Simon Lesirma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 871 to 880 of 1354.

• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we propose to support peace committees in every district. We have 30 districts that are already covered. But in that particular incident, you will realise that, that was the epicentre of conflict. The officers who were serving at that time of post-election violence were not able to deal with the problem. So, we had to transfer other officers temporarily from other parts of Kenya. It was not because of lack of capacity or ability of the officers present at the epicentre area. view
• 5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am giving my assurance to the hon. Member and, indeed, I am grateful to him for bringing this matter to my attention. That is because those officers work under me. view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to begin by apologising for not answering this Question last week when it was required because I was out on official duty. The last time I attempted to answer this Question, I said that the matter was in court and, therefore, it was subject to the rule of Ja nuary 27, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I, hereby, lay the documents on the Table. view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have laid on the Table of the House a copy of Petition No.113 of 2006, High Court of Kenya, Nairobi. This is a petition between the Standard Limited as the first petitioner and Baraza Limited is listed as the second petitioner. The first respondent is the Attorney-General, the second respondent is the Commissioner of Police and the third respondent is the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. That was the evidence I was supposed to produce because I did not have it the last time I attempted to answer this Question. I had ... view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, incidentally, I am not a lawyer. It is a suit seeking different declarations under the Constitution of Kenya. view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the last time I was attempting to answer this Question, indeed, that matter was supposed to have been ruled on by you and I was required to bring evidence to prove that the matter was in court. The issues being raised by hon. Members in this House are all contained in the suit. view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: It is true that a substantial amount of money from the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) has been used to build a permanent building at Makutano Police Post. However, the building, which houses a report and inquiry office, three cells and armoury, is yet to be completed. To upgrade a police post to a station, a number of factors are considered. These are infrastructure, crime rate and population. The post is yet to fulfil these requirements, but it has been placed in the Police Department Ten-Year Strategic Development Plan for future consideration. view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not hear the question, because there was loud consultation! view