Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the lack of medical equipment is a countrywide problem that needs urgent attention. Could the Minister tell this House how many facilities outside Nairobi have the capacity to handle major disasters with a magnitude of the 1998 bomb blast? view
• 26 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will go a little easy on the Minister. Christmas festivities will be next month when there is usually an escalation of road accidents. What short and long-term measures has the Minister put in place to reverse this tragic and worrying trend? view
• 25 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the lack of medical equipment is a countrywide problem that needs urgent attention. Could the Minister tell this House how many facilities outside Nairobi have the capacity to handle major disasters with a magnitude of the 1998 bomb blast? view
• 30 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030:- (a) whether he could explain why the prices of basic food items and other essential commodities are skyrocketing; and, (b) what specific measures he is taking to ensure that the situation is arrested and all Kenyans are able to feed their families and afford other essential commodities. view
• 30 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very serious issue in our country. I quote the FAO Report which says:- "Based on current indications, several agricultural commodities are likely to experience a few more unstable months ahead and in most instances, the fundamental point to even further gains in prices". Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this increase will not stop. The Minister gave us a lot of reasons why the prices are likely to go up but he gave us very shallow remedies. Twenty five per cent of Kenyans, to date, can afford to have three meals a day. Seventy five ... view
• 30 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister does not seem to know that United States of America (USA) grows 60 per cent of the world maize. In ten years, they will reduce their maize production by 40 per cent because of ethanol and such things. We should stop relying on imports. When is the Government going to encourage private investors who would reverse dependency rainfed agriculture? What is the Government doing? view
• 28 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the target for supplying clean water to every household in this country was expected to have been fulfilled by the year 2000. That has been overtaken by events. Now, I would like the Assistant Minister to clarify what the Government is doing to ensure that we do not only achieve local development goals, but the Millennium Development Goals. view
• 28 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I said that the target to supply clean water to every household in this country was expected to have been fulfilled by the year 2000! That actually failed. What is the Government doing to ensure that we do not only achieve local development goals, but the Millennium Development Goals? view
• 7 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030:- (a) whether he could explain the criteria for the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocations to various constituencies; and, (b) in light of the fact that residents of northern Kenya in general and Laisamis in particular, have lost 85 per cent of their livestock thus increasing poverty levels, what he is doing to adequately adjust the CDF allocations to reflect the true picture of the regions. view
• 7 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my Question is very clear. I have not asked the Minister to restock livestock for us. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in order to realise the wealth of a nation or an area, we must take into consideration roads, power and education levels. There is no single electricity pole or a single inch of tarmac in my constituency. Could the Minister be specific and tell me, when they did this research and where exactly they visit in my constituency to come up with the rationale of how much wealth we have? view