Lesuuda applies for National Assembly Deputy Speaker position

Samburu West MP-elect Naisula Lesuuda has submitted her application for the position of Deputy Speaker in Parliament.

In a statement on Friday, Lesuuda said her experience as Senator in the 11th Parliament counts as a great step towards the position.

“With the election now behind us and President Uhuru Kenyatta having gazetted the first sitting of the 12th Parliament, it is time to get down to business,” she said.

She said her passion for leadership by women is a key factor for her candidature.

“My leadership capability is not in doubt. In 2010, I was the youngest woman to get the presidential Order of the Grand Warrior. In 2011, I received the International Labour Organisation’s wedge award for Outstanding Professional Woman,” Lesuuda added.

She also highlighted her roles in the 11th Parliament as chair of the Joint Committee on Parliamentary Broadcasting and Library, vice-chair of the Senate Committee on Devolved Governments and member of the Senate Procedure and Rules Committee.