Peter Kyalo Kaindi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 51 to 60 of 139.

• 27 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Indeed, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 27 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Very well, Mr. Speaker, Sir! view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, it is still the Government's policy to have value addition in respect of Kenya's leading exports, primarily, coffee and tea. 1534 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 23, 2007 (b) The Government in collaboration with other stakeholders has taken the following specific measures in order to ensure that there is value addition to Kenyan tea and coffee. (i) Capacity building for technical staff, farmers, liquorors and factory managers in areas of certified coffees. (ii) Approved the setting up of the Tea Research Factory and the relevant equipment at the Tea Research Foundation to ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I specifically want to point out that under the area of tea, we are not just looking at it in terms of white, black or branded teas. We are also looking at research to see whether tea could be improved and grown not just as a beverage but also for medicinal purposes like health and curative purposes. Those are the areas that we are putting a lot of money in terms of research. Regarding coffee, there are areas where we are looking at branding our coffee so that the rules of origin can ensure that we ... view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, like I did point out two weeks ago in this House, the work of the task force report has been completed and one of the areas that the report pointed out is exactly what the hon. Member is talking about. We are cognisant of the fact that the 250 hectares may not be ideal and I think we want to go the direction that he has pointed out. view
• 23 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a good point, I think we would consider it. view
• 22 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) South Nyanza Sugar Company casual workers are hired in line with the provisions of the Employment Act, Cap. 226(2) Laws of Kenya and the company has no immediate plans to lay off any of its permanent employees. (b) In view of part "a" above, part "b" does not arise. (c) The Government has instituted prudent recovery strategies to resuscitate the company, which has been under-performing, to enhance its productivity and profitability. Among the measures are:- 1. Modernisation and expansion of the factory. 2. Improvement of cane harvesting and transport. 3. Management and ... view
• 22 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to confirm to the hon. Member that there are no plans to lay off any of these casual employees. At the moment, we have 626 casual workers, but the number fluctuates depending on the needs of the organisation. We have absolutely no reason whatsoever to lay off the current crop of casual workers. view
• 22 May 2007 in National Assembly: I did point out in this House before, that we have been able to retire most of the arrears owed to the farmers. The Government has put in a restructuring plan to ensure that the debts that bedevil most of those organisations are written off. That is the line we are pursuing with the other relevant Ministries. view
• 22 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, various components within the factory have already been May 22, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1483 addressed. We have already acquired an 80-tonne batch pan and a vertical crystallizer to ensure that the juice clarifier has been commissioned. We have also acquired three graders and tippers for road maintenance costing Kshs65 million. We have also constructed bridges costing Kshs25 million to ease transport problems. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, we have also put a request to the Kenya Sugar Board for a loan of Kshs180 million in order to buy 25 tractors, five trailers, five loaders and five winches in ... view