Dr. David Eseli Simiyu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this Committee is very powerful because it deals with privileges of Members of this House. One of the privileges of Members of this House is the right to gratuity. Somebody went to court and stopped our gratuity in the last Parliament. If that court case is over, we will miss that privilege at the end of this Parliament. So, this Committee also needs to look seriously at that privilege of Members of this House; it should consult with the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) and ensure that Members of this House get their rightful gratuity. Hon. Speaker, with those ... view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this problem has been pointed out to the House; the Departmental Committee on Health saw this much earlier; indeed, we started our own process of investigating the whole problem and visiting the counties. We wrote a report which this House adopted. If the Committee on Implementation followed it up and did what that Committee Report says, we will solve a lot of these problems. The crux of the matter is that health services devolution was done in a precipitative manner that was not good for healthcare in the country. This problem needs to be ameliorated as per the ... view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Many counties have put that money in a central account, which hospitals managers are unable to access. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: The creation of county development boards on which the Member of Parliament will sit will be helpful, because MPs know what is going on in their hospitals. When they sit on that board, they will be able to direct matters in the right direction. Otherwise, the late appointment of hospital boards has also contributed to this. Hospitals have been running without boards. One of the solutions is for the Executive to hurry up and bring the Health Act here; it has been delayed so much that now the national referral hospitals have not yet been defined. Hospitals which should be ... view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. If you noticed, I had pressed the intervention button. The Mover of this Motion at the tail-end, mentioned a Minority Report. In the course of his talk, he never told us what was in that Report, yet he is the Chair of that Committee. I think the honour is upon him to give all his membership a hearing; that is democracy. So, he should have actually given a highlight in that Report - about what the minority said - because it has mislead the whole House to the extent that even the last speaker was ... view
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the recruitment of the police this last time has been well exemplified by the Chairperson of the Committee, who has a document which he says he will table at the end. He should have tabled it earlier so that people can peruse it as we asking him questions. Underhand deals took place during the police recruitment. I would advise the Chair that when he meets this team they should give him the formula they used to allocate slots to the various communities in this country. That particular formula is very flawed and encourages what we call “ethnic ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I wish to rise on a point of order to get your guidance in the sense that the Member who is asking for this Statement was reported over the weekend to have been with His Excellency the President starting that road. So, he seems to have the information and he is asking for more information on it. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I wish to rise on a point of order to get your guidance in the sense that the Member who is asking for this Statement was reported over the weekend to have been with His Excellency the President starting that road. So, he seems to have the information and he is asking for more information on it. view
• 3 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I thank the Vice-Chair of the Mediation Committee for giving me this chance to second the Motion. I also thank the House for approving my name, that Committee being the first ever Mediation Committee of the Eleventh Parliament which is composed of the two Houses. It was really a humbling experience to rub shoulders with eminent politicians such as Kiraitu Murungi. view
• 3 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I thank the Vice-Chair of the Mediation Committee for giving me this chance to second the Motion. I also thank the House for approving my name, that Committee being the first ever Mediation Committee of the Eleventh Parliament which is composed of the two Houses. It was really a humbling experience to rub shoulders with eminent politicians such as Kiraitu Murungi. view