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National Assembly

Joseph Lekuton

Constituency Laisamis

Party United Democratic Movement

2022 coalition Kenya Kwanza

Status Elected

Term Sep 2022 – Present

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Activity (last 12 months)

Policy focus

Questions & Answers24%
Statements24%
Public Service & Civil Servants18%
Environment & Climate12%
Governance & Democracy12%
Devolution12%

Overview Topics 3 Contributions Voting Record Bills 0 Committees Motions 0 Petitions 0 Questions 4 Statements 10 Papers Laid 1 Declarations & Gazette

Biography

Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton (born 1968 or 1969) is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and was elected to represent the Laisamis Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election and reelected in 2013. He was not elected in 2017, but returned in 2022. He joined Kenya Kwanza after being elected in the 2022 general election.

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Current Positions

A member of the 13th Parliament from 8 Sep 2022 to Present

Performance Scorecard

16.5 / 100 overall performance score

Top 67% of the National Assembly Ranked 235 of 348

Contributions 31 ↓ below avg 1.5/100

House average: 105.3
Bills 0 ↓ below avg 0.0/100

House average: 0.8
Committees 3 ↓ below avg 6.4/100

House average: 3.2
Initiative 15 ↓ below avg 0.7/100

House average: 27.6
Division participation 6 ↓ below avg 60.0/100

House average: 6.7

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Committee Membership

A member of the Budget and Appropriations committee.
A member of the Liaison committee.
A member of the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges committee.

Committee reports 25

Reports produced by Joseph Lekuton's committees.

Report On Consideration Of The Supplementary Estimates Ii For Fy 25.26 Budget And Appropriations · Jun 2026
Report On Budget Estimates For Fy 2026/27 Budget And Appropriations · Jun 2026
Report On Consideration Of The County Allocation Of Revenue Bill (senate Bill No. 10 Of 2026) Budget And Appropriations · Jun 2026
Report On Consideration Of The Supplementary Estimates I For Fy 2025.26 Budget And Appropriations · Apr 2026
Report On The Budget Policy Statement For Fy 2026/67 And The Medium Term Budget And Appropriations · Mar 2026
Report On Consideration Of The Division Of Revenue Bill, 2026 Budget And Appropriations · Mar 2026
Report On Consideration Of Equalization Fund Appropriation Bill (senate Bill No. 7 Of 2025) Budget And Appropriations · Sep 2025
Report On Consideration Of County Gvts Additional Allocations Bill (senate Bill No. 8 Of 2025) Budget And Appropriations · Sep 2025
Bac Report On 2025-2026 Fy Annual Estimates Budget And Appropriations · Jun 2025
Report On The Consideration Of The Equalization Fund Appropriation Bill (na Bill No. 21 Of 2025) Budget And Appropriations · Jun 2025
Report Of The Mediation Committee On The Division Of Revenue Bill (national Assembly Bill No. 10 Of 2025) Budget And Appropriations · Jun 2025
Report Of The Budget And Appropriations Committee On Its Consideration Of The Fourth Basis Of Revenue Sharing Among Counties Budget And Appropriations · Jun 2025
Report On The Consideration Of The Supplementary Estimates Iii For Fy 2024-2025 Budget And Appropriations · Jun 2025
Report On The Division Of Revenue Bill, 2025 Budget And Appropriations · Apr 2025
Report On County Governments Additional Allocations (sen Billno. 1 Of 2025) Budget And Appropriations · Apr 2025
Report Of The Mediation Committee On The Division Of Revenue (amendment) Bill (na Bill No. 38 Of 2024) Budget And Appropriations · Nov 2024
Report On Consideration Of The County Gvts Additional Allocations Bill, 2024 (senate Bill No. 19 Of 2024) Budget And Appropriations · Sep 2024
Report Of The Budget And Appropriations Committee On First Supplementary Estimates For Fy 24 25 Budget And Appropriations · Jul 2024
Report Of The Budget And Appropriations Committeeon The Supplementary Estimtes Ii For Fy 2023-2024 Budget And Appropriations · Jun 2024
Report Of The Budget And Appropriation Committee On The Equalization Fund Appropriations (no. 2) Bill, 2023(senate Bill No. 3 O Budget And Appropriations · Jun 2024
Report On The Consideration Of The Estimates Of Revenue And Expenditure Fy 2024 2025 Budget And Appropriations · Jun 2024
Report Of The Budget Policy Statement For Fy 2024-25 And The Medium Term Budget And Appropriations · Mar 2024
Report Of The Budget Committee On Supplementary Estimates No.2 Fy 2022-23 Budget And Appropriations · Jun 2023
Report Of The Budget Committee On County Government Additional Allocation Bill 2023 Budget And Appropriations · Jun 2023
Report Of The Budget And Appropriations Committee On The Equalization Fund Appropriation Bill (senate Bill No. 3 Of 2023) Budget And Appropriations · Jun 2023

