Dr. David Eseli Simiyu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Mr. Imanyara): Let me allow Mr. Jamleck Kamau to contribute. view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, acknowledging that the Minister for Agriculture is working very hard to improve the agricultural standards in the country, and seeing that he subsidised fertilizers, which he has admitted was either Diamonium Phosphate or Mono Ammonium Phosphate, could he give us the scientific basis on which it was decided to bring in Diamonium Phosphate or Mono Ammonium Phosphate, which was then given to all farmers as if one size fits all, yet we know that soil acidity, which is based on phosphate content, varies from region to region? Was there any scientific basis for bringing in DAP and Mono ... view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has said that there is a committee to identify those who qualify for risk insurance. We have had many committees set up by the Government that drag on forever. Could he give us a timeframe within which to expect this committee to end its work? view
• 10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. About two weeks ago, I sought a Ministerial Statement on the use of lead in plastics which might be causing cancer to Kenyans. The Minister for Public Health and Sanitation said that she would issue it today. I notice that neither she nor the Assistant Minister are in the House. I seek your direction on that. view
• 2 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This issue seems to be related to the grand corruption that has ravaged this country for a while. This is an issue of fire stations. Now that the Minister has accepted that these fire stations were allocated to private developers and they are not actually putting up fire stations, what is he doing to repossess them or allocate alternative plots in the similar areas for constructions of fire stations? view
• 28 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, while I commend the Assistant Minister for the hard work he is trying to do to revive the Pan African Paper Mills, I would like him to clarify the allegation that there is a receiver who has been appointed by view
• 27 May 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this chance to second this Motion. It is a very important Motion, especially when we consider the present moment in this country. We should have been a middle income country by now. We failed to arrive at that place. This is because we failed to recognize the fact that development is not an accident. Industrialization is not an accident. It has to be a concerted effort. It needs leadership. In our case, the Cabinet is supposed to lead that. view
• 27 May 2009 in National Assembly: It is difficult for them to lead this because of that lack of empowerment to be good financial and resource managers. Resources here even go up to human resources management. We all know the qualifications for coming to Parliament; you need to be fluent in Kiswahili and English languages. Therefore, when Cabinet is selected from amongst us, those qualifications are carried on to the Cabinet. So, we need to build the capacity of this select few, so that they are able to deliver the services and reforms that Kenyans have been yearning for. It is important that we actually empower ... view
• 27 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we complain of tribalism, ethnic bias and things like that. However, when it comes to human resource management, a member of Cabinet, therefore, happens to decide that they are going to give whatever appointments to their ethnic group or tribe, for that matter. Some of it, could be out of ignorance view
• 27 May 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is good to dream and dream big, because when you succeed, you succeed big! But it should not just remain a dream about empowering the Cabinet Members. Yes, a few constitutional office holders, probably, are already empowered because of the nature of their jobs. But for the Cabinet, they are definitely not! We are not saying that because we are against Cabinet Members. No! We are saying that for the good of the country. view