Ndiritu Muriithi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 381 to 390 of 472.

• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: We need to ensure that the management restructuring, that goes back to the recommendations in the Mackeen Report that hon. Sambu has referred to, are, in fact, implemented. We should also ensure that we do not create conflict of interest by having a significant shareholder also managing the company. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sure that hon. Sambu knows very well that we did not mislead the House. We went to the Cabinet and obtained an approval to do this, which we have done. We have, therefore, initiated the process. However, the Government must also act within the law. As I have explained, Cabinet approval has already been given. The Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife is working with PPM to ensure that the right documentation is concluded. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I have indicated already in my answer to this House, the Cabinet has given authority to the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife to provide a long-term licence for 450,000 cubic metres of pulp wood per year. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: The documentation of this has already been approved. Hon. Kombo has indicated that the main problem facing this company is the cost of production. Therefore, we have reduced the cost of production by reducing the royalty for pulp wood from Kshs1,200 to Kshs700 and further capitalising Kshs490 out of Kshs700. We are addressing ourselves to the key issue which is the cost of production. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the statement is, in fact, materially correct. We have gone ahead to find existing forests for Pan Paper Mills (E.A.) Ltd. to log pulp wood. At that time, we promised Kshs8,000 hectares. We went further to say that this could be increased to 20,000 hectares as a long-term measure for PPM to grow its own pulp paper. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. You have truly allowed the hon. Member a great deal of latitude to the extent that he is speaking about everything and anything under the sun. Is it not in order to ask the hon. Member to confine himself to the issue at hand, which is the Report? view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I want to assure this House that contrary to what the mover believes, the police, the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) as well as the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) are alive and well, and are working. I, perhaps, accept that even a good thing can be made better, but those institutions are alive and well. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Secondly, I think that, as the Committee rightly brings out, the Government instituted serious audit into the goings on in the PBK going back to 2007 and issued a Report. Therefore, the Government is keen and serious about these issues. I also want to dispel a notion that was propagated here, that there are such things as corruption that is by one side of the Coalition or by another side. This is one Government! It is a Coalition Government made up of many partners, but there is no such thing as PNU corruption or corruption by the ODM. view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Coming back to this Report, first, I want to join those who have made comments that we need to liberalise this sector. I also want to dispel the notion that monopoly is simply bad, because it is by a Government controlled institution. I think, as a matter of policy and economic management, we welcome liberalisation as the way to ensure competition and resources are allocated in the best way possible. So, as a general principle, we welcome the issue of liberalisation. view