Simon Lesirma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1271 to 1280 of 1354.

• 2 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the Minister to mislead the House that the problem lies with the Kenya Railways Corporation in terms of transportation of famine relief food when those of us who are victims of drought are aware that at the Port of Mombasa, trucks of food are stuck there because he is not paying the transporters so that they can deliver this food to Samburu where there is no tarmac road? view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, 34 per cent of the population of Busia District are suffering from HIV/AIDS and 33 per cent are pupils who are orphaned. A good diet and not just drugs is key to recovery. Could the Assistant Minister consider offering specific feeding programmes to the children in those schools? Given the fact that bursaries have been abolished, could he also consider offering special bursaries to the orphaned students who join Form One? view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Minister for considering my constituency and allocating Kshs3 million for the construction of a slaughter facility, and Kshs5 million for a market centre. However, I must complain about an allocation of Kshs53 for building a bus park, whereas there are no buses that operate in that area. That kind of money is a waste of resources. The Minister should have given us money to build a small donkey park because that is the mode of transport we use. He should also have given the people ... view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: I am against men "irrigating" the city after taking the stuff from East African Breweries. They affect the health of people living downstream. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to encourage the Nairobi City Council and other urban centres to begin a programme of street naming. It is very difficult to get around some of those cities. That is because the streets have not been named; or if they are named, they are not numbered. In cities overseas, it is very easy to get to shops in streets because of numbering. If we were to work out the ... view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not want to be informed by the man from Mandera. He takes two days to come from Mandera to look for a shop to buy spare parts. The streets should be named. view
• 1 Aug 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have a lot of respect for the hon. Member for Mandera East and the people of that constituency. We spend a lot of fuel in traffic jams. So, the issue of constructing and naming streets should be looked into because this is a major project. With regard to disaster management, every time there is a disaster, there is some kind of confusion. The people of Nairobi do not know where command centres are or where to get leadership. It is time the Mayor got involved, not only in the management of disasters, but also ... view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Gender, Sports, 2338 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 26, 2006 Culture and Social Services the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that the ongoing project on survey on Adult Literacy in Kenya has not engaged local personnel in Samburu District? view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you heard the Assistant Minister say that "Maa" speaking research assistants were imported from Narok, almost 1,000 kilometres away to interview Samburu elders. That is like inviting Bukusu speaking research assistants to interview Maragoli illiterate elders. Is the Assistant Minister in order when he is wasting donor resources by importing personnel from as far as 1,000 kilometres away? I am surprised that UNESCO can participate in this kind of exercise. view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have no further questions. view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: I do not have any other question, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view