Simon Lesirma

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you very much. I would like to inform the hon. Lady that I do not intend to go on and on. I am a prospective Governor and I hold this matter very seriously. I have also been following the contributions of Members since yesterday. So, I will follow the Standing Orders and try as much as possible to avoid repetition. The other point I wanted to make has been mentioned by other Members. However, I want to put emphasis and it would look a bit awkward to say that under Article 31(k), we must ... view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on 22nd November, 2011, the hon. Danson Mungatana, the Member for Garsen rose on a point of order to seek a Ministerial Statement from my Ministry on the appointment of county commissioners before the enactment of appropriate law. In this statement, the hon. Member wanted to know:- view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: (i) why the Ministry has opted to use a shortcut to try and appoint county commissioners without bringing the relevant law to the House; view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: (ii) whether the appointment of the proposed county commissioners conforms with the requirements of the Constitutional provisions under Section 17 of the Sixth Schedule where it is indicated that the structuring of the Provincial Administration should respect the devolved system of Government; view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: (iii) whether I can confirm that the proposed county commissioners will not water down the powers of the incoming county Governors; view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: (iv) whether I can confirm that in the event of a conflict between the decision of county commissioners and county governors, the decision of the county governor shall take precedence; view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: (v) what qualifications county commissioners will have; and, view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: (vii) whether and when I will bring the relevant law to avoid a unilateral decision by the Ministry, taking such an important constitutional step as far as devolved governments--- view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we agreed with hon. Mungatana that I would issue the Statement in the morning. However, I will do as you direct. I will issue it tomorrow. view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I had requested him to invite me also because I used to live in Eastleigh Section II. view