Simon Lesirma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1331 to 1340 of 1354.

• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have heard the answer given by the Assistant Minister, but my Question does not refer to Samburu District. My Question refers to the North Rift. However, there seems to be no concrete proposals by the Government to formalise these committees. I know that the Samburu District Peace Committee is active in the region. I know that voluntary arrangements by the DC do not work, because he does not have adequate vehicles for himself and his DOs. What we want is an institutional permanent mechanism to facilitate peace committees in the North Rift to move from ... view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government spends a lot of resources in resolving conflicts. For instance, it spent Kshs19 million in disarming the Pokots last year, and Kshs8.3 million in disarming Samburus. We can now see what is happening around this country. I would like to request the Assistant Minister to institutionalise these peace committees, so that they prevent conflicts before they arise. They could also be used in disarming communities. Could the Assistant Minister confirm that he will avail enough resources to these committees? view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to support this Motion. I want to congratulate the Chairman of the CDF National Management Committee for the Report, particularly for pointing out that in many areas CDF funds have been used to speed up development. The Chairman alluded to experiences his Committee has got from going round the country. He said that in many areas CDF funds were used to implement projects that ought to have been done by the Government many years back. There are cases where CDF funds are used to put up police stations. In my own constituency, I ... view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I need your protection. There seems to be some recruitment going on here. 910 view
• 3 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the impression given to the public is that the CDF is totally in the hands of the MPs. This is not true. The law provides for a committee of 15 members to run CDF affairs. In that Committee we have councillors, religious leaders, representatives of NGOs and youth representatives. In fact, the law provides that the MP be the Chairman of the CDF Committee. However, in many cases, hon. Members are patrons. The law also provides for participatory appraisals to be undertaken. It provides that we should consult the people on the type of projects to ... view
• 2 May 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister mentioned that the Avian Flu has spread to Egypt and Sudan. We know that Kenya is also on the migratory route of birds. What proof does he have to satisfy Kenyans that, indeed, this virus has not reached this country? Has research been carried out to establish that, that virus has not affected our country? We know that birds migrate as far away as from Russia to the northern part of my constituency. What assurance can he give us that we are, indeed, safe? Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly, on the issue of re-opening of the ... view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Agriculture:- (a) when the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) office in Maralal will be re- opened; and, (b) if he could increase equipment and machinery facilities, for example, tractors and bulldozers in the district. view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on part "a" of the Question, the Assistant Minister has indicated that he will not re-open the AFC office in Mararal District. The nearest AFC office accessible to the people of Samburu District is in Nyahururu Town, which is 150 kilometres away. The people of Marsabit, Isiolo, Moyale, Wajir and Mandera districts all go to the AFC office in Meru District. Could the Assistant Minister consider decentralizing these services so that pastoralists can also benefit? view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is an African Development Bank (ADB) project worth Kshs3 billion. Could the Assistant Minister consider giving grants to livestock farmers under this project? Could he also consider supporting the AFC to carry out extension services as he prepares to open offices all over the country? view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. As a former Director of Aerodromes, I am not aware of any other international airport that closes on national days. For example, I do not think the British Air Force uses the airspace around Heathrow Airport, just because they have the Queen's birthday. Could the Assistant Minister consider the dangers involved? We lost a pilot in 1974 as a result of that. Could the Assistant Minister consider the complaints by the airlines and reschedule those ceremonies? We do not have to salute the President mid-air. He can be saluted by soldiers ... view