Lucas Kipkosgei Chepkitony

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mumias Sugar Company sought an order to sell the Busia Sugar Company nucleas estate, whose number is, Bukhayo, Nasewa 1500 measuring approximately 341.2 hectares valued at about Kshs92,500,000 as per valuation by Tyson Limited of 12th May, 2011. The application exhibited a charge made by Mumias Company on Busia Sugar Company nucleas estate to secure a principal amount of Kshs100 million which it said had been created in June, 2006. view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on 11th July, 2011, the advocate for both parties recorded an order by consent allowing Mumias Sugar Company’s suit as presented. The consent that is between Mumias Sugar Company and Busia Sugar Company was presented to the court on 11th July. On the same day the Deputy Registrar of the High Court in Bungoma actually allowed this land to go ahead to be sold. There was no court decision, however, on the matter. view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, the Ministry learnt about the order on 26th July, 2011 from hon. Okemo. We moved quite swiftly and immediately instructed the Kenya Sugar Board to take action and put caution on the sale of land to Kaplony Enterprise Limited. We have since been informed by Kenya Sugar Board that the transfer of the land has been stopped and I table their letter to me. In saying that the sale has been stopped, the Kenya Sugar Board has also investigated and found out that the land has actually not been transferred. I also table that ... view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mr. Okemo needs a clarification on who said they would pay and so on. Let me say from the outset that his aim is the same as that of the Ministry. We must not allow people to descend to more poverty. If the land is theirs, they must not be deprived of that land. I would have liked to come here and say categorically that we can do this today or tomorrow. However, as the hon. Member is aware, we do not have a sugar board right now because the elections took place and we ... view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I tried to respond to that question to tell the hon. Member that we are on the same side. As I speak right now, the Sugar Board is not in place. We are not beholden to the point of one person. You are not surely telling me that if we have decided as Members in the House and also at my level in the Ministry that we have to assist the farmers, one person in the Sugar Board will change that. He will not. I have given you an undertaking and I will make sure ... view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I find that rather strange. The Ministry does not elect the board members. They are supposed to be elected by the farmers. Is the hon. Member right to try and suggest to me that I have the power to change the will of the people? If we are talking about the land issue, I have undertaken to look into it, so that the farmers do not get disadvantaged. As to the way these people were elected, I do not cast a vote there. They were elected by the farmers. view
• 10 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what I said and I want to say it again, we will sort out the matter. You are telling me about the board and I told you there is no board. We would have liked to follow the regulations which include the concurrence of the board. But I am telling the hon. Member there is no board and, therefore, we will have to take an administrative decision to sort out the matter. How else should I put it? view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Motion. view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to say that the House as far as I can remember has tried very hard to bring to the attention of the whole country, the crisis that we continue to have so that first of all--- view
• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, At least, let me finish my sentence. So, in the first place, that is not a matter for argument. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other thing that I keep hearing is that there are no policies. The policies are there and they are sound policies. It is not a matter of incompetence or competence. It has to do with how we utilize these resources and if the resources are, indeed, adequate. Let me give you an example. We in the Ministry of Agriculture were allowed a little money to do some irrigation in South Turkana even ... view