Wilfred Rottich Lesan

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also wish to support this petition, especially the request it makes that may lead to some amendment to the law on areas that will help in registration of voters. I just want to mention the case of Bomet County, where there has been a long-drawn-out...

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Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Yesterday I was directed by the Speaker to give this Statement this afternoon but this is a supplementary question that you had requested. I have just received information that the Statement to the supplementary question is not available as the Cabinet Secretary and all...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am sure that I did not say every official in the Ministry of Health but the officials who are substantially senior

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I just wanted to emphasize the significance and the importance of getting the answer from the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Services as urgently as possible, as a consequence of the lots of money that President Obama brought when he came to this country. The...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am a Member of the Committee on Health, as well as my colleague, the Senator for Migori. I am aware that this question came to the Committee, and I think there is an answer but it is with the Chairperson of the Committee who...

Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also want to support the suggestion made by Sen. Amos Wako. This document has come as a result of a retreat somewhere. I remember we went to a retreat in a hotel and came up with this fantastic document. I also think we need a...

Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to thank Mr. Rop who is my constituent for exercising his constitutional right by bringing a petition to the Senate. As my colleague has just mentioned, certainly what the petitioner has petitioned is provided for in our Constitution, and I am sure when...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for considering me in making a contribution on this. I also wish to support this Petition and suggest that in this country, we know NEMA is not doing as we would want it to. There is a body for disaster management in this country. I...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support my colleague’s sentiments about the apology. I am sure that he was apologising on behalf of those who are legally registered and fully trained to practise medicine. We know that a large number of such cases arise from unregistered and unqualified persons. However, Mr. Speaker,...

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Mr. Speaker Sir, I stand to present a petition by the petitioners in my county for the quick resolution of the budget crisis currently obtaining in Bomet County. The undersigned citizens of Kenya, citizens of Bomet County, pursuant to Article 96 and 119 of the Constitution, draw the attention of...

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Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I go back to the observation made by Sen. M. Kajwang, I want to---

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Order, Sen. (Prof.) Lesan. Seek clarification, do not make Statements.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I come from the County of Mombasa. What concerns me most is the fact that the Port of Mombasa has become a major transit point for most illicit trade, from ivory and drugs in all the United Nations (UN) reports and other reports of multinational organizations. What...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have said that in as far as licensing is concerned; this company has not been licensed by the Ministry for Agriculture, Livestock

What is it, Sen. Elachi?

What is it, Sen. Kagwe?

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Amen. Thank you, Senator.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to join my colleagues in supporting this Motion. I applaud Senators for the work well done. We did a lot of work in terms of Bills, Motions and Statements which clearly tackle the urgent matters in this country. As we proceed, I would like...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I join my colleagues in congratulating the Senate Majority Leader for bringing this Motion of Adjournment. Senators will visit their counties during recess time. Some of them will be sitting in Committees to handle issues of petitions. The Auditors-General’s reports for the last financial year have all...

Your time is up, Senator! Please, proceed, Sen. (Eng.) Muriuki.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will start by wishing my fellow Senators a good recess. I only have one substantive point to make. We are going on recess at a time when the Auditor-General has just released reports for the county governments and Ministries. It is a very sad...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. As we take our recess, we look back and see our achievements and failures. The Senate has had more achievements in the form of Bills that we have passed and the contributions to the welfare of this country, especially in the form of advice that...

On behalf of the Speaker’s Panel, the Speaker and my own behalf, I take this opportunity to wish all the Senators a constructive and fruitful engagement during the recess. I hope that all of you will be positively engaged. Thank you. ADJOURNMENT

Hon. Senators, it is now time to interrupt the business of the Senate. The Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, 15th September, 2015, at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.47 p.m.

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. From the foregoing of the petition, I noticed the implication of the significance of information technology. With your indulgence, I thought that the Committee on ICT is involved as well.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order 45 (2) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the selection and placement of students to medical training institutions in the country. In the Statement the Chairperson should:- COST OF FERTILIZER FOR TEA FARMERS

Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the statement, the Chairperson should explain the following:

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the reason I am raising this question is the confusion caused by the fact that the placement of students to various colleges in this country is under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. However, the admission of students to KMTC is under the Ministry of Health....

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I sought two statements. One from the Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries---

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, investigations have been established for the 21 children who were affected. Investigations show that they had been given an injection elsewhere and remedies have been taken according to the report that we have

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to make a brief contribution. Let me focus on Kenyans. I take this opportunity to appreciate their behaviour during the visit of President Obama. Kenyans gave way without complaining to allow the visitor complete freedom in this country. We cleared from...

But the statement was sought from the Chairperson of Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries?

Sen. Billow, are you aware of this? Was this in your docket?

Sen. (Prof.) Lesan, my record shows, and I have it in front of me that you sought the statement on 29th of April and it was directed to the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. The next annotation is that the task force formed to probe the matter is not...

I have told you what I have on record. Where is the Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries?

Do you have anything at the moment?

I think that is the end of Statements.

Do you have the answers?

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sometime back, I raised an issue to the Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries regarding the tea sector. The response was good because we had a conference on tea but up to date, I have not received an answer from the Cabinet...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am grateful for the action that the Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries has taken and appreciate the answer that he has given this afternoon. However, there is an acting Cabinet Secretary and Principal Secretary in office. I believe that despite...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to also ride on the Statement which has been sought. I would like to know whether these security apparatus that are being formed by governors in counties will be armed. If so, what is the chain of command for these security apparatus?