Hezena M. Lemaletian

Sen. Lemaletian Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Education on a matter of national concern regarding the implementation and transparency of the school feeding programme. The National Council for Nomadic Education in Kenya, (NCONEK)...

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Sen. Lemaletianhave come back with very substantive input for the legislative work that we have been prosecuting.I reiterate that there are many advantages of AI compared to the disadvantages of the same. For example, AI automates repetitive tasks. That means they will reduce the errors that are usually caused by...

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Sen. Lemaletian Everybody here understands English. The Chair and Sen. Hezena understand English. That is just a point of confirmation.

Sen. Lemaletian Everybody here understands English. The Chair and Sen. Hezena understand English. That is just a point of confirmation.

Sen. Lemaletian Your time is paused.

Sen. Lemaletian Your time is paused.

Sen. Lemaletian Sen. Hezena, when you rise on a point of order, you should always state what standing order you are rising on. We know that is Standing Order No.10. Sen. Osotsi, you can proceed and respond to that as you continue winding up your submissions.

Sen. Lemaletian Sen. Hezena, when you rise on a point of order, you should always state what standing order you are rising on. We know that is Standing Order No.10. Sen. Osotsi, you can proceed and respond to that as you continue winding up your submissions.

Sen. Lemaletian Sen. Osotsi, once again, I am not Mr. Speaker. Please remind yourself again and again. I might not excuse it again.

Sen. Lemaletian Sen. Osotsi, once again, I am not Mr. Speaker. Please remind yourself again and again. I might not excuse it again.

Sen. Lemaletiansystem in use is housed and who is keeping it because it is a new system. So, can you make sure that information is availed and information given to the Senators before the data is dispatched to the wrong quarters if at all the source is not known?

Sen. Lemaletian Madam Temporary Speaker, I accept because, he is the one who brought this report.

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Sen. Lemaletian Your time is paused. The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Veronica Maina) Sen. Osotsi, would you like to be informed by Sen. Hezena?

Madam Temporary Speaker, you know that these points of orders are meant to waste my time. The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Veronica Maina) Your time is paused. March 25, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 25

You asked me to clarify and I have clarified by saying that priority should be on educating Kenyans. That is my clarification. Therefore, allow me to proceed with my contribution. (Sen. Korir spoke off record) The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Veronica Maina) Sen. Joyce, please hold on. Clerk, please, pause his...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I have had so many points of information from Members. Let me proceed. What I was trying to say before I was interrupted is that education is so important to the country that it should be given priority in budget-making. I appreciate that the budget has increased...

Sen. Lemaletian Sen. Hezena, when you rise on a point of order, you should always state what standing order you are rising on. We know that is Standing Order No.10. Sen. Osotsi, you can proceed and respond to that as you continue winding up your submissions.

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Sen. Lemaletian I rise under Standing Order No.51 (b) that says that a question shall not be made the pretext for debate. That is Part 3 (a) and (b) include the name of a person nor any expression strictly necessary to render the request intelligible and also on supplementary question...

Sen. Lemaletian Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Health on a matter of national concern regarding the state of due diligence, professionalism, regulatory oversight and ethical compliance within Kenya's pharmaceutical sector. Mr. Speaker, Sir,...

Sen. Lemaletian Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to make a comment on the statement by the Deputy Speaker of the Senate and the distinguished Senator for Meru County on the rise of banditry in the northern part of Meru. The magical north has so much potential and room for development....

Sen. Lemaletian Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I just wanted to raise a point of information, but I did not want to shout because my governor has not refused to appear before the committees. Indeed, the last time he appeared before the County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee (CPISFC)...

Sen. Lemaletianof this House, that borders on criminality, abuse of law and we must compel those governors to appear before those relevant committees to say what they have been able to do with that money on behalf of the people that they represent in their respective counties. I support, honourable...

Sen. Lemaletian Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to thank the Cabinet Secretary and her Ministry for the cash transfers to Samburu County, despite our very marginalised condition compared to Kitui County. We appreciate it. However, I would like to know if there are contingent measures to ensure...

Sen. Lemaletian Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I agree with the Senator of Tana River that, indeed, the Cabinet Secretary has quite forgotten some parts of this country. I have never seen him in Samburu, yet there is a lot of disparity happening in the education sector as far...

Sen. Lemaletian Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to convey my sincere condolences to the victims of the flooding in Nairobi City County and contribute on the same. I have watched my colleagues throw blame games and bury their heads in the sand as far as the issue of...

Sen. Lemaletian Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to the Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources on a matter of countywide concern regarding illegal logging activities, environmental degradation through murram extraction and commercial harvesting of water...

Sen. Lemaletianto applaud. When it comes to polygamy, for example, people just talk about, oh, you Samburus and Maasai are marrying too many wives, but they have no clue that everything in our culture, from marriage, polygamy, death and divorce is structured. They are very intricate parts of our culture.My...

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