Topics this member is active on

Policy areas this member has been most active on — across bills, motions, questions, statements, papers and Hansard contributions.

Environment & Climate 2 2 statement
Education & Skills Development 1 1 statement
Committee Reports 1 1 paper_laid

Parliamentary Activity

Joseph Lekuton has made 4 speeches this year and a total of 32 speeches in the 13th Parliament.

Questions & Answers 1 Jul 2026

4 speeches in 2 contributions

Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

2 speeches

Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.5 of 2022) be now read a Second Time. Hon. Temporary Speaker, this Bill was read a First Time in the National Assembly on 27th June 2023 and...

Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I would like to thank you and the Members for considering this Bill and listening attentively. I reply.

Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

2 speeches

Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I would like to thank you and the Members for considering this Bill and listening attentively. I reply.

Disaster Management & Relief 18 Feb 2026

1 speech in 1 contribution

Procedural Matter MOTION OF ADJOURNMENT ON A MATTER OF URGENT NATIONAL IMPORTANCE DROUGHT SITUATION IN NORTHERN KENYA

Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to thank this House for introducing this amendment Bill. The Bill was born out of the 2007 and 2008 post-election violence. It was a noble idea that was started because it gives hope to many Kenyans that now...

Plenary Contribution 11 Feb 2026

2 speeches in 1 contribution

Procedural Matter PROCEDURAL MOTIONS LIMITATION OF DEBATE ON SESSIONAL PAPERS

2 speeches

Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) On a point of order.

Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise on Standing Order 35 to notify the House and the Temporary Speaker that we do not have a quorum.

Plenary Contribution 27 May 2025

1 speech in 1 contribution

Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I will do that.

Plenary Contribution 24 Apr 2025

4 speeches in 1 contribution

Ministerial Statement RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR STATEMENTS

4 speeches

Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) Yes, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am grateful.

Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Chairman keeps referring to government agencies. What happened to the communities that live on that land? Can they be the first point of contact? Can they be the first people to be asked what needs to be done on...

Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. While I thank my Colleague, the Hon. Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Energy, for the good answers, I feel he has left many of my questions unanswered. Allow me to go one by one on the six questions that...

Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) I find it hard to believe that six years after the feasibility studies and even the road survey have been done, KenGen is still not sure where the road will go through. I feel and smell a sinister motive in this specific question. It is...

Plenary Contribution 15 Apr 2025

2 speeches in 1 contribution

Ministerial Statement ADOPTION OF REPORT ON THE EXAMINATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR MDAS FOR FY 2021/2022

2 speeches

Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) Hon. Speaker, I disagree with my good friend. The request is very clear. There are no shortcuts. KenGen knows what they are doing. It is only a matter of fact-checking. One week should be enough. Projects can start any time from now, and we want...

Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) Hon. Speaker, Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request a statement from the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Energy regarding the proposed Kenya Electricity Generating Plant (KenGen) 15th April 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 24

Budget & Finance 5 Dec 2024

1 speech in 1 contribution

General Discussion COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) I am here, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) Thank you very much, please proceed. Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table; Report of the Committee on Powers and Privileges...

