Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to ask the Question on his behalf. 1956 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 22, 2008 view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources 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 exploration in the late 1980s? (b) Could the Minister explain the connection between the exploration 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 ... view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security:- (a) whether he could confirm that local flights to northern Kenya require security clearance; (b) what the justification for the above requirement is 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. 1836 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 16, 2008 view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The answer the Assistant Minister is reading is totally different from the written answer he gave me this morning! view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am looking at this document which was given to the Member for North Horr. This document is not only false but it has so many inaccuracies. For example, how can the Assistant Minister say that a group from my constituency, which I know very well, have been trained when I know that there is no such thing that ever happened? Also, he talked about community groups being trained on water usage, capacity building of community groups and capacity building of community on honey production. Dr. Khalwale also raised this issue. All these are only based ... view
• 16 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister looking at the same document I am looking at because I do not see it? There is no rationale there! view
• 10 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Energy the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Considering that electricity tariffs in Kenya are already among the highest in the world, could the Minister explain the facts that informed the recent sudden decision to raise electricity tariffs by up to 21 per cent, including Value Added Tax (VAT) of 24 per cent? (b) Could the Minister also explain the specific and deliberate plans he has to develop alternative energy sources to enable the country stay on a competitive edge against her neighbours? (c) What urgent and specific interventions has ... view
• 10 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have heard the Assistant Minister's answer, although I have not received it in written form. I have heard him very well and there is only one new item that he has talked about, namely, geothermal. The rest is the same stuff that we have heard for many years. For example, hydro- electricity. The rest of the world is moving away from that. With drought and climate change, we need to have an alternate base of moving our nation forward. The Vision 2030 explains very well that electricity rates are supposed to be cheaper. We want electricity ... view
• 10 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with the power demand projected to go between 6 per cent and 10 per cent every year, for the next five years, and with the current inflation of 29.3 per cent in this country, our citizens have continued to suffer. They pay high fuel prices to go home. They pay high food prices. They are now going to pay higher electricity bills. We well know that the higher the electricity bills, the more the effects to be felt. Even now food prices will come up, because industries use electricity to process our products. So, could I humbly ... view
• 8 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Agriculture:- (a) given that the world food prices are escalating due to fuel prices, the decision by the USA to produce ethanol from corn and various other reasons, what the Ministry is doing to an avert acute food shortage; and, (b) what plans the Government has to make arid and semi-arid areas more productive to feed the nation. view