Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Feb 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. It is indeed important to limit the debate and the Motion being proposed by the Senate Majority Leader, or is it the Senate Minority Leader today? It is an important Motion for us to consider. I beg to Second. view
• 12 Feb 2025 in Senate: Hon. Senators, I see some Members have requested to contribute, including Sen. Wafula and Sen. Maanzo. I will proceed to put the question. view
• 11 Feb 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We are living in very interesting times. As you can see today, I am standing in my position as Chief Whip of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya. I thank the former Chief Whip, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, for being so gracious by accepting, walking away and sitting in an undisclosed location. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I support this Motion, allow me to begin by condemning the utterances by the Governor of Nyeri County, Hon. Mutahi Kahiga. He insulted my community and called them people who walk without underwear. That is completely uncouth ... view
• 11 Feb 2025 in Senate: Governor Kahiga must understand that we are here as one nation and that type of divisive politics is uncalled for. It should not be allowed in this country. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 11 Feb 2025 in Senate: You cannot demean another community. You should allow a community to be fully represented. You cannot go out there and shame a community. Shame on you Governor- -- What is his name? Anaitwa nani ? Seriously, when will we, as leaders, have a sense of occasion. They were at a burial ceremony. People are crying. There are bereaved yet you go there to start your politics. Why do you utilize the money from the county government to call for a rally and insult other people? It is about time we learnt the sense of occasion. Shame on you Governor Kahiga. ... view
• 5 Dec 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker. Let me reiterate what my dear colleague, the Senator for Migori, Eddy, a Yale University graduate, has said. If we do not deal with this issue of pending bills, we are going to be wasting our time. We are going to be digging a bigger hole. The Controller of Budget (CoB) made a statement that certain counties have been rated high in terms of absorption of their development expenditure. However, if you go to those counties, because we sit in the County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) and County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee (CPIC), you will ... view
• 5 Dec 2024 in Senate: People have killed themselves. Let us make it a priority in the next coming session that we follow the implementation. That is why I keep on insisting that we need an implementation committee to follow through. view
• 5 Dec 2024 in Senate: Very soon, you will find contractors attacking properties owned by the Government if these pending bills are not paid. So, it is imperative that we all work together to make sure that we maintain a fiduciary responsibility. view
• 5 Dec 2024 in Senate: Finally, on the issue of extending, widening, and deepening our relations, I pray that when we go to Mombasa, we make it a reality to widen. I know my good friend--- view
• 4 Dec 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, let me make some brief comments on these amendments which have been proposed. We are here because of the problem that we put ourselves in. We passed Kshs400 billion. I strongly believe that form should always follow functions and money should go to counties. It was completely unprecedented that we were discussing amendments to the Division of Revenue Act (DORA), yet there was still a law in existence. The President’s refusal to sign the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, reducing the money to Kshs380 billion without even having a law supporting it, was completely unprecedented and unheard ... view