Wilfred Rottich Lesan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as part of handling the persistent drought and misuse of water in the tunnel, the Government started an irrigation scheme in Tana River County, the Galana/Kulalu Food Security Project and it produced some maize. In fact, 56, 000 bags of maize from this scheme has actually been distributed as famine relief to the people of Tana River County and part of Kilifi County. Indeed, last week, the Cabinet Secretary (CS) of the Ministry of Devolution and Planning and some Senators were in parts of Kilifi County. I know a Senator who was among the team --- view
• 9 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when I started answering the question, I appreciated the magnitude of the issue under discussion. It is an issue of farming and to do with life. Indeed, I have gone through the statement and I know some of the shortcomings. Senators have rightfully pointed out and it will be very important to follow up this issue in order to save this country from having answers like these which do not mitigate the issues at hand. There are some things that I thought I could just mention. For example, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has mentioned about things ... view
• 9 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for the direction that you have given. As we continue to find a way forward, the Government is making effort and actually carrying on some activities to mitigate--- view
• 9 Nov 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I need to also say that the Government has just released Kshs1.6 billion to be used in mitigating drought as The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate view
• 8 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wanted to raise the issue while Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o was still laying the Papers on the Table. Since he has left, I still thought that I should let him know that he presented the hard copies of the Papers but he manually presented them. view
• 8 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me also to ride on the statement that was asked by professor. Could the Chair of the Committee explain the circumstances that led to the arrest of three boys a day before the fracas at Silibwet Stadium where the incident occurred? Secondly, I would also like the Chair to find out and present to this House the address that was made by the Governor at a market centre called Merigi on 19th August, 2016. Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you. view
• 8 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the last time we received a Statement from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, it was signed by one Prof. Collete Suda, who is the Principal Secretary, State Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. It was read and accepted in this House. Under these circumstances as well, the Cabinet Secretary is not the only one who can sign the Statement, it can be signed by the Principal Secretary like it has been done before. The Chairman should not belabour so much and chase around the Cabinet Secretary who is ... view
• 8 Nov 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Last week, I was asked by the Speaker to issue the statement which was requested by Sen. Bule today at 2.30 p.m. I have it with me here, but I need your direction. This is because Sen. Bule approached me and requested that he be given time to read it. It is a statement of about 15 pages with a lot of information that he wishes to digest before he can receive or accept me to read it in the House. Therefore, I need your direction. Although I know this had a lot of ... view
• 3 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I walked in late because I have been out there making an attempt to comply with your order. We have tried the best we can. The earliest we can get the report from the Ministry of Devolution and Planning is on Sunday. However, we are not sitting until Tuesday. Therefore, the earliest I can bring the report to the House is on Tuesday. We have tried as much as we can to make the Ministry understand the urgency. They assured me that as they prepare a report for the Hose, they are carrying out activities in the ... view
• 3 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is an emergency as you have told me. We have told them that this question needs to be answered in the House. They had assured that we would get the response this next week. They said they wanted to be sure that the report is here. They have asked the officers who are dealing with this to work on this over the weekend. view