Dr. David Eseli Simiyu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, yes indeed, we had a discussion with the Assistant Minister and I agreed to that. As the Assistant Minister has explained, this is a serious issue that touches on the remuneration of teachers where they are getting deducted money without authority. So, we are all agreed. view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. That is a very good initiative. But I am sure that, that conference was not planned on Saturday or Sunday! Mr. Speaker, Sir, the fact that hon. Members arrive in the House, get a notice on 24th November to travel on 27th November--- Surely, can we not be given adequate notice to something that is very important that no hon. Member should miss? If we are given such a short notice, 3536 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 25,2008 surely--- view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is coincidental. This is a very serious moment because we have said this in this House before, that there was going to be a food shortage in this country and the Government refused to listen. If a Government cannot feed its people, why are you building them roads? If you cannot feed your people, why are you building them airstrips and airports? What game is this? I have said this before and I will repeat it: In 1962, at Independence, we conceived two twins, impunity and corruption. They were delivered in 1963 ... view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have failed to cushion farmers. I said it here that all the farmers were not the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and was accused of being callous, because we were giving farm inputs to the IDPs. I said that the majority farmers were not displaced. The inputs were too expensive for them. Well, they did not plant and now, we do not November 26, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3641 have enough maize. Do not say that we did not tell you. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as the Mover said, what we need to do now ... view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the hon. Member in order to cast aspersions without substantiating? I call upon him to substantiate what he has said; that, there are hon. Members here who deal in grain. Could he, please, substantiate his remarks? view
• 25 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
• 25 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. That is a very good initiative. But I am sure that, that conference was not planned on Saturday or Sunday! Mr. Speaker, Sir, the fact that hon. Members arrive in the House, get a notice on 24th November to travel on 27th November--- Surely, can we not be given adequate notice to something that is very important that no hon. Member should miss? If we are given such a short notice, 3536 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 25,2008 surely--- view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security:- November 12, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3423 (a) if he could give the district-by-district statistics of police officers recruited into the force since 2005; and, (b) if he could also indicate, giving the names, reasons and home districts, of officers who have been dismissed from the force since 2005. view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Assistant Minister for that very comprehensive answer. I have gone through the answer and it seems to imply an attrition rate of just under 10 per cent. That rate is too high for a disciplined service. Does it imply that our recruitment methods are flawed and we are recruiting the wrong people? Is it that the administration of the police force is at fault and so we are ending up with such a high attrition rate? It is unexpected to have that sort of attrition rate in a disciplined service. view
• 12 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The high attrition rate among police officers shows that part of the reason is corruption. In fact, it is an incident in 2007 that, probably, led to the high attrition rate. It involved some officers who were captured on camera siphoning fuel. There were others who just happened to be in the vicinity, but they were also dismissed. They were not part of the cartel that was siphoning fuel. Lastly, there is a high crime rate in the country. Is the high crime rate in the country related to the number of dismissals from ... view