H.E. William Ruto, EGH, EBS

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 281 to 290 of 478.

• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am aware that complaints about Kibos have been filed at West Kenya, Webuye, SONY, Chemelil and Muhoroni zones. Kibos is being accused of harvesting cane that does not belong to them. I have instructed Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) to assess those claims, authenticate them and take action in accordance with the law if those claims have any credence. view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yes, the privatization program of Nzoia, Chemelil, Muhoroni and SONY, together with Miwani, is underway. By the end of this month, we will have identified consultants who will package individual factories for privatization. view
• 20 May 2009 in National Assembly: As I said, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the objective of the privatization exercise is threefold. One, is to enhance our crushing capacity which currently operates at between 30 and 40 per cent, occasioning complaints from farmers over over-mature cane. If you go to many parts of western Kenya, the biggest complaint from farmers is that cane that should have been harvested three or four years ago is still standing in their farms. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the second objective of the privatization exercise is to improve our technology. The technology we are using at our sugar factories at the moment ... view
• 29 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to second the Motion on the Committee of Supply. I wish to thank the Minister for Finance for having found it prudent to re-arrange the Budget. I mark his words when he said that he has “postponed”, not necessarily cancelled, certain development projects that are key to turning around this economy. I also want to appreciate that the Minister has, indeed, provided money both for the importation of fertilizer and maize into the country. This House may want to know that the first one million bags of fertilizer imported into the country was used for ... view
• 28 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues in congratulating you for the position you have taken this afternoon in providing the way forward for this House which has been engrossed in a stalemate for the last one week. view
• 28 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support the list that has been put forward, through consultations. I think it is important that this list was renegotiated, so that we can bring on board the rainbow of views and opinions represented in the various political parties. With this stalemate behind us, I think we should now move with speed to facilitate the business of this House, so that we can begin to implement the agenda that has been laid out very ably for us in the Accord. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are urgent issues that have been presented here by the Deputy Prime ... view
• 23 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to make my contribution brief. There are certain facts that we cannot run away from. One, we have a President who is the Head of State and Head of Government. That is a fact! view
• 23 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Two, we have a Grand Coalition Government. That is also a fact. When the Standing Orders refer to “the Government”, they do not refer to the President but to the Grand Coalition Government. These are facts that we cannot run away from. view
• 23 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have no intention whatsoever to raise issue with any part of the ruling you have made. However, you have raised a very pertinent issue, which I think is proper for us, as a House, to address ourselves to. You have raised the issue of being unable to justify the allowances that we would be paid as hon. Members of Parliament ever since the President inaugurated this Session on Tuesday. Many hon. Members here have spoken to that particular issue in their contributions; raising the issue that, indeed, Kenyans are concerned that ... view
• 23 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that, in that spirit, we, as Members of Parliament, agree to forfeit our allowances--- view