Simon Lesirma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 951 to 960 of 1354.

• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will do so because even the seven who were October 8, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2537 presumed to be qualified were disqualified on academic grounds. view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on Tuesday next week. view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that as a result of liberalisation, the Government has sold 51 per cent of the shares in Telkom Kenya to France Telkom, a strategic investor. This was done with the understanding that the investor will off-load 11 per cent of shareholding through an Initial Public Offer (IPO) during a planned stage two of Telkom Kenya restructuring programme. Mr. Speaker, Sir, during the IPO, the Government of Kenya will sell a further 19 per cent of shareholding to the public and 5 per cent to Telkom Kenya employees. Therefore, by ... view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the question of liberalisation is a matter being dealt with by another Ministry. My concern and the concern of my Ministry is with regard to the security aspects. As I said, whether you are privatised or 100 per cent Government owned, there are already institutions that supervise the sector as per the laws in place. view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think the first question is asking my understanding of security issues. The second question is with regard to privatisation. This can be answered by the other Ministry. However, on issues of security, if I do not understand them, I would do what I am not supposed to do. view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have no problem with that. With regard to the details of shareholding and how things were done, the relevant Ministry is concerned. But I do not--- view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Ministry of Information and Communications. view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could I donate my two minutes to hon. Affey? view
• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I apologise for not being here when the debate on this Motion was resuming after the recess. Let me take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Wamalwa for introducing this very important Motion. Let me also say that I have read the comments of Members of Parliament in the HANSARD and so I am not taking this matter lightly. This is a very important Motion and I think Mr. Wamalwa, in his presentation, had literally covered everything that the village elders do and what we require to do. In fact, the only major concern that ... view
• 7 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Government established the following criteria in creating the new districts: Population density, geographical and physical features, internal harmony of population, security demands and infrastructure. (b) The construction of the new Narok South District Headquarters will commence this financial year. The Government has earmarked Kshs5 million to jumpstart the project. view