Agriculture 4 Dec 2024

2 speeches in 1 contribution

General Discussion COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

2 speeches

Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) Thank you.

Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) Yes, tomorrow morning, Hon. Speaker.

Devolution 5 Nov 2024

1 speech in 1 contribution

Ministerial Statement RESPONSES TO REQUESTS FOR STATEMENTS DETERIORATION OF THE MARERE BRIDGE IN KWALE COUNTY

Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am satisfied.

Plenary Contribution 15 Oct 2024

1 speech in 1 contribution

Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

Hon. Joseph Lekuton (Laisamis, UDM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education regarding the submersion of learning institutions due to rising water levels in Lake Turkana. For...

Bills Sponsored

Joseph Lekuton has not sponsored any Bill.

Voting Record

5Ayes

1Noes

0Abstain / Spoilt

2Absent

6Divisions attended

All Ayes 5 Noes 1 Abstain 0 Absent 2

Voting History: 2

Date

Vote

Decision

22 Jun 2023

Finance Bill 2023 - 2nd Reading

Absent

2 May 2024

CS Linturi Impeachment Motion

Absent

Motions

No motions recorded yet.

Petitions

No petitions recorded yet.

Questions

Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) explain why births and deaths registration offices in Laisamis and Loiyangalani sub-counties are not staffed? (ii) state when staff will be deployed in the offices to alleviate the suffering of the residents who are forced to seek the services in Marsabit Town which is 300km away? to Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration 10 Aug 2023 Pending Source ↗
Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) provide a report on the last review or exercise undertaken, if any, on constituency or county boundaries markings undertaken by the ministry in the country? (ii) provide details of the size in square kilometres, of Laisamis Constituency, and clarify whether the size has ever been varied over time? (iii) provide details of the actual Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of the boundaries of the Constituency in the North, South, East and West as well as tho to Indepenednt Electoral & Boundaries Commission (IEBC) 5 Jul 2023 Pending Source ↗
(i) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide details on the circumstances surrounding an incident that occurred on April 2nd 2022, where two chiefs and four (4) other residents were killed by bandits in Moto Gelaa area in Logologo Location and two land cruisers belonging to the residents burnt while in the process of recovering livestock that had been raided by bandits from the neighbouring constituency? (ii) What steps has the Government taken to ensure that the culprits of the heinous act are appre to Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration 26 Jun 2023 Deferred Source ↗
to aks the Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum: - Could the Cabinet Secretary - (i) indicate when Loiyangalani, Kargi Mt. Kulal, and South Horr towns will benefit from electricity connectivity considering that they are not yet connected to the national power grid? (ii) explain what plans the Ministry has to ensure that the said towns are connected to sufficient and uninterrupted power supply considering that the said towns are rapidly growing with many education and health facilities amon to Ministry of Energy and Petroleum 30 Mar 2023 Answered Source ↗

Statements

KenGen wind power project in Laisamis: public participation, land registration, and turbine details Member's Statement 24 Apr 2025
Proposed KENGEN power plant project in Loiyangalani/Mt. Kulal Ward in Laisamis Constituency request 15 Apr 2025
the submersion of learning institutions due to rising water levels in Lake Turkana request 15 Oct 2024
erosion of the Sirima-Loiyangalani Road request 26 Sep 2024
Operations and performance of the Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority (UFAA) request 15 Aug 2024
Operations and performance of the Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority request 15 Aug 2024
Request for statement from Chairperson on a matter request 15 Aug 2024
Request for Statement from Chairperson on a matter of public concern request 20 Mar 2024
Status of preparedness of the Government in curbing the impact of climate change request 20 Mar 2024
Government preparedness for climate change impacts on Northern Kenya pastoralists request 20 Mar 2024

Papers Laid

Report of the Committee on Powers and Privileges on its consideration of the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges (Amendment) Bill, Senate Bill No. 5 of 2022 5 Dec 2024

Declarations of Interest

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