Dr. David Eseli Simiyu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: The President fulfilled what the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) Report wanted him to fulfill. That TJRC Report is before this House. The President asked us to process it. However, this House amended the TJRC Act to ensure that this House will now amend the TJRC Report, which was not the intention. So, yes, we have apologised, but are we apologising in order to commit new crimes? As we apologise, in the same breath we are shooting and throwing tear gas at school children on Langata Road. As we apologise, we are throwing tear gas at demonstrators in Narok ... view
• 1 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: There is also the issue of the fight against corruption. We have always wanted to fight corruption. It is good that the President has finally realised that we need to fight corruption. Yesterday, as we started debating this, the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, tabled a Report here asking us to approve the appointment of Winifred Guchu who is also mentioned in this Report. Why are we fighting corruption? view
• 1 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, when you look at the Public Audit Bill which is before this House for the Third Reading, we are emasculating the office of the Auditor-General. How are we going to fight corruption? When you look at the Anglo-Leasing scandals that were unearthed by His Excellency‟s party, when he was in the Opposition in this House, they related to security purchases. We are now saying that the Auditor-General should not look properly into the security purchases. How are we fighting corruption? That is why I am calling this window dressing. Yes, we say that the economy is growing ... view
• 1 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: in the media industry and not for the poor Kenyans. I am still in shock by that President‟s Speech and I repeat that it is window dressing for the visit of the President of the USA. It is propaganda and drama. view
• 31 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Speaker. view
• 31 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. Is the hon. Member correct to vilify the whole Opposition bench using the terms that he has used, especially after what hon. Millie Odhiambo just said a while ago? Is the Member really in order to vilify the Opposition en masse ? view
• 25 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me this chance to add my voice in support of this Bill. Hon. Speaker, we are allocating more money to the counties. As other hon. Members said, the percentage for the counties has gone up and, therefore, lowering the national Government’s percentage. This tells us that we have to bake a bigger cake. The share increases when we bake a bigger cake. However, as we devolve these funds to the counties, I am getting worried: Will it improve service delivery? Will it improve development? I am worried because the courts have gagged the Senate ... view
• 25 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: I heard hon. Wanga say that the Departmental Committee on Health must rise to the occasion. That Committee rose to the occasion a year ago. It tabled a Report in this House on devolved healthcare and what needs to be done. That Report is the property of this House. If you read through that Report, you will get solutions there. The Constitution 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
• 25 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: says that the national Government will take care of national referral services. It does not say the national referral services will only be in Kenyatta National Hospital and Moi Referral Hospital. I am aware that the last Cabinet approved a national referral center in every county. If that were the case, there would be no need for this conditional grant. What the national Government will do is to improve the national referral facilities in every county. A lot of these problems we are having with personnel in healthcare would not be there. As we speak now, we are leasing equipment ... view
• 25 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. Now that the Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Implementation is here and is wondering on how to follow up the issue of the conditional grants, actually, as the Committee on Implementation, you are mandated to ensure that things are implemented and I believe that in that same breath, you should be seized of the Committee Report from the Departmental Committee on Health on the issue of devolution of health services. That Report is available in Room 8 and we expect you to be following it up to implement that matter. Thank you, hon. Temporary ... view