Dr. David Eseli Simiyu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: We know from history what transpired over the Ouko Inquiry. Witnesses died like flies and by the time the Commission was being disbanded, it had been so discredited. Even after disbanding it, witnesses continued to die. I do not know if we are very sure of what we are doing here. While we view
• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: 4722 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES February 4, 2009 view
• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: talk about sovereignty and many other things, probably the only good reason that I can take for wanting to pass this Bill, is that if we go to the Hague, maybe ten or 15 people might be tried while the rest will not be tried there, and we will have lost the opportunity to try them. Maybe that is the only valid reason. view
• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I dare say that those two twins; impunity and corruption right now are in their prime 40s. They are very strong right now in this country. My fear is that those two terrible twins are going to use that tribunal to cover up themselves, change clothes and call themselves different names, yet they are the same people. They are going to cover up and come next elections, what we had after the last elections would be a child's play. I fear that we have not been very sincere with ourselves. view
• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: If we were really sincere with ourselves, why have we gone to the extent of identifying people and saying, "this should be a foreigner and this a Kenyan?" Why did we not do the simple thing; call the United Nations (UN) to come and set up the tribunal locally? They have the mechanism, knowledge and money. Why did we try to get involved ourselves? It is because we want that chance to manipulate and be sure that we can get off the hook, so that we can continue wrecking havoc in the country the way we have done since 1963. view
• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I dare say that let us be very careful. I for one, I am not going to vote for this Bill. I am going to oppose it. Let me say that Kenyans want a break from the past that has impoverished them and visited hunger on them every three or so years. This was our good chance to make a clean break from the past, but I am sorry, we are mishandling it. view
• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: I beg to oppose. view
• 3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, further on the last speaker's question, I would like the Minister to confirm that, indeed, the NEC advised that we should not have any price controls given that the fuel is already overpriced. Is the NEC going against Parliament since we had opted for price regulation? Does the NEC have the right to go against Parliament? Do they have a right to suggest that the National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK) is going to help regulate the oil prices when we very well know the capacity of NOCK? Why are we looking for mirages and hoping ... view
• 3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Would I be in order to inform the Minister that my query was specific in the sense that we know, from the word go, that the NOCK does not have the capacity to regulate fuel prices in this country. So, for him to say that they are going to explore other methods of regulating the fuel prices, I think he is trying lose us somewhere. The Minister has to be very specific on what I queried. view
• 3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view