H.E. William Ruto, EGH, EBS

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 341 to 350 of 478.

• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I ask: How would Dr. Khalwale feel if the morality of his wife or one of his many wives was being discussed in this House, in a place where they have no opportunity to answer? Are we not lowering the dignity of this House to levels that Kenyans, looking at us outside there, on matters that touch on very serious matters - Kenyans are dying of hunger - we are trivialising this issue? view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me state--- view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg your indulgence because Dr. Khalwale took a bit of time. Let me just respond to one or two issues that he has raised. view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: He claimed that the Prime Minister has said that there is maize that has been exported to Southern Sudan. As the Minister for Agriculture, I discharged Ja nuary 28, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me conclude. I am concluding! view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Dr. Khalwale has made claims that I misled this House on the list. The list I brought to this House was computer-generated. It had double entries for many companies. One company could have gone to buy maize ten or 15 times in the last one year. We just amalgamated all the purchases of all the companies and that is why they do not even come down to 600, as Dr. Khalwale is alleging. They come to over 400. view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is good for us to set the record straight, because Dr. Khalwale is being driven by malice because he believes--- view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think it will be in order, because of the gravity of this matter and the situation in our country, to inform this House and the Kenyan public that, indeed, the Government has taken the necessary steps to ensure that there is adequate food in our country. view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: The Government has waived duty on maize--- view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am just concluding. Secondly, because this is a serious matter, we had discussion this morning with Cereal Growers Association and a new price has been agreed upon between the Government and farmers. The Government will now buy maize from farmers at a price of Kshs2,300 per 90 kilogramme bag. view