Wilfred Rottich Lesan

Sen. (Prof.) Lesan Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I stand to pay tribute to a great leader of this country and a great leader from the coast. He was a role model, especially to the people from the coast. He transcended right from the region to the country and into the...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I stand to pay tribute to a great leader of this country and a great leader from the coast. He was a role model, especially to the people from the coast. He transcended right from the region to the country and into the international realm. There...

Sen. (Prof.) Lesan Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to join my colleagues as well in congratulating His Excellency the President for the action he took during the difficult times of decision-making with regard to the case at The Hague. I would like to congratulate the President for making...

Sen. (Prof.) Lesan On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also wish to make an observation on the request made by Sen. Khaniri that the Presidential Address has been overtaken by events, I do not think that this speech has been overtaken because the time allocated is...

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Sen. (Prof.) Lesan Thank you Mr. Speaker Sir, I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. In the Statement, I would like the Chairperson to state why there is conflict of mandate among commissions and what the Attorney-General is...

Thank you Mr. Speaker Sir, I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. In the Statement, I would like the Chairperson to state why there is conflict of mandate among commissions and what the Attorney-General is doing as the...

Mr. Speaker Sir, we seek two weeks to be able to respond to this Statement. In two weeks’ time. Before Sen. Haji’s Statement, there was a Statement by the Committee on Information and Technology. Sen. Njoroge!

Sen. (Prof.) Lesan Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I notice that my colleague, the Chairperson of the Committee on Health is not in the House this afternoon. However, as a Member of that Committee, I realise the significance of the question that has been posed. We know the challenges that...

Sen. (Prof.) Lesan Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to make a contribution to this Motion. From the outset, I support this Motion which is a very important report laid in the House. I want to congratulate and thank the Committee by looking at the depth and breadth of the report....

Sen. (Prof.) Lesan Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am the one who is expecting a report from the Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.

Sen. (Prof.) Lesan Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank the Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries for the wise decision. He has, first of all, recognized that there is a serious crisis in the tea industry at the moment. Upon that realization, I want to agree...

Sen. (Prof.) Lesan Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to make my remarks on the amendments to this Bill. I rise to support this amendment and I want to urge my colleagues to support this amendment and pass it as quickly as possible so that we...

Sen. (Prof.) Lesan Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to request a statement from the Chairperson of the Committee on Health regarding the following:-

Sen. (Prof.) Lesan Mr. Speaker, Sir, the seriousness of the issue has been raised and I appreciate your directives as you have mentioned. There is a world conference in Guinea in West Africa in the next two weeks. I am sure there should be some delegation from this country going...

Sen. (Prof.) Lesan On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would also like to concur with my colleague, the Senator from Murang’a because we are in a similar situation. It would only be fair if we were given an opportunity to make some comments. The choice is yours...

Sen. (Prof.) Lesan Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am really saddened this afternoon because for the first time, the Senate has invoked Article 228 (4) and (5) to deny funds to counties that have misappropriated them. It is so sad that one of the counties is my own county....

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Thank you, Sen. Lesan. We will move on now to the next amendment. If you look at your Order Paper, there is a New Clause 11 proposed by the Committee. Sen. Billow Kerrow. New Clause 11A

- THAT the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after clause 10— Amendment of paragraph 12 of the Second Schedule to the Public Finance Management Act. 11A. Paragraph 12 of the Second Schedule to the Public Finance Management Act is amended by deleting the expression “2014/15”...

be read a Second Time proposed) The Chairperson (

Sen. Murungi, do you want to contribute?For the sake of good order, if you have no interest in this specific clause, can you, please, withdraw your request? We have so many requests, some of which I believe were for the last one.Mr. Chairman, Sir, just a small clarification. Our understanding...

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Sen. (Prof.) LesanThe Senate Minority Leader (Sen. Wetangula): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to second. This is literally procedural; the RBC as the Committee that arranges our programme and our calendar agreed that we sit next week and extend the length of our recess by an extra one week,...