Dr. David Eseli Simiyu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to oppose this Motion. First, for almost three days, the Executive has come with us in a Kamukunji patiently showing us the way of consensus building. Luckily, today, they succeeded. The Serena Group should not feel that we discredit what they have achieved for this country. They have done this country proud by what they have achieved for us. We believe that they will achieve much more for us. The Departmental Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs, led by Mr. Abdikadir, worked very hard for this consensus to be reached. However, for some ... view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Education:- (a) whether he could explain the unauthorized deductions from teachers' pay by Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to insurance companies and hire purchase firms; (b) whether he could explain why it takes inordinately long to forward retiree teachers' files to the Pensions Department for processing of terminal benefits; and, (c) whether a surcharge could be levied against all those responsible for the delays. view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the Assistant Minister for the answer. I know that the Ministry is working very hard but the operative word here is "unauthorized", which means not authorized by the teacher. You have answered that "unauthorized deductions are not allowed." So, you have not told us what is exactly going on. This is a situation where a teacher's salary is deducted either to clear a bank loan or a hire purchase agreement balance. The teacher clears the hire purchase agreement amount, but the deductions continue. Those are not authorized. That is why I am asking what he ... view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you can see, the issue has generated a lot of interest, because most of us are barraged by teachers trying to come to Nairobi to sort out their problems. He said that retirement notices are given two years before retirement. That is very good, but what can be done so that by the time of retirement, the teachers, either on the date of retirement or within three months, can go home with their cheques and, if possible, even have a ceremony to reward the hardworking members of the society who have toiled for more than 30 ... view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Standing Order No.8 be amended by deleting the full stop at the end and inserting the words "from among members of a party other than the one that sponsored the Speaker, so long as that party is not a coalition with the party that sponsored the Speaker." Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, the new Standing Order will read:- "As soon as practicable after the election of the Speaker following upon a dissolution of the National Assembly, a Deputy Speaker shall be elected from among members of a party, other than the one that ... view
• 4 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support the Motion. I thank the movers of this Bill, especially hon. Elias Mbau, who came before the House and asked for leave to present the Bill. I would also like to congratulate them for the short time taken to actually bring the Bill to the House. This Bill is long overdue because it removes the mystery around budget making in this country. The mystery surrounding budget making in this country has actually made some Ministers of Finance feel that they are next to God. In fact, ... view
• 4 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me these few moments. I will just say a few things on this by way of supporting. The chicken have finally come home to roost. As they say, a prophet is not recognized at home. What the Kriegler Report has told us here is nothing new. This is something we have always talked about in this country, but nobody has ever recognized it. One, the voter roll is definitely flawed. How can we have a situation where some voter turn-outs are virtually impossible. They are statistically impossible. You get a voter ... view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is there a cartel that runs from the Police Headquarters to the simple traffic policeman that collects extra-judicial fines, otherwise called bribes, and disseminates the same from down upwards? This cartel is the one that is making the Minister's work difficult. Is it true that this cartel has made the Ministry of Transport's work so difficult that it is unable to control traffic accidents any more? view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The good Minister, whom we all know in this House as one of the people on top of his Ministry, might probably be misled by senior officers to believe that drugs have been delivered to health centres. I, for one, know that Ndalu, Tongareni and Naitiri health centres in Kimilili North Constituency, in Bungoma North District, have not received any drug supplies for over six months now. When will the Minister send inspectors to ensure that those drugs are delivered, rather than the inspectors misleading the Minister? When they deliver those drugs, why are they ... view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Education:- (a) whether he could explain the unauthorised deductions from teachers' pay by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to insurance companies and hire purchase firms; (b) whether he could also explain why it takes an inordinately long time to forward retiree teachers' files to the Pensions Department for processing of terminal benefits; and, (c) whether surcharge could be levied against all those responsible for the delays in order to eliminate them once and for all. view