Wilfred Rottich Lesan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Dec 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the question I was asking is a very simple one. The two issues that have been tackled this afternoon are issues that could never really have happened if the Governor did not act the way he acted. It is these actions that are self-inflicting. Perhaps some counseling should be done to the Governor to ensure he does not do this kind of thing that eventually hurts him and cause moral decadence and disobedience by the young people of Bomet because of the very bad example that is being set by the Governor. The first person to ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also wish to agree with my colleagues on this significant issue. However, I wish to address specifically on the request that has been made by the petitioners who have asked the Senate to investigate. I wonder whether the Senate has the capacity, through its committees, to thoroughly investigate particularly if we will be asking the Auditor-General to assist us in this investigation. We know that part of the problems that we have in investigating some of these issues is the fact that the Office of the Auditor-General has not done a thorough job in order to ... view
• 15 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have had a chance to talk to the Senator who asked this question and she is no longer interested in pursuing an answer to the question. This was rather a strange question coming to the House as it seems to question the operations in the House. Although the question was directed to the Chair, my boss is the Speaker. It would require that I come to you to provide an answer for me to bring to the House. That was the nature of the question. I think that is the fallacy that the Senator has seen ... view
• 9 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are aware that the appointment of these vice chancellors is done by University Councils. Could the Chair provide this House with the membership of the councils of the various universities who are concerned with the appointment of the vice chancellors? view
• 9 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to give the Statement requested by Sen. Bule on the state of drought and famine in the country. I have the Statement with me. However, I seek your guidance because it is about 15 pages with some tables. I just want to concentrate on the first part of this Statement. This Statement answers three questions raised in the Senate on 19th October, 2016 and communicated to the Cabinet Secretary (CS), Ministry of Devolution and Planning in a letter dated 1st November, 2016. 1. Whether the Government is aware that there is serious drought water shortage ... view
• 9 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, Tana River County is one of the counties that is stated in the very first statement which have just read. The Government is aware of the drought and food security situation across the country since this is monitored closely on a monthly basis. The drought monitoring system is managed by the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) and is well established. A brief summary of the system now follows for the information of hon. Senators. (1) Each month, data is collected in 160 sentinel sites across 23 arid and semi-arid counties. This is complemented by information from ... view
• 9 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am on Page 6 and there is only one more page to read because other pages are tables. So, I will manage. view
• 9 Nov 2016 in Senate: Please allow me to do that without the interruption from the Senator from Tana River. view
• 9 Nov 2016 in Senate: Okay, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. (i) view
• 9 Nov 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I have heard the comments and sentiments Senators have made about the serious issue of drought and famine. This is a serious issue which involves the loss of lives both human and animals. Therefore, the sentiments expressed by the Senators are valid. It is important that the Government addresses them. As requested from this House because I have read the statement, but I admit that it has shortcomings as expressed by Senators. However, there are a few areas which have been touched. For example, on recognition of the seriousness of famine and drought in ... view