Dr. David Eseli Simiyu

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 861 to 870 of 1379.

• 26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my reasons to move this amendment have become clear as the few Members who have contributed have actually managed to contribute to the Motion. First of all, before I move this amendment, I would like to really pass my congratulations to the Committee because, indeed, if Committees were to work diligently the way this Committee has worked, probably, the work of Parliament and Ministries will become easier. Indeed, it has come to transpire now that if there is co-operation between the Committees and relevant Ministries, the work will be made easier. view
• 26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is obvious that the Committee used Standing Order No.198 while investigating these issues. However, the HANSARD report which was earlier tabled by the Minister does show that somehow, there was a breakdown in the sense that they were unable to communicate at some point. Based on the HANSARD report, there was a lack of communication between the Ministry and the Committee. If you look at the various issues that have been raised, you will realise that there could be a number of accusations which might require further investigation to ascertain who is really in the wrong. ... view
• 26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: As it has been shown in Belgium, what happened there probably, the Minister was not even in charge of that Ministry. You can see that the Committee had a chance to meet Senator Yano. The Japanese land which the Government of Japan offered Kenya to buy and not for free, somehow was not raised by the Committee with Senator Yano and yet he was one of the key people whom the Government had approached to try and source a plot for the Government. It is surprising that the Committee did not interrogate Senator Yano at all on the issue of ... view
• 26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: With regard to valuation, there is one thing that I have found in the report. If you look at the valuations, you will find that the valuation done by Coral Corporation was for a smaller piece of land of 1195 metres while the embassy is on 1431 metres. Possibly, that could have made the valuation to be lower than what it should have been. view
• 26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Much obliged, Mr. Speaker, Sir. He is an expert in that area because he is a valuer by profession. view
• 26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am concluding. I also realise that as Committees go, we do have limitations. As a member of one of the investigative committees like the Public Investments Committee (PIC), when we go out there, we actually get the services of auditors accompanying us because we are not all financial experts. I believe that whatever could have happened here, probably, the Committee would have benefitted from the expertise of such people if they could have been available to them. From the report, it appears that this expertise was not available to them. view
• 26 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to move and ask Mr. Otieno to second. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: to ask the Minister for Information and Communications:- (a) Could the Minister clarify why polling companies are not revealing the identities of persons who commission the conduct of opinion polls and also state the identity of persons who have commissioned such polls since January, 2010? (b) Could the Minister make it mandatory for persons who conduct opinion polls to reveal the identity of the clients who have commissioned such polls before results are disseminated? view
• 7 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we should all be very scared. Not just us in this House, but all governments in Africa, if the USA can use its international NGO like USAID to access data of monetary value, which is not accessed by ordinary citizens. Could the Assistant Minister assure this House that such a thing will never be repeated? He should make sure that he will peruse everything at the CBK and make sure that such information is not leaking out to the likes of USAID. view
• 7 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to contradict the Right Hon. Prime Minister who gave a Statement in this House assuring us that they will buy maize through the National Cereals Produce Board (NCPB) which is a parastatal in the Ministry of Agriculture? He said that they will buy maize in order to replenish the Strategic Grain Reserve. This is the case and yet the Assistant Minister now stands up and says that they will not determine the price of maize. So, how will they buy this maize? Is the ... view