Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security:- (a) whether he could list all the public commissions of inquiry that have been established in the last seven years; (b) whether he could also provide a breakdown of expenditures of the "Kriegler" and "Waki" Commissions; and, (c) when he will table in the House all pending reports of public commissions of inquiry. view
• 16 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the Assistant Minister for a very elaborate answer. However, I would like him to also tell, and I think that being a very sharp man he should have these figures, us the cost of Goldenberg, Ndung'u, Artur Brothers and the Grand Regency Hotel Sale Reports. 4108 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 16, 2008 view
• 16 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, considering the huge amounts of money spent on these commissions, which is close to half a billion shillings, what is the Ministry doing to make sure that these reports that are not presented to the public are shared with them as soon as possible so that we can go forward? view
• 4 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of wildlife/human conflict is not a new phenomenon. We have had an increased number of people being killed by wildlife. Yesterday, we talked about foreigners who were paid Kshs64 million, while our people are still languishing in poverty. If this problem continues to persist, what radical measures will the Ministry take to ensure that we do not continue losing lives apart from posting patrol rangers and fencing? People are still dying with those measures in place. view
• 4 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was just wondering. The creation of the YEDF, through which we give the youth money to train and do business, is a noble idea. However, in a poor country like ours, how do we possibly give money to youth groups when they have not been trained to do any business? Just for the purpose of clarification, what is the repayment rate of these loans? view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. The issue of wildlife menace has become a horrible incident in this country. Yesterday, there as a High Court case whereby a Briton who was injured by an elephant in Misi Ranch was paid a whopping Kshs64.5 million as compensation. I think we have a horrible issue here. What does it take for the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife to understand that Kenyans' lives are so important and precious that when you get killed by an elephant in your own home you should not be paid only Kshs30,000? What is happening in this Ministry? ... view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to thank the Assistant Minister and Mr. Ethuro, who spoke before him. The Assistant Minister has been eloquent, articulate and to the point. I really believe that being in that Ministry, as a pastoralist himself, he has realised that there is an issue that we need, as a society, to tackle. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of the Animal Technicians Bill has now become original. We must remember that as a country, we are not isolated any more. We are now a nation within nations. The East African Community ... view
• 3 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I appreciate hon. Ephraim Maina's Motion. This has become a song in the country and this House. We have talked about food prices from the beginning, and we are still talking about food prices now. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a serious issue and has posed a serious challenge. The Prime Minister and the Minister for Agriculture told Kenyans in a public rally that the prize of maize flour will come down. They even gave the numbers. As a nation of private businesses, entrepreneurship and capitalism, the markets are supposed to ... view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Transport:- (a) whether he is aware of the rampant disregard of traffic rules, including speeding and non-use of speed governors by passenger service vehicles on Kenyan roads; (b) how many prosecutions have resulted from traffic offences and how much revenue the Government has collected in terms of fines in the last one year; and, (c) what other urgent measures the Transport Licensing Board is taking to make sure that passenger service vehicles strictly comply with traffic regulations. view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The figures the Minister gave us from 2006 up to date show us that there are increases in traffic offences. We have lost many people as a result of traffic offences. I would like to ask the Minister what happened to the so-called "Michuki Rules" ? I remember when these rules were implemented, we had very few traffic offences. All of a sudden, 3610 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 26, 2008 they have shot up. What has gone wrong, Mr. Minister? view