Hon Naisula Lesuuda

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, it is important for me to note that our Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs), the county executive led by the governor and we, the Senators, really know that many Kenyans are looking up to us. This is because one of the reasons they passed this Constitution was because of devolution. For the longest time, we have been waiting for services to be provided to us by the national Government. One of the key reasons for passing the Constitution was because Kenyans heard or read that services would trickle down to them. So, in the manner that ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, we know that some counties have standoffs, especially with the recruitment of staff at the county level. We know that there are staff who were recruited under the executive or the governor’s office and those who were recruited at the county assemblies under the speaker’s office. I know that there has been a tussle in some counties. For example, we have heard MCAs saying that the administrators at the ward level are a threat and that they have been brought by the governors to undermine their work. Therefore, any time that the Governor brings a Motion or ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, still on the working relationship between the executive and MCAs at the county level, it is important to also note that when we talk about the trickling of money from the national Government to the county government, severally, we just hear from the governor that some Kshs60 million, for example, has come down to the county. You know that the staff have to be paid and there is a budget that was created which includes issues to do with development. I think that it is important The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: for this Committee also to sit with the governors, so that they can see how they are actually spending the money that is being sent to the counties. This is because one wonders whether it is meant just to pay salaries and at what point they will start programmes or projects at the county level. Of course, I am sure that they will be doing them in bits, but it is also important to determine how effective the national Government is transmitting money to the county governments, so that five years do not just pass and nothing substantial in terms ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, it is also important to note that many Kenyans had hope in devolution and that is why many of them applied for the jobs that were being advertized at the county level. Many of them have gone there and do not know what they are supposed to do. I do not know whether some of them have offices. Really, we will be wasting some of the best brains that we have in this country if we just lump them in the counties and not give them clear guidelines of what they need to do and provide them ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, it is also important to note that as these two committees have come to realize, Kenyans are not only looking at the functions that have already been transferred--- They are hoping that with regard to other functions that have been left at the national Government, for example, the issuance of identity cards, they could still work with the county governments so that some of these functions that are still at the national Government are devolved. It is not logical at this time and age that we still have people travelling all the way to Nairobi to get ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, it is noteworthy that our county governments are realizing the importance of media, publicity, reporting and sharing of information on what they are doing. Of course, we know that the media would like to know which governor is fighting with which Member of the County Assembly. Having been a journalist myself, that would be news, but then, the county governments have to be creative and think outside the box on how they can share information. This actually shows how that county government is transforming the lives of Kenyans. When there is no information about what you are ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, having said all these things, I think that it is also important for us to note that a journey of many miles has to start with a step. I think that all of us, who are custodians of protecting devolution, remain focused so that we can ensure that it actually happens. The steps that we are taking are positive. A Committee is going down to the counties to see what is working and not working. The last recommendation of the Committee is that a report should be prepared at the end of the financial year on the ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: need to correct or put in place, so that we do not encounter the same challenges in the following year. Madam Temporary Speaker, also in the spirit of what we saw today when His Excellency the President was launching the 30 per cent procurement reserved for women, young people and people living with disability, this is an area that our county governments should also emulate or think about. This is because I know that many of the Governors, Senators and even Members of Parliament, when they were campaigning, based their promises on the young people and women who form the ... view
• 10 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations regarding the unfortunate tragedy that befell our police officers and residents of Baragoi in November, 2012 after an operation to recover stolen livestock which left over 40 police officers and police reservists dead. A number of police firearms were also stolen. In the Statement, the Chairperson should:- (1) Outline the steps that the Government has taken to recover the stolen Government firearms currently in the hands of civilians. (2) Explain the efforts the Government has put in place ... view