Simon Lesirma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1181 to 1190 of 1354.

• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not very clear to me why the Minister and his two Assistant Ministers should be absent from the country for a whole month. It is not very clear at all. I would have expected the Government to appoint an acting Minister to run the Ministry. A month is too long! Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will not be here on Thursday. view
• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister is in the Hague saving the elephants of Kenya. Who will save the Samburu cattle and people who are being mauled by lions in his absence? view
• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, to save time, I agree on Thursday, as long as the Minister will be here. But I am not sure. view
• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the Budget Speech. I must commend the Minister for his efforts to reduce the various licences at very high speed. But he still has a long way to go, in order to eliminate many of these business licences, because they discourage investment and encourage economic stagnation. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are a number of players who are involved in the implementation of these licences. Notorious of these players includes the Nairobi City Council (NCC), where we have inspectors who harass people, especially, in Industrial Area, ... view
• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for saving me from a former Nyayo House Chamber torturer! Those days are now gone and--- view
• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this man hates--- view
• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this man was a Provincial security officer in the Rift Valley Province, and he has some hatred for my community--- view
• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: He has reflected that in his contribution all along--- view
• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I withdraw. view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Ministry usually delivers what it promises. But I would like to ask a question with regard to a project on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for centres of excellence. I do not know who is funding that project, but two schools in my constituency were promised Kshs1.5 million for computers. However, since June, 2006 up to now, that project has not taken off. Is the Assistant Minister aware of that? What is the difficulty in implementing this ICT project? view