Simon Lesirma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 721 to 730 of 1354.

• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the payment of pension is done by the Treasury. The Ministries simply forward the documents as requested. I am assuming, at this moment, the documents were never forwarded to the Treasury. The documents I have are from--- view
• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, ideally, this Question belongs to the Treasury and I have no problem in referring it there so that we start from there rather than from the Ministry. view
• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the question was not very clear. view
• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have a letter from the Provincial Commissioner saying that the file was destroyed. I do not understand under what circumstances a file which was supposed to be kept until the person is paid pension was destroyed more than 15 years late. I am not able to explain that fact. I am requesting for copies of the documents, if the view
• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, 29 years ago is a long time. It is extremely unlikely that the Treasury as it is constituted today has the capacity to recreate the file. We want to help this person get his pension. He has already assisted me with part of the information. I am requesting that if he has more information, that he supplies it to me. If he does not have more information, we will forward whatever I have and try to pursue the Treasury, the Pension Department, to pay. view
• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, a number or DCs’ who were working in 1980s are probably not alive. Let us be very practical. Let us just have the information. If he does not have the information, I will use the information he has already give me to try and persuade the Treasury to pay. view
• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I take that point of information from my former Provincial Commissioner, Mr. Musila and, indeed, the man who modified the pension law to enable civil servants to receive their pension as they leave office. view
• 17 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: I hope that the proceedings of this House will be utilised, respected and honoured by the Treasury as evidence necessary to pay pension to Mr. Lekula who retired 29 years ago. An hon. Member: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister confirm that M/s. Comply, M/s. Timsales and M/s. Raiply are one and the same thing practising monopoly in this country? The Government locked out companies which were doing value-addition to wood, including Elgeyo Saw Mills, Ply and Panel Mills and Super Ply Mills, because of monopoly and corruption. view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. How can the Assistant Minister deny that it is not unfair yet it is one family that owns these companies? Could the view