Lucas Kipkosgei Chepkitony

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• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support this very important Motion. I would like to thank Mr. Namwamba for bringing this Motion. This Motion is very important because it is touching on one of the very important organizations which was supporting agriculture in this country. Kenya was on the right track in the early days of Independence until some few years ago when we allowed our agricultural institutions to go down or collapse or be mismanaged. The KFA was one of the very important bodies and it still is. It is strategically located. It ... view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the Motion. view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to make this Statement. However, I need to apologize and also explain--- view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I apologise for not being here yesterday to give this Statement. The circumstances are that I was in the House on Thursday to give it, but the Speaker informed me that it had been deferred. Between that time and yesterday, I did not get any chance to issue the Statement because the person who had requested it was absent. I did not know why he was absent. Therefore, I was not able to know when he was going to be available again. view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the question has to do with the saga between Mumias Sugar Company and Busia Sugar Company. The background is that Mumias Sugar Company claims to be owed Kshs105,316,821. view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The money was lent to Busia Sugar Company---- view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Do not worry hon. Khalwale. I will explain to Dr. Okemo! view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: The year 2006, Mumias Sugar Company lent money to Busia Sugar Company to pay its farmers because it was said not to be solvent at that time. In the year 2009, the Kenya Sugar Board resolved to appoint an auditor to verify the claim of Mumias Sugar Company. From the verification exercise, a number of issues were outstanding requiring the board to address. The issues included the fact that no sugar factory was commissioned at Busia Sugar Company and Busia Sugar Company owed substantial amounts of money to various creditors; the largest of them being Mumias Sugar Company. view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Kenya Sugar Board eventually placed Busia Sugar Company under protective receivership to secure creditors’ assets. It then allowed Mumias Sugar Company to pay the farmers directly and also to work on Busia Sugar Company’s nucleus estate to recover the unpaid amounts. However, money realized by Mumias Sugar Company while managing Nasewa land indicated no cess to Mumias Sugar Company resulting in the move to go to court as the last measure to recover the said money. view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on 8th July, this year, Mumias Sugar Company went before the High Court at Bungoma by way of originating summon suits, No.66 of 2011. The basis of the suit was that Mumias Sugar Company claims to hold a charge over Busia Sugar Company nucleus estate. Busia Company had defaulted in redeeming the land, and a public auction could not raise a purchaser, and according to Mumias Sugar Company it had no choice but to sell the private land to a private company. view