Dr. David Eseli Simiyu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this chance to contribute to this very important Bill. My view is that we are engaged in an exercise in futility because we are taking corruption in isolation. Corruption is related to impunity and tribalism. The three are the evils we begot at independence. Fighting corruption alone and leaving impunity and tribalism is not going to be successful. In setting up a body to deal with corruption, all the countries that have done so have never managed to remove corruption. Despite the accolades we got about Nigeria, what happens in Nigeria is that, ... view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: with this kind of body was because during the retired President Daniel arap Moi’s time, the donors were on his back about the fight against corruption. So, to reduce the tension from the donors, he set up a body to fight corruption. He did that so that the tension from the donors could go. We made a mistake to put this in the new Constitution and say that we are going to form a body that will continue the fight against corruption. No country with such a body has ever succeeded in fighting corruption effectively. For purposes of this country, ... view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: We will be halfway fighting corruption if we do that. The other thing that we should do is to re-look into our history. One of the reasons we have rampant corruption in the country is because the Ndegwa Commission allowed public servants to involve themselves in business with their employers. That is when the rain started beating us. It might be too late now to do away with that because it has become a way of life. However, with a strong audit office, we should be able to curb corruption. People say that you should not move forward looking in ... view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: In the Tenth Parliament, we also toyed with this issue of the EACC. The leadership of the EACC became a game of musical chairs where this one is heading today and then he is pulled down. The next one is heading today and then he is pulled down. This time, we have pulled down Mr. Matemu. This game of musical chairs will continue because we are on the wrong track. We cannot fight corruption using such a commission because we must admit that corruption now has permeated the whole fabric of the nation to the extent that even when you ... view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: When you look at the countries that have got least indices of corruption, you do not find such a body and yet we keep on insisting on having such a body. So, this exercise in futility must come to an end at some point. We must end it at some point and realise that whether we have 100, one or three commissioners, they are heading the wrong thing. It will not help us. Just as Hon. Kaluma has said, there have been insinuations that even the investigators of the EACC are more corrupt than the people they are investigating. They ... view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I oppose the whole exercise because it is an exercise in futility. It is not going to help this country in the corruption fight. If you recall, His Excellency the President came here and gave us a list from this body. If you peruse through that list, you will find the case of a former Managing Director of Nzoia Sugar Company who had even been taken to court over some issues. 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
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: He took Nzoia Sugar Company to court for wrongful dismissal and he was paid money and yet he was in that list again. It is something that happened in the 1980s because they want to show that they are important and they are doing some work. There is no work that they are doing. These are gatekeepers of corruption. This body should be done away with so that we can look at other different ways and strictly at that Audit Act. That is where we stand. That is what will help us fight corruption. Otherwise, all this is window dressing ... view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: So, I oppose, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Thank you. view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Although the voting was a secret ballot, I want to confess that I am the one who abstained from vote, the reason being that I felt the Question was on an ill-advised amendment that was trying to amend an ill-advised Motion. Two wrongs do not make a right. This Motion is ill-advised, ill-researched and populist. It will not improve health care at all even if somebody tries to implement it. It is not implementable anywhere in the world, and not just within our devolved system of government. Issues like blood transfusion services are matters ... view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I oppose--- view