and we have concurred with him. I am waiting for him to give us an investor. We are willing and able to issue a licence any time that an investor shows up. view
• 17 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I was not a Minister in 1995. However, the subject of matter SONY Sugar Company is very clear. We are dealing with the issue of expansion. My colleague knows that we have already put in place all the required measures to allow SONY Sugar Company clean its balance sheet. So, we will fast-track the issue of expansion of the factory at SONY Sugar Company as soon as all the issues are dealt with. view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The sugar-cane trials carried out indicated that the region has medium level potential for sugar-cane production and, therefore, a sugar factory will be constructed as soon as a willing investor is identified. (b) The estimated cost of the factory will be established once the investor carries out a detailed feasibility study which will spell out the actual technology to be employed and the size of the factory. view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did not expect Mrs. Kilimo to be so harsh to me given the fact that we have discussed this issue. The policy position is that, as a Government, we do not have new investment in the factories. What we have done is to encourage as many people as possible, including Mumias Sugar Factory, to express interest in the Kerio Valley. view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have put in place a number of measures. One, we have been able to remove the high level of indebtedness from the industry. We have also been able to improve efficiency through various measures, including modernisation of factories. We also intend to move in that direction, particularly for Sony and other factories. view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Osundwa was doing a nice job as my Assistant Minister. Indeed, it is true that many people make inquiries. But to translate inquiries into 1270 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 10, 2007 tangible investment programmes is a different matter. view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true, and we have already taken some two acres in the Kerio Valley, and the viability of the same has been indicated. We will also explore the possibility of encouraging more, and also looking for investors so as to assist the people of the valley, because it is not only going to address the issue of food security, but it is going to address the issue of security by creating a buffer zone between the Marakwet District and the neighbouring districts. view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I promise I will do what it takes within my means. view