Simon Lesirma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1031 to 1040 of 1354.

• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think the second question is with regard to transfers. The first question is with regard to instructions. I am not aware of any instructions that were given to shoot and kill. The purpose of opening this inquest file is for anybody who has information to come forward and provide it as to who did the actual shooting. As far as the police are concerned, they only used teargas, rubber bullets and blank ammunition in this exercise. view
• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have not said the police killed anybody. I have only said that the purpose of the inquest that is being carried out is to establish the truth as to who took what action on the material days. view
• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if evidence is adduced in court implicating politicians, they will also be called to account. view
• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think I have answered most of the questions the hon. Member has raised. I have only said that I think we should follow the rule of law and due process. The matter is not closed. If you have any evidence, then you know where to take it in this process of investigation. view
• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg the indulgence of the House and request that this Statement be issued on Tuesday, next week. The Statement is not ready. If the Member would agree, then I will bring the Statement on Tuesday, next week. view
• 6 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I undertake to issue a Ministerial Statement next Tuesday and it has nothing to do with what the Commissioner of Police said over the weekend. view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that there is a dispute between the Pokot and Turkana communities living on the boundaries of Lorogon and Kapedo. (b) The Provincial Security and Intelligence Committee, the District Security Intelligence Committee, the Provincial Surveyor, the local leaders and elders from the two districts held a joint meeting on 26th and 27th April, 2007, in Nakuru to resolve the boundary dispute. It was recommended that surveyors from the Ministry of Lands headquarters should be sent to the ground to determine the accurate boundary and put beacons on the ground. ... view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this dispute is not very easy to resolve at the speed at which it was promised by the previous Government as indicated by hon. Ethuro. You will also recall that in the latest meeting that we held in Nakuru, new issues emerged. Several maps were being produced by the two different groups to justify the original boundaries of the two districts. That is why we have had to prepare the stage by creating a peaceful environment between the two groups, namely, the Pokots and the Turkanas, before we actually go to the ground. As to why we ... view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not hear what the hon. Member was saying because the former Minister in charge of Internal Security and his former deputy are consulting rather loudly. Could the hon. Member repeat his question? view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the hon. Member for referring to the Districts and Provinces Act (1992) because, in fact, the beacons are delineated in that Act. However, it is important for both parties to get to the ground. We need to take both parties; the Pokot and the Turkana elders, to the ground. We need to provide adequate security to the Provincial Surveyor to identity the beacons. Some of these beacons may have been removed. I am not saying that the exercise should not be carried out. I am saying that we need to meet again; the ... view