Dr. David Eseli Simiyu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for indulging me, but I wish to seek your guidance. Since we moved into this Chamber, it has been difficult to keep track of the time that has been eaten up in the course of one’s contribution. The other chamber had an hour glass which has light to show us whether we are running out of time or not. We had a clock that we could easily see--- view
• 28 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in this chamber, the clock up there is very hidden and we cannot see it. view
• 24 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mine is just an observation. We are actually talking about intelligence, yet somebody says that education might not be an issue. How do you equate intelligence to education? view
• 24 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mine is just an observation. We are actually talking about intelligence, yet somebody says that education might not be an issue. How do you equate intelligence to education? view
• 21 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you notice, the hospital bill incurred was Kshs172,000, of which the family managed to pay Kshs25,000. That means even though the family had difficulties in paying the bill, which might have inconvenienced them, it means KNH has also lost money. The last time a similar Question came to this Parliament, the Minister said that there was a Social Health Insurance Bill awaiting Cabinet approval. Can the Assistant Minister inform this House the status of that Bill now, because it will be the answer to most of these problems? view
• 14 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, what had been put down as Clause 51 and later on ommitted from the old Bill talks about transition. There is nothing about transition in this Bill. As we have been forming constitutional commissions, all the constitutional commissions have had some transitional clauses as to how we transit from the current into the next one. So, I do not know if that has been really left out. view
• 14 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, mine is brief and I am going to speak as a clinician. Usually when you are presented with a patient who is unwell, you look for the cause. You might give a little pain killer to relief the symptom. Now this issue of tuition is only a symptom. Let us look at the cause and we know the causes. The cause is underpayment of teachers and understaffing. That is the cause! Unless we treat that problem, I am sorry, this tuition is going to go underground; it is going to be done at the teachers’ ... view
• 8 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. While it is acceptable that professionally and ethically, it is, perhaps, not right to table the names, but the Assistant Minister can give us the figures or the numbers of the people who have succumbed to cancer--- view
• 8 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the last financial year, the Committee on Health, working with the Budget Committee, recommended that a substantial amount of money be allocated towards the purchase of cancer diagnostic and treatment equipment. But, up to now, we have not seen any of that equipment in any of our hospitals. Could the Assistant Minister explain to this House when they intend to purchase the equipment with money that we fought for very hard with the Committee on Health and Budget Committee, to be allocated to the Ministry of Health? view
• 1 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise on a point of order to seek your guidance on a very important issue relating to the proper implementation of the new Constitution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, a credible election is part and parcel of proper implementation of the new Constitution. There have been controversies arising at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). In the process, the Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs has summoned the IEBC to appear before it. I seek your guidance that the Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC) be enjoined in that sitting, so that they ... view