Dr. David Eseli Simiyu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. Could the Ministry state how much the Kenya Government subsidized fertilizer was found in a private sugar miller’s premises in Western Kenya, why the fertilizer is stored in private premises and why it is being repackaged and sold at exorbitant prices to poor farmers and how many people have been arrested in connection with the scam up to now? view
• 7 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for the guidance. I will then redirect it to the Ministry of Agriculture. Further to that, could the Ministry state how much fertilizer is available in the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depots in Western Kenya and Trans Nzoia and what steps the Minister is taking to ensure that this fertilizer is availed to farmers urgently? view
• 7 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I pledge to take a very short time since there is anxiety that the Mover should reply. I wish to thank hon. Mututho for coming up with this Bill. This Bill is for the good of the whole country. Those of us who are in politics are aware of the damage that alcohol is causing in the country. If we are talking of developing this country, the youth is the back-bone of the development of this country. When you find the youth helpless, then it is not possible to develop this country. As I ... view
• 7 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: and busaa brewers instead of chasing other criminals. This has led to an increase in criminal activities in constituencies such as mine because the criminals know that they are free from police pursuit because the police are very busy chasing chang’aa and busaa brewers. When I was growing up, we had legalized busaa clubs, whereby in the evenings, people would retreat to there, take a bit of busaa, go home and we were really productive in our farms and everything that we did. But from the time that broke down, people drink 24 hours a day. You find somebody with ... view
• 6 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Administration Police (AP) has been reputed to be disciplined over the years. However, in the recent past, incidents involving the AP have become too many. Even last week, about four people died in Kimilili Constituency following incidents related to the indiscipline of the AP. What will the Assistant Minister do to instill the discipline that has been lost in the AP, including changing the recruitment procedure which has deteriorated to the extent of the Kenya Police? That is why indiscipline is creeping in. view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to continuously mislead the House that he is not aware when the Bills of Quantities( BQs) are out showing that even a multi-purpose hall is supposed to cost Kshs30 million? Is he in order to continue misleading the House? Could he lay the minutes of that meeting on the Table? view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of section 33(4) of the Constitution of Kenya Review Act, 2008, this House approves the Draft Constitution submitted by the Committee of Experts and laid on the table of the House on Tuesday, 2nd March, 2010 subject to the deletion of the words “seats won by candidates of” appearing in Clause (3) of Article 90 and substituting therefor with the words “votes garnered by”. view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have insisted on this amendment because there is a serious technical flaw in this Constitution. In Article 81, they talk of universal suffrage and view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: equality of the vote. If it is equality of the vote, then nomination should be based on the number of votes garnered by every political party and not the number of members. So, there is a serious technical flaw and that is the reason I am moving this amendment. The other reason is that when we talk of “first past the post” or “the winner takes it all”, these are the main problems in this country. This particular Article defeats the issue that we are trying to bring down, where “the winner takes it all”. view