Nelson Ributhi Gaichuhie

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 781 to 790 of 1130.

• 3 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Member stated that the monopoly has discouraged other companies from investing in the business and yet, there is no law in Kenya that monopolizes the trade in nuts. Hon. Aburi requested the Chairperson of the Committee to specifically inquire into and report on:- (i) why Kenya Nut Company is being allowed to monopolize the trade in Macadamia nuts contrary to the law; and (ii) what the Government was doing to rectify the situation and make the market competitive to allow other companies to trade. After getting a response from the National Treasury, the Committee wishes to ... view
• 3 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am going to summarize it. So, the Government’s intervention to revitalize the sector for the last three years has yielded positive results by banning exportation of unprocessed Macadamia. In a bid to ensure that there is no monopoly on the prices, the Processors and Growers Association in a stakeholders meeting held in Embu in 2010 agreed to meet every beginning of the harvest season so that they can have a fixed price from the farmers where they buy the Macadamia. In 2014, the price of Kshs50 per kilogramme was publicised through both the print and the ... view
• 3 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to confirm that there is no one company that has the monopoly of Macadamia nuts. We have Kenya Nuts Company which has only a 31.25 per cent share. We have Equatorial Nuts which has 23.4 per cent share. We have Wonder Nuts and Jungle Nuts. Both of them have 11 per cent shares. Then the other small ones have 33.21 per cent. Africana has a 6.2 per cent share. So, in total, all the 12 companies share the 100 per cent of the Macadamia nuts. Secondly, the growers have an association called the ... view
• 3 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to confirm that even in Subukia Constituency, we have Macadamia. So, I know it is an affair of the whole country but when I was saying that Meru people should do that, I think I was trying to promote Meru County. So, if Meru or any other county can do that, it will be good. Secondly, I want to say that it is not only one company that is allowed to export Macadamia. Maybe, it is only one company that has the capacity to export. Otherwise, any company that can process Macadamia does not even ... view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, since this is a very elaborate request, if you give the Committee two weeks we will be able to get in touch with the National Treasury and communicate back to the House within that period. view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Yes, hon. Deputy Speaker, but if you heard hon. Kabando very well, he said that he wants to know exactly how much money has been recovered to-date. So, we cannot rely on information that we got four months ago. We have to ask the National Treasury to give us an updated Statement. That is why I requested for two weeks. Maybe, they have since recovered more money. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I want to confirm that the Committee has visited Ronald Ngala Utalii College. We have also engaged the Ministry responsible for tourism, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: and also allocated some money for the project in the Supplementary Budget. We are now asking hon. Mutava Musyimi, through the Budget and Appropriations Committee, to allocate some more funds to the project. So, we will be able to bring a report next week, on Tuesday afternoon. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I live in his constituency. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we will bring a response in two weeks’ time. view