Dr. David Eseli Simiyu

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• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: 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
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: We also looked at the role of Commissioners because it was clear that what transpired with the current Commission was that roles were not well delineated between the Secretariat and Commissioners; such that if anything went wrong, the Commissioners had passed it to the Secretariat and vice versa. We were not able to apportion blame on either the Secretariat nor Commissioners. This Committee endeavoured to ensure that we put something in place to make sure that the roles of the Commissioners and that of the Secretariat are well demarcated to avoid conflict in future because it leads to a dysfunctional ... view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: 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
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: We went ahead and drafted Bills which emanated from the recommendations of this Committee. I am sure that with time, they will be published and brought to the House for debate and passage so that we can implement them. I urge my colleagues to look carefully at those recommendations and see how effective they could be in improving the electoral system in this country. Kenya is doing well, but the only place we are failing is in elections. We need to clear that so that Kenya can take off to the community of the nations of the world. With those ... view
• 23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, is the Chairman of PIC in order to say that the Chairman of the YEDF was not qualified when we know that he was indeed qualified, having gone to St. Mary’s School? view
• 30 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I had left Parliament, but when I heard this debate on the radio, I quickly came back because it has been close to my heart. Hon. Naomi Shaban has mentioned a lot of things that I would have mentioned. One of them is the issue of education. If we go the direction this Bill suggests, we will be breaching the Constitution. It will be discriminatory because you cannot tell people that they cannot run for parliamentary seats because they do not have degrees. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if you allow me, let me be ... view
• 30 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: drive to serve the people especially when we talk about the political arena. This is somebody who is out to serve the public. It is not a question of a degree. If it is a question of a degree, then this country would not be where it is. One of the greatest Ministers for Planning was Tom Mboya. He did not have a degree. When we keep saying that that was then and now there are many people with degrees, then we are losing the plot. That is not the way to go. This should be left open. The only ... view
• 26 May 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On my own behalf and on behalf of my family and the people of Tongaren Constituency and Bungoma County at large, I send our 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
• 26 May 2016 in National Assembly: heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Hon. Soita Shitanda, whose maternal home is Bungoma County. Hon. Soita Shitanda was an astute politician and businessman and knew exactly what to do for his constituents to ensure that their economic wellbeing is improved. In fact, Hon. Soita Shitanda goes down in history as one of the Members of Parliament who put the welfare ahead of his own welfare. Hon. Speaker, as you read his history, you realised that some of the best politicians do not necessarily have to have gone through a university. Indeed, the obsession with university education might ... view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise to support the Petition by Hon. Kamanda. I know people will wonder but in my constituency, we grow a lot of macadamia. I come from Makhanga Sub-location, Macadamia Village. The onset of this law has visited poverty among the people who grow macadamia in the sense that the returns have fallen so low that right now parents who solely relied on macadamia cannot get school fees for their children. I urge the Committee to quickly look at this Petition, so that we can review the injury that has been visited upon those farmers. view