Wilfred Rottich Lesan

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. First of all, I wish to join my colleagues in thanking Sen. Leshore for bringing up this Motion. I heard him say that he filed his Motion over a year ago, but I hope it was going through the process. Now that it is on...

Not yet.

Asante, Bw. Spika wa Muda, kwa kunipa nafasi hii. Ningependa kumshukuru ndugu yangu, Seneta wa Mandera, kwa kuleta Hoja hii. Jambo la kwanza ni kusema ni pole kwa wale wote waliofiwa pamoja na jamii zao huko Mandera. Pia nawapa pole kubwa kwa Wakenya ambao wamepoteza maisha yao. Jambo la kwanza...

Bw. Spika wa Muda, nafikiria kuwa muda wangu utauongeza. Nikisema naogopa kuwa Mkenya namaanisha kwamba nikitoka hapa mhe. Rais hana

I want to contribute, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I take this opportunity to thank the visiting delegation from Elgeyo-Marakwet County. A few weeks ago, we, as a Committee on Information and Technology, had the privilege to visit the county. I congratulate members of the delegation for paying us a visit. The only one thing I...

Madam Temporary Speaker, first, I wish to thank you for giving me the opportunity to make a contribution to this very important Bill. I also wish to congratulate my colleague Senators who have made significant comments on this Bill. This is, perhaps, one of the most important Bills that we...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support the petition because of the very serious implications that it has on the population. There are two levels which we would want this Petition to address and come out with some resolutions or the way forward. We expect that this country will...

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On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Is the distinguished Senator for Bomet County in order to mention only the Governor for Bomet County when, in fact, he is not alone in the league? He is joined by the Governor of Kakamega County, Mr. Oparanya, the Governor for...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to add a rider on the question asked by Sen. Kagwe. To date, there is no substantive Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) . We would really like to know when we are going to have a substantive Governor of the CBK who...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, this afternoon, you ruled that professors are strange people and sometimes, they behave strangely and say strange things. I think we should excuse Professor this afternoon because this is one such occasion where he has behaved a bit strangely and mentioned some strange things. We will give...

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Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Let me start by congratulating Sen. Sijeny for the effort she put into formulating this Bill and the passion she showed, putting into account that we are talking about nearly 52 per cent of women who most of the time carry these issues, but...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to start by appreciating and thanking Sen. Sijeny for her work on this Bill. She has managed to put together this very complex Bill. I know she has worked very hard and I also know that this is the product of great commitment, great...

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, three weeks ago I requested for a Statement from the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture regarding the arrest and confistication of ivory in Thailand. My concern was the fact that ivory was found packaged along with packets of tea leaves. Two days ago, another consignment of...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of smuggled ivory is of big concern in this country and I am sure it is a security issue also. It is also a huge economic issue and the fact that this country is dealing with corruption at the moment, I expect somebody to take...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also want to support the Motion that has been brought by Sen. Abdirahman. The ratings that appeared in the newspapers today morning were very shocking and, indeed, to a large extent, very annoying. These studies are useful because they help to form an...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since I do not believe in the study that was carried out, I will leave it to the readers to see what number Bomet County was. However, I believe in studies and the results. I strictly disagree with the method that was used to carry out...