Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 551 to 560 of 595.

• 23 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and International Security:- (a) whether he could confirm that local flights to northern Kenya require security clearance; (b) what is the justification for the above requirement, considering that flights to other regions, including border towns, are not subjected to the same requirement; and, (c) when he plans to do away with the requirement. view
• 23 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, once again, the Assistant Minister, for third time, has given me a different answer from what I was given by the Clerk of the National Assembly. So, again, I will proceed as per your ruling. view
• 23 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can confirm that they are different. view
• 23 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Energy the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that there are numerous cases of cancer in Kargi area of Laisamis District where there was oil explorations in the late 1980s? (b) Could the Minister explain the connection between the explorations and the cancer cases, and state what the Government is doing to restore the confidence of the people that the cancer problem will not arise again? (c) What steps is the Government taking to ensure that parts of Kenya where oil exploration is taking place do ... view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I may be wrong, but the answer the Assistant Minister is reading is quite different from what I have here. view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I find that hard to believe. Ten years ago, after the oil exploration was finished, strange diseases started occurring in the specific areas where oil was drilled. I do not know how we can possibly explain the sudden emergence of cancer cases. Hundreds of livestock have died in that specific area. The same thing even happened in Kalacha in North Horr Constituency. My people thought that it was punishment from God. It is really embarrassing that we sit here and, about 13 years later, people are still dying. Kargi Hospital has been taking three to four cancer ... view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Ministry conduct a substantive research to confirm that there is no connection between the cancer cases and what was happening in the area in the late 1980s? view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I really find it hard to believe that the Assistant Minister believes that there is no connection between oil exploration and cancer. The rest of the world has that problem and we know it. So, we want the Ministry to come out with the truth of what is happening. I am duty-bound, as the MP for Laisamis, to protect my people. As a representative of the people, I want to assure them that action will be taken. Mr. Assistant Minister, people are dying and they want action to be taken. Could the Assistant Minister tell this House, ... view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Bahari is out on parliamentary business. view