Simon Lesirma

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am just going through the list. In all the cases, I think the male candidates scored higher in terms of points and qualifications. I must say that I do not have a detailed report on other considerations by the interviewing panel. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: He has a right to do so, because this is his constituency. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not always the case. When you advertise for posts of chiefs and assistant chiefs, it is not always the case that many ladies will apply. In fact, I had indicated that in several sub-locations, they did not apply. Sometimes, we also re-advertise to see if they can come forward. It would take some time to apply that principle unless we want to have locations and sub-locations without chiefs. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are making every effort to appoint female chiefs when they apply and have all the requisite qualifications. As a matter of fact, the policy we want to implement is that where three names are recommended. Three names must be forwarded to the Ministry headquarters through the provincial commissioners. If a female candidate is number three on the list, we recommend and appoint her unless there is another issue which may have arisen out of negative reports from the intelligence service. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not just academic qualifications that are required for this appointment. You do not just get a C (Plain). For example, there is a case of a lady by the name Joyce Chepkoech. Yes, she attained C (Plain), but she is 28 years old. On the other hand, the scheme of service talks about 35 years and above, although we are trying to discuss that with the Directorate of Personnel Management (DPM) to bring the age down. So, it is not just academics. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yes, I think during the short listing she should have been left out. In certain places we appoint people to be chiefs within communities. Molo has a multi-ethnic community and you do not just pick a chief from one community to become a chief in an area that is dominated by a community the chief does not come from. Sometimes that creates problems. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to draw the attention of the House to the fact that between the time when the Constitution was passed and now, we have achieved a rate of 11 per cent of the chiefs being female, which comes to about 1,000. I have no problem with this matter being interrogated by the Committee of Parliament. However, the reality on the ground is that females are not applying. When they do, we recommend them. In many communities there is still resistance because of cultural issues. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not based on a provision of law; rather, it is based on a scheme of service developed by the Ministry of State for Public Service together with the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. I think many communities in Kenya require that Chiefs be above a certain age. It will be very difficult to have a 26 year old girl moving around the village with village elders to sort out, say, domestic or family and cattle rustling issues. So, as we discuss this thing about the Constitution and the one-third for ... view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not think the Njuri Ncheke has guys who are 25 years old. However, the youth are defined as being between age 20 years and 35 years old. view