Simon Lesirma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 731 to 740 of 1354.

• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you heard what the Assistant Minister has said? The Assistant Minister was referring to the hon. Nominated Member, Mr. Musa Sirma, and not Mr. Lesrima. I want the record corrected. view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Could the Assistant Minister confirm that he is not imputing improper motive on my personality? Being a Member of a former Government which was corrupt does not mean that I was part and parcel of a Government which practised such discrimination against Kenyans. view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Saw Millers Association which is the private sector that was referred to in the Act was supposed to nominate a Member to the Board. But instead of doing so, they nominated one of their own who is view
• 9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg the indulgence of this House for a deferment of this Question to tomorrow morning when hon. Ojode, who is held up upcountry on official duty, will be here to answer the Question. view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member for Vihiga, Mr. Chanzu, had sought a Ministerial Statement from the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security on the circumstances leading to the air crash in Kapsabet on 11th May, 2009. I apologise in delaying to issue this Statement because Mr. Ojode and the officers who were supposed to prepare the Statement were traumatized for some time. I had been requested to issue the Statement on his behalf. view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the helicopter, registration number 5Y-UKW is owned by the Government of Kenya. The aircraft was manufactured in April, 1999. It was, therefore, 10 years old before the crash. The aircraft was grounded after seven years of use on 23rd November, 2005 as this type of aircraft is required to be overhauled after 1,500 hours of use or seven years, whichever comes first. In this case, the aircraft was overhauled after 1,360hours and 54 minutes. The Israel Aerospace Industries which has been contracted by the Government commenced overhaul and avionics upgrade in July, 2007 and completed the exercise ... view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the aircraft was overhauled together with three other M1-17 helicopters at a contract sum of Kshs1,025,660,240 by Israel Aerospace Industries. This is approximately Kshs256, 414,800 per aircraft. The overhaul and servicing was satisfactory and inspection was conducted after overhaul on 12th January, 2009 for 100 hours which is considered satisfactory. By the time of the accident, the aircraft had done 95 hours and was due for service after another five hours. view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: The procurement of the services of the company which carried out the overhaul was done through restricted tender after an initial open tender was found to be known responsive according to Section 73 of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act. view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: The Kenya Police Airwing continues to operate within the stipulated aviation standards while ensuring the highest degree of safety. The captain of the flight in question is a holder of Airline Transport Pilots Licence, which is the highest qualification of a pilot. view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will begin with the last one. I said that the pilot has got the best qualification, and that he had the necessary training for this particular aircraft. I have his certificate here. It will take time for me to verify the number of hours but I want to confirm that the pilot was, indeed, qualified to pilot this particular aircraft. view