Moses Kuria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: I submit, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On the number of companies, it is actually five companies. For avoidance of doubt, I will name the companies. They include Bidco Africa, which also goes by the name Das Africa. This company was renamed Das Africa after change of shareholding that happened in the final days of the last regime. This is public information and it is registered in Mauritius. We have Menengai, Kapa Oil Refineries Limited, Pwani Oil and Golden Africa. They are five companies in total. As to why they enjoy the preferential treatment, it is because previously, the definition of value ... 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: As a result, we continue to lag behind our neighbors in terms of this very important item that we use every day in our homes. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what have I done? Initially, I said to protect those jobs from those five companies even if I do not agree with that monopoly. However, just not to be accused of messing up with people’s jobs, let me allow just one company, the Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC), to import duty free edible oil and see what happens. With only 170,000 jerrycans that have landed, the price has dropped from Kshs400 to ... view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank the Senator for Bungoma for that question. After I was nominated to be the Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry, even before I was approved, on an informal basis, after my confirmation, the first people that I met were manufacturers of these products; the edible oils, the millers and all the sectors. As a matter of fact, I have sat with all the 13 sectors under the Kenya 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: Association of Manufacturers. I have said publicly that I will take action. Let us work together. This step that we had to take to import edible oil was at zero option after our continued efforts to talk. I have met the Kenya Association of Manufacturers teams and sector leaders not less that 13 times. The President of Kenya has officiated over not less than four events of these manufacturers at my invitation. I have done everything that I need to do. Today, let me add this. Sorry because I skipped this in the question from Sen. Cheruiyot. Further than allowing ... view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank Sen. Okenyuri for that question. As I make some consultation on the same, let me first revisit the question that Sen. Chute asked earlier. I had begged your leave to consult. His question was on one company, which is appearing as having supplied fertilizer, but was not on the list of approved importers. Other than importing fertilizer, we have got some companies which have made a lot of efforts to manufacture fertilizer locally. So, it could not be approved for imports because it is a local company, which is doing manufacturing locally. In ... view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: I submit, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view