Simon Lesirma

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 971 to 980 of 1354.

• 31 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am aware of the constitutional provisions with regard to the protection of the rights of Kenyans. However, Section 72(1)(f) states that:- "No person shall be deprived of his personal liberty save as may be authorised by law in any of the following cases- (f) in the case of a person who has not attained the age of 18 years for the purposes of his education or welfare". Mr. Speaker, Sir, Section 4(2) of the Children's Act, 2001, deals with the survival or the best interest of the child. It says that:- "All forms and all actions ... view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Committee has not yet presented its report to the appointing authority. (b) The Minister is, therefore, not in a position to table the report. (c) Since the report has not been presented, there are no administrative and policy measures in place for its implementation. view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the appointing authority was very serious and committed to dealing with issues affecting muslims, and so were the other parties also seeking elective positions during that period. So, I want to discount the issue that, that was just an election gimmick. The report has not been submitted because the Committee is still seeking an appointment with the appointing authority to present it. As to the--- view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the appointing authority is very serious. The appointing authority will receive the report at an opportune moment. As of now, I am not familiar with the contents of the report. view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will relay the message to the Cabinet Office. I am not the Minister in charge of Cabinet affairs. But the responsibility, for the moment, lies with the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I cannot guarantee that I will get the appointing authority before Tuesday. Could we push it to Thursday? view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise under Standing Order No.69 to make a Personal Statement. My attention has been drawn to a list of squatters allocated Government land in Moi Ndabi Settlement Scheme. I have a list here, which was dropped into my pigeon hole. I am listed as squatter No.1314 under the Moi Ndabi Settlement Scheme. I want to state before this House that I have never been a squatter, never been to Moi Ndabi and never applied for land at Moi Ndabi. If, indeed, such land exists and was inadvertently allocated to ... view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my understanding is that this Question could be answered by this Ministry. What we needed to do was just to collect the information that relates to this Question. view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: As directed, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Upon request from leaders and members of the public from various areas across the country, the Government published gazette notices to inform the public of the intention to create new districts curved from various districts. Further, the Government is currently undertaking a delineation exercises to ascertain the boundaries of all the districts. So far, the delineation of boundaries of 116 districts is complete and the remaining 32 districts will be completed in the current financial year, 2008/2009. Once the delineation exercise is complete, the description of the district boundaries will be presented ... view