Dr. David Eseli Simiyu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: it. I told His Excellency the President Mwai Kibaki, “Hon. Wetang’ula stepped aside due to the Tokyo scandal and the investigations have not come up with anything, why can you not reinstate him? Kenyans are asking kama wewe unawacha watu wako kwa mataa ?” And the President laughed and told me “ Eseli wewe wacha siasa nyingi ”. We then left the President’s office at Harambee House but within a week the Hon. Wetang’ula was reinstated as the Minister for Foreign Affairs. So I have always remembered Mzee Kibaki as a very witty person that listened to his people. Hon. ... view
• 2 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: I second. view
• 22 Dec 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 22 Dec 2021 in National Assembly: This is my third term in Parliament, and in all my time here, I have been in a coalition. In fact, I was also part of the group that negotiated the formation of the past two coalitions – the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD), and later on, the National Super Alliance (NASA). I can assure the House that Kenya is a coalition of nations like the Luhya nation, the Kikuyu nation and so on. Those are all different nations. Kenya was crafted by the colonialists and now we are a coalition of all those nations. We cannot escape the ... view
• 19 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to support the first Petition on animal feeds. It is very interesting in this country that as we stand now, we are unable to feed our people and now the people are unable to feed their animals. I think this is a very critical time. I urge the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, which the Petition has been given to, will really dissect this matter properly and bring a report to the House. This is because it is not right that we say that agriculture is the mainstay of our economy and yet, ... view
• 19 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: that they just hand in a report and leave it at that, perhaps it will not wake up the Government. Perhaps, if you could use your powers so that when this Petition is ready, it could be tabled so that we debate and pass it with proper recommendations. I urge the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, which is actually up to the task, to bring us a good report. As to the Petition by Hon. Mishi Mboko, it is sad that this time after Independence, we still have people being dispossessed of their ancestral land. It is not right, ... view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I think the query from the Member was about the definition of “licence”. The definition of “licence” in the Bill refers to a milling licence while in the body, it is referring to an import licence. Therefore, we need a consequential amendment in the definition of “licence”. When we get there, the Chair should ensure that there is a consequential amendment. view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I support that amendment because historically, the previous sugar board is on record as having lost hundreds of millions of shillings by depositing funds in the collapsed Euro Bank. We should curtail that kind of behaviour. In fact, if the Board has a fund levy, it is supposed to be utilised by the sugar sector. Where will they get surpluses from? If they create surpluses, it will mean that they are not delivering the services. We should not give them any leeway to invest that money in anything. view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I admit that I am not a financial expert, but on the issue of privatisation, when we say 51 per cent shareholding by the public, looking at that, we might be defeating the privatisation process. If I The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: have money to invest in any of the sugar factories and I am only limited to a shareholding of only 49 per cent, I am not sure whether I would be interested. I must have a controlling shareholding of at least 51 per cent to even control the directorship. In this case, this is not privatisation. We need to be careful not to defeat the whole purpose of privatisation, especially given the fact that the Government has failed to effectively run those sugar mills. It is a fact that the Government has failed. So, if we are going to privatise ... view