Simon Lesirma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1051 to 1060 of 1354.

• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to appeal to our leaders to conduct thorough consultations before they decide where to locate the district headquarters. I am aware that certain district headquarters may not have been located in a manner good enough to provide services to the people, which was their main intention. We need co-operation on this issue so that we do not push for district headquarters to be located nearer where we are more popular but rather where it is more centrally placed. I am not talking about the hon. Member's request because I do not ... view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the public announcements we have made previously, we have outlined criteria. Communities should meet before they come up with the request for the creation of new districts. However, I agree with the hon. Member that we have to improve as we move along. view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the last issue of bringing the Bill to Parliament, I think that will be processed through the Attorney-General's office when we have finalised the divisions of all these districts and boundaries among other things. This Question affects all the districts. The question the hon. Member is asking with regard to his constituency is not familiar to me. I am aware that there are two districts; Murang'a North and Murang'a South which were carved out of the original Fort Hall. However, I do not have any information at all with regard to the community request for ... view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. Kenyans are looking upon the leadership of this country to show direction and encourage the harmony that we so much need. On the issue of resettling the IDPs, we first need to define who they are. There is a misconception that IDPs are either from one tribe, are those people living on the showgrounds or are people settled in a certain place and given the tag "IDP". In our culture, we do not believe in living on show grounds. We go to ... view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the negotiating team talked about the formation of a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC). We need this Commission to be put in place, so that people can talk about all their problems. When people speak, they release anger from their hearts. Even when you embrace a brother after that time, you will have spoken. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we cannot treat cancer using panadol. We have to use the right treatment. We need to treat this problem properly. We cannot have a problem that dates back to 1992 and then you want to use panadol ... view
• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: when my brother and sister are in the cells? There is no way we are going to talk when you have names of people you want to jail, and others whom you have victimised. We have put tags on individuals, that these are the culprits of the post-election violence! This is a matter which must be addressed by the leaders in this country, especially the leaders who will be visiting the IDPs from tomorrow. It is a very important issue. We cannot put tags on individuals and say: These are the wrong doers and these are the good people. There ... view
• 16 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. There is no relevance between the tour of His Excellency the President and the problem of fertilizer which we have in this country. view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want the Minister to clarify on the type of computer that was used in the marking process. Who was operating this computer in terms of "garbage in" and "garbage out"? What type of computer was used in the marking? How did the computer enter marks for students who never sat the examination? Why was it necessary to release the examination results before validation? My understanding of validation is that it confirms that a test measures what it was meant to measure. Why release and validate later? 370 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES March 25, 2008 view
• 25 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to know from Prof. Ongeri when he will respond to the issue about the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Vice-Chancellor. view