Simon Lesirma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1221 to 1230 of 1354.

• 11 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Agriculture the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that due to the conflict that engulfed the areas around Losuk and Poro in 2006, farmers did not plant crops? (b) What plans does the Government have to revive agricultural activities in the security- affected areas in Samburu? (c) Why are the people of Losuk and Poro not covered in the famine relief programme? view
• 11 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Part (c) of the Question concerns the Office of the President. I agree with the Minister for Agriculture. However, the Cabinet has to exercise collective responsibility. view
• 11 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Development how many cattle have been branded in North Rift since the branding exercise was launched by the Minister in June, 2006. view
• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I asked the Assistant Minister about "cattle" and he answered about "animals." He knows that if he was answering me in the language that we share, "cattle" is nkishu and animals are ng'uesin . Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister be kind enough to give a breakdown of livestock? view
• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is the population of livestock in Kenya 10 million April 10, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 469 animals including camels? At the rate at which they are branding, it will take them ten years. We cannot sell cattle or livestock to the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) without brands. This exercise is obviously too slow. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister explain how they can speed up that exercise to enable farmers take livestock to the KMC? view
• 10 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I want to begin by congratulating our delegation to the African, Caribbean, Pacific-European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly - ACP-EU (JPA). In particular, may I congratulate my friend, Mr. Kamotho for being elected as Vice-President to the Bureau. I also want to take this opportunity to congratulate our staff at embassies in the various locations where these meetings are held. In this Report, it is indicated that, in fact, there was not much Government co-operation in terms of preparation for these meetings. I quite agree with it because I recall as ... view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister explain when the policy of the sugar companies changed from employing workers on temporary basis to paying them on piece work basis? I happen to have worked in one of those companies as a Personnel Director, and the policy then was to employ workers as casuals. Could the Assistant Minister tell the House when the policy changed to piece rate? How much are the workers paid under the piece work policy? view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: That is acceptable, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This was a very simple request. I happened to be in charge of this sector several years back and I know that the cost of accidents can be attributed to three factors in the following percentages: 9 per cent, the condition of the road; 8 per cent, the condition of the vehicle; and 83 per cent, the condition of the driver. Mr. Speaker, Sir, roads are under the Ministry of Roads and Public Works; vehicles are under the Ministry of Transport; and the condition of the driver is the responsibility of the ... view