H.E. William Ruto, EGH, EBS

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order Mr. Speaker, Sir. In accordance with Standing Order No.158 it is very clear that the House Business Committee (HBC) cannot be constituted unless the political parties submit the names of the persons to serve in that Committee. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if there is disagreement over this matter, and you have pointed out correctly that if this Motion is voted one way or the other, we do not have the benefit of transacting business in this House for the next six months, I want to plead with the hon. Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs that ... view
• 22 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move: - That debate on the Motion before--- view
• 22 Apr 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion: - THAT, under Standing Order No.25, the debate that is before this House on the establishment of the House Business Committee be adjourned to provide view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, at the outset, I want to say that deep down in my heart, I share the moment of shortage of food with many Kenyans. I have had occasion to go hungry. I remember very well in 1980 when I was in Standard Seven, I went hungry and I know how it feels to sleep without food. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as the Minister responsible for agriculture, I have taken time. I have been waking up at 5.30 a.m. in the morning every day and being in the office at 6.00 a.m, every day ever since I was appointed to this Ministry to work hard so that we can change what this country has been. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: When I arrived at the Ministry of Agriculture, I asked as my first brief, to know the food situation in the country. The information I got is as follows: One, that the Strategic Grain Reserve (SGR) was at four million bags which is a very low figure that was agreed upon almost 20 years ago. Two, I was told that because of the post-election violence, 3.5 million bags of maize were destroyed. I was also told that because of escalating farm inputs, that is, fertiliser and fuel specifically, many farmers did not manage to go to the farms. Four, in ... view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. A lot has been said about the hike of prices of maize, especially during the months of October and November in 2008. There was a time when the price of maize went up from Kshs80 to about Kshs120. The explanation that we got from the trustees is that on 17th October, 2008, a meeting of the trustees was held where the trustees stopped selling maize to millers and traders. They asked them to go and buy maize from farmers. The millers and traders went to buy maize from farmers at a higher price than ... view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when that happened, there was hue and cry in the country. What did I do? As the Minister responsible, there were allegations that were made that the hike in price was occasioned by brokers and persons who were sold maize and they were non-deserving. I went out of my way and instructed my Permanent Secretary to write to the KACC. I did not go to hold a rally. I asked my Permanent Secretary to write to KACC. That was on 27th November, 2008. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Here is the letter. Please allow me to read the contents of this letter so that hon. Members can understand that we really wanted this issue to be dealt with properly. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: "It has been alleged that some high ranking Government officials and politicians have been involved in the sale of the Strategic Grain Reserve (SGR) by directing the NCPB management to sell maize to individuals by writing letters to NCPB. I am requesting you to investigate this matter. Who are the particular officials and politicians? How did they influence the SGR maize by NCPB? How much maize and what value did they cause to be sold? What are the consequences of their influence on this matter?" view