Kipruto Rono Kirwa

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 21 to 30 of 168.

• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that the Kenya Tea Development Agency signed a marketing agreement with Lipton Tea of London early this year. (b) This is a standard tea purchasing agreement between Lipton and all its suppliers internationally. There is no financial involvement until the weekly contract is signed, whose prices are pegged on the prevailing tea auction price. The anticipated benefit to the tea farmer is that it gives an assured market of tea at a price not less than the auction price. view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, so far, I have not found anything fishy about the agreement. What happens is that Lipton, for its own internal mechanisms, enters into this kind of agreement with all the companies they buy tea from. This, therefore, does not, in any way, mean that they have been conferred any special status. When the tea goes to the auction, it can still be sold to any person other than Lipton, whenever that person offers a better price. What happens is that if there is any tea that Lipton buys under the contractual agreement, it has to be ... view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know how I can be clearer than I have been. I have said that we are not, in any way, conferring on any individual any special status. The tea goes to the auction. I have been to the auction. Any person who bids a price higher than that of Lipton, or any other company, gets the tea. With regard to this agreement, I do not have the benefit of being a lawyer, but I have perused through it and there is nothing that confers any special status on Lipton. It is only an ... view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is tied to the issue of value addition. That is the only way in which we can ensure that our tea remains special. Otherwise, under the current arrangement, even at the Mombasa Tea Auction, tea is blended with tea from the region and other parts of the world. When they go to Dubai, they do the same. But we have certain market niches like that of Southern Sudan, Sudan and some parts of Pakistan, where our tea gets to the market as Kenyan tea. Whenever we sell a 50-kilogramme bag, our tea is blended with ... view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that question was answered earlier on. view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in all the articles of the agreement, we have not conferred any special status to Lipton to market our tea. My understanding of the agreement is that Lipton and the KTDA have agreed that whenever Lipton wants certain quantities of tea, the KTDA 1028 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 2, 2007 will provide it but not at a price below the auction price. view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, unless my statistics are wrong, they are not the biggest grower or the largest buyer of tea by any stretch of imagination. I do not know whether my colleagues have this agreement. It may be interesting to just lay it on the Table of the House for every hon. Member to have a copy of it. In case there are any contentious issues in this agreement, I am willing to have further discussion over it and, if necessary, issue a Ministerial Statement on the status of this arrangement. view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think this is an issue that needs a lot discussion. The knowledge I have as far as blending of tea is concerned, it is just to attain a certain taste. However, it is in no way going to confer any special quality to other teas. This, therefore, means, as far as we are concerned, the only way we can capture that market niche is for us to be able to control the way we market our tea. However, as long as we are allowing our tea to be bought by anybody at the auction, without ... view
• 19 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that sugar worth Kshs11,000,080 disappeared on 23rd March this year from Nzoia Sugar Company and not between 2nd and 7th April, 2007. (b) The consignment was allowed to leave the factory on presentation of the normal documents, which include purchase receipt and invoice, weighbridge ticket and gate pass. (c) The following officers, suspected to have been involved in the loss, have been suspended from Nzoia Sugar Company: Joseph Ng'ang'a, Human Resource Manager; Henry Amwayi, Management Accountant; David Mulungwa, Factory Manager; Stanley Ndombi, Marketing Manager; Abraham Sabuko, Ledger ... view
• 19 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the policy in all sugar companies including Nzoia Sugar Company, is that once a cheque is presented, verification is done and upon confirmation of the same, the sugar is released. I have said that the officers I have named did not comply with the necessary procedure. The Managing Director was on leave. Mr. Ng'ang'a was the acting Managing Director at the time the transaction took place. view