Dr. David Eseli Simiyu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 23 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to thank the Mover of the Motion, Mr. Kaino, for this very important Motion because as debate goes on in the country about Mau Forest, similarly the Cherangany Hills are affected. If it is because of human settlement, I think this is something that can be sorted out amicably. At the moment, there is a lot of land within the wider Trans Nzoia District that is being vacated and actually is available for sale. I think it will be very easy for the Government to actually acquire this land and resettle ... view
• 23 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to contribute to this debate. I call it a debate because I think that is just what it is - it is not going to add any value. As a House, we did not participate in deciding how this Budget should be crafted. This has been presented to us and we have to accept it as it is. Given a chance, I would have said that Ministry of Lands should get much more money than they have been given. What they have July 23, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2067 ... view
• 17 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion:- THAT, aware that devolution has been implemented successfully through Funds such as the CDF, the Roads Fund and the Youth Enterprise Development Fund; noting that apart from the CDF, there is no criteria used to determine allocation which means that constituencies receive equal amounts of money regardless of their peculiarities such as size, population, poverty levels and HIV prevalence; cognisant that continued uniform distribution of funds perpetuates unequal development, this House urges the Government to ensure that distribution of devolved funds presently, and in future, takes into consideration ... view
• 17 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Livestock Development:- (a) whether he could explain why, in spite of the Government providing over kshs600 million to the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) for its revival, the company is still operating at a loss; (b) whether he could table the KMC's accounts for the past six months; and, (c) what remedial measures he has taken to put the publicly-funded enterprise back to profitability. view
• 17 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think that answer by the Minister has been very comprehensive. A lot of thought has gone into it. Thank you, Mr. Minister. If we got more of these answers, we will all be very happy, and Kenyans will be happier. However, there is a little bit here. The Managing Commissioner was sent away for the mismanagement that he had done. Why was the Board left in place, because I think the Managing Commissioner could have done this with the Board? So, the Board should also be held accountable. If the Commissioner was removed and prosecution recommended, ... view
• 17 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Dr. Kuti, the Minister for Livestock Development, you are definitely at the right place at the right time. view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, aware that malaria is one of the leading causes of ill health and death in Kenya, leading to reduced productivity of our population; further aware that this costs the Government huge sums of money in terms of treatment cost; cognisant that the basics of control of vector borne diseases is by eliminating the vector (in this case the mosquito) and acknowledging that mosquito nets have not adequately controlled malaria transmission; this House urges the Government to adopt a mandatory in-house spraying of all dwellings (homes and buildings) in ... view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other problem that malaria causes, especially the women will tell you, is that it leads to a lot of suffering to women of child bearing age. A woman who is expecting can easily miscarry because of malaria. In fact, in the malaria endemic districts, malaria is the highest cause of spontaneous abortions. Women are really suffering because of this. Moreover, women who are expectant and contract malaria have a higher incidence of anaemia, namely, lack of iron in the body. That impacts negatively on the wellbeing of the mother and that of the unborn ... view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have no objection to the amendment if it is based on science. I had said "quarterly" because I was looking at the pyrethrum-based residual insecticides, whose longevity is about three-and-a-half months. If the Minister assures us that they can actually get other insecticides that last six months to one year, then, indeed, that "quarterly" could become sort of an encumbrance rather than a help. In that case, then it will be worthwhile to delete "quarterly" and leave it open, so that we can use whatever insecticides that would be available. However, this should be ... view