H.E. William Ruto, EGH, EBS

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 301 to 310 of 478.

• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this letter does not come from a person who wants to cover up or Fe bruary 18, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: The companies that tender supply of the gunny bags were ten and were foreign, mostly from India and Bangladesh. Three companies were finally awarded contracts. The three lowest bidding companies were Hora Mills Company Limited, Alterban Industries Limited and Mulnidar and Ratanlal Exporters Limited; they were awarded the contracts. Each company was given a contract to supply one million bags, because none of them could supply the 3 million bags within the time the bags were required. I also Table the documents relating to these contracts. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Dr. Khalwale, in his very eloquent way, told this House that I misled the House about the status of the SGR. Let me read the statement that he gave to this House. This is the HANSARD and I quote:- view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: "The Minister told the House that he had 1.6 million bags of maize in SGR as at 30th June, 2008. The truth on the ground is that the Minister was deliberately misleading the House because SGR was at 2.6 million bags of maize." view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: The figures that Dr. Khalwale himself laid on the Table show, first, because he was in a hurry to fix me, that maize stock holding as at 20th June, 2008 but he was talking about 30th June, 2008. Secondly, his own statement shows that as at 20th June, 2008 SGR was not at Kshs2.6 that he is alleging. His own statement shows the SGR had 1.939 million bags. I have taken the liberty to get the difference between 20th and 30th June, 2008. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: I have asked the NCPB to give me the difference, and to whom the maize in the SGR was sold. I have attached the statement from the NCPB. It shows 262,000 bags and the individuals who bought the maize. So, my figure of 1.6 million bags of maize as at 30th June, 2008 is the correct figure. I was not misleading this House but Dr. Khalwale was. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: To back up my figure of 1.6 bags, I have also brought to this House the Annual Report and Financial Statement of the NCPB for the year ended 30th June, 2008. This is the official report of the NCPB confirming my figure of 1.6 million. Dr. Khalwale could actually do this country, and the public, a favour if he uses correct figures. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allegations have been made here that subsidised maize was sold to brokers. I want to inform this House, on behalf of SGR, and in my capacity as the Minister who is bound by collective responsibility - the Minister responsible could be in a better position to answer this matter - that the maize that was bought between January and October, 2008 was from farmers at Kshs1,300 and sold to traders and millers at Kshs1,700. At no time before the imported maize came did the NCPB sell maize at a loss. view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I took the liberty because some hon. Members believed that maybe, there was something fishy. I am laying on the Table, the list of all the millers who bought the 1.7 million bags that we imported. The first people who bought this maize did so in October and their Fe bruary 18, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES view
• 18 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Dr. Khalwale should have taken time, again, to listen to me carefully. That is the problem he has and that is why he has the wrong figures and wrong information all the time. I said categorically that the Strategic Grain Reserve (SGR) is not under my docket. Maize that is grown in the country is under my docket, and that is why I can sign Gazette notice to ban the export of maize from Kenya. The law gives me that power! view