Moses Kuria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, and Senator for that question. Over the last six months or so, this country has allowed through a Gazette Notice, importation of 1.4 million metric tons of maize. This is to address the issue of maize shortage and the skyrocketing price of unga which was as high as Kshs250 by September last year. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: This country has also allowed the importation of 1.2 million tons of rice despite the fact that we have got rice in Mwea in Kirinyaga County and Ahero in Kisumu County. However, it was necessary because of the drought situation, famine and the food shortage that was there, to manage the cost of living. At the same time, we got approval from the Cabinet to import 125,000 metric tons of edible oil. You will notice that of all those three products, the one with the least amount that was allowed to be imported was edible oil. Maize was 1.4 million ... view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: cans of 20 litres that are used in our homes. So, 170,000 families have benefited from what has been imported by KNTC. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we started this importation, there were even cartoons in the media. There were jokes and memes going around in social media about the price of edible oil. It was said to be among the most expensive things to buy. By that time, one litre of edible oil around the first week of December when I addressed the Kenyan Union of Manufactures (KUM) about this issue, was Kshs400 per kilo. At that time, on my first day of work, speaking at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) after being sworn in, I told the edible oil industry ... view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Investments, Trade and Industry, I am the one who writes to these manufactures. All manufactures have to get a Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) from the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KeBS), which is in my Ministry. I would be happy to get any further information with specific SKUs from Sen. Chute, so that I am guided. These companies engage in the business of manufacturing or value addition of crude palm oil --- view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand guided. To the specific Question by Sen. Kinyua, in my honest opinion, the reason there is an outcry in the media is because of noise that is sponsored by these five companies, which I have stated. They have continued to enjoy monopoly and are using the profits they have historically made to fight our efforts to bring down the cost of living. They also have a lot of money because they enjoyed monopoly status. If an ordinary person wants to bring in the same products like these companies, they are slapped with an import duty ... view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, last Sunday, I engaged a journalist who wanted clarification about some of the issues we are discussing here today. The name of that journalist is Mr. Gerald Andayi from Daily Nation and Business Daily. I told him that I find it difficult to continue giving you answers because even if we provide you with the correct information about edible oil, you continue to write negative stories. That gentleman from Daily Nation told me that he has received from Ms. Pamela Mutua, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC), all the answers and trends ... view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view