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• 19 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairperson, the figure as per the Order Paper is Kshs26,035,778,600. view
• 19 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairperson, could the hon. Member repeat his question? view
• 19 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairperson, this is training for new devolved entities. It will be necessary over the next two years and it will expand as we establish those entities. view
• 19 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: It is okay. view
• 19 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution. view
• 14 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first I apologize for coming late. I hope you accept my apology before I answer this Question. I apologize to the House as well. view
• 14 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: It is very true, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 14 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Deputy Speaker directed that we provide more information by drawing comparison between wheat produced by Kenyan farmers and rice produced by Tanzania and Uganda farmers which attracts 35 per cent Import Duty to discourage undue competition, whereas the one of Kenya is rated at 10 per cent Import Duty which encourages competition from European farmers. Mr. Speaker, Sir, since the 1st of January 2005 when the Customs Union Common External Tariff (CUCET)came into force, rice and wheat grains were classified as sensitive products attracting common external tariff of 75 per cent ... view
• 14 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, due to shortage of wheat grain in the East African Community, no single country has, since 2005, applied the CET rate of 35 per cent. Tanzania has been applying 10 per cent while Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi have been applying 0 per cent on all their wheat grain imports. It is only Kenya that has been applying a higher rate of duty on wheat imports under the EACCET. That is 35 per cent in 2007/2008, 10 per cent in 2008/2009 and 25 per cent in 2009/2010 to provide some level of protection to our farmers. Protection through ... view
• 14 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I take the recommendation from the hon. Member positively and, indeed, as he has correctly stated, Kenya cannot, on its own, take unilateral decisions. But I have taken his request positively and, through the relevant line Ministry, we will try and see how we can work with millers to ensure that before they import, they can, first and foremost, purchase what is available locally. So, I take that in good consideration! view