Simon Lesirma

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do agree with the Assistant Minister that the issue is emotive. We are concerned about the Directors of the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA). They are operators and trainers. Mr. Reriani and Captain Kibe own flying schools. One of them trained Mr. Christopher and examined him. Mr. Wakahia, the Technical Director who is the current investigator in the crush, yet he is the one who trained Mr. Christopher. I have concerns and do not think that there will be any fair investigations into this matter. The Assistant Minister has said that they are putting up ... view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that there are vacant positions of chiefs and assistant chiefs which have June 24, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1321 not been filled in some parts of the country because the minimum education standards were raised in the new scheme of service. (b) Provincial Commissioners and District Commissioners have been advised to publicise the vacancies widely and circulate adverts to the entire Public Service so that the residents of those areas who are working elsewhere in other provinces and other Ministries and who qualify for the posts can apply for ... view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it may assist if I explain a bit about the scheme of service. The scheme of service of chiefs and assistant chiefs was ready for implementation with effect from 1st July, 2006. It establishes three grades of assistant chiefs and five grades of chiefs. For assistant chiefs, they start as Assistant Chief II, Job Group F. The salary scale is, therefore, that attached to Job Group F. Assistant Chief II is Job Group G. Senior Assistant Chief II is Job Group H. Those are the Job Groups and scales for the assistant chiefs. As for the chiefs, ... view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I need your guidance. The practice in this House is that the hon. Member who owns the Question puts it. The Minister answers the Question. Supplementary questions are asked by other hon. Members. If Mr. Chepkitony has not stood up to ask a question, he is satisfied! view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, there is a problem with the scheme of service. As you know, the scheme of service is being prepared by the Public Service Commission (PSC), the Department of Personnel Management (DPM) and the implementing Ministry, which is the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. We are looking at the cases of the ASAL areas. Some of these positions have been advertised, sometimes three times, and nobody has come forward to apply for them, as Mr. Ethuro has explained. We are considering reducing the requirements specifically for the ASAL areas. view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will do that. But, while we are doing that, we need to encourage people with higher qualifications to join the Provincial Administration as chiefs, so that they are able to progress from the lower job groups, which require lower qualifications, to Job Group "M", which is the highest Job Group now in that scheme of service. We will look at it view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have given a directive to the Provincial Commissioners to first of all fill the current vacancies. They should not continue re-advertising, because it appears that in many cases nobody is actually coming forward. So, we are fast-tracking the filling of the several vacancies that currently exist. With regard to the revision of the scheme of service, we will do that in consultation with the Public Service Commission and the DPM. I am not able to state as to when the final draft will come out, because we have to consult other agencies of Government. But it ... view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will have to look at every case on its own merit, in consultation with the Public Service Commission. But clearly, the best candidates, who have come out with the latest applications, will have to be considered. But we have to go through the Public Service Commission. view
• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) We do not gazette district headquarters but only gazette proposals to establish a district. But it is true that Gingo is the district headquarters for Suba District. (b) The construction work for the district headquarters at Gingo has not stalled: One, the land on which the district headquarters will be situated is currently being surveyed. Two, compensation exercise for those who will pave way for the land on which the headquarters will be situated is still going on. The offices being put up Mbita are for contingency use and we will revert ... view
• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, surveying has also been the cause of delay. The District Commissioner's house is being constructed but work is not yet complete. Compensation has also been paid out to 296 land owners with 34 land owners still waiting to be paid. However, that is not the major reason. The major reason has been lack of resources and that has been the cause of delay in construction of the district headquarters. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with regard to the stalling of the District Commissioner's residence, Kshs2.5 million was allocated in the last financial year, and the Ministry of Public Works ... view