Simon Lesirma

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• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you realise that is a completely new Question. May I say that this is the second time the hon. Member has brought this Question to the House. Every time the Question is general but he concludes with an additional Question for which I do not have the details. view
• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have answered this question before. I am not very clear as to whether that Interim Independent Review Commission for Boundaries will be put in place sooner than required by the people. It would be a good idea to relate the creation of these new districts with the creation of new constituencies. It will be good to work in tandem. Currently, the pressure from the people is that they have an idea of where they are going in terms of new constituencies. They have organised districts along the anticipated constituencies to come. I agree with the ... view
• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would encourage the hon. Member to mobilise the leaders within that district to bring forward the recommendations of the people. We hold sub-DDCs and the final DDC which makes recommendations in terms of boundaries, number of divisions and locations and so on. I do not think there has been any attempt to refuse additional districts from where the hon. Member comes from. If he brings a memoranda from his district, he will be considered. view
• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the hon. Member has made a point. There are a number of young districts created from the original mother districts and they face a lot a challenges. I think it is too early to come back and review the withdrawal of the districts we have already created. I believe that is where we are going. view
• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Murang'a South District constitutes three constituencies: Kandara, Maragwa and Kigumo. I would just like to appeal that the leaders of this district meet together to agree jointly on the new districts and where the boundaries will pass through. The Office of the President will not change boundaries without consulting the local people. The hon. Member is free to come to the Ministry so that we can find out why there is difficulty in co-ordinating a DDC meeting to take place so that he can send us a joint proposal. view
• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (a) There is no centralised system in place to warn the public to evacuate from buildings in case of earth tremors or fire. But in case of heavy rains capable of causing floods, the Kenya Meteorological Department gives prior warning to the public. We also have the National Disaster Operation Centre which monitors, co-ordinates, mobilises and responds to disaster incidents in the country. view
• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (b) The National Disaster Operation Centre established in 1998 and manned on 24 hour basis is responsible for raising the alarm if there is need to take precautionary measures to evacuate from buildings or transportation systems. view
• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: (c) The Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of Local Government provide the technical and architectural support to ensure that commercial buildings are well placed to handle such emergency situations. In addition, the Ministry of State for Special Programmes and my Ministry are in the process of approving the National Disaster Response Plan (NDRP). view
• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the function of evacuating people from buildings is not an entirely Government function, given that there are also private sector premises. As I said, it is also the responsibility of private sector players to also have their own disaster response plans. Government Ministries should also have their plans. We, indeed, have a role, as Ministries, to play the various roles that I have mentioned, for people to observe the requirements of construction of buildings to allow for fire safety, et cetera . So, our role is basically that of co-ordinating emergencies and supporting relief supply services ... view