Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 91 to 100 of 4219.

• 12 Feb 2025 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for allowing me to make some brief comments. I am going to start with a Statement by the distinguished Senator from Nairobi County. It is sad that the Senate does not participate in approving the budget. Although we spend time and focus on the budget-making process in terms of giving ideas, a Statement like this is something that I hope all Senators will really take a keen interest in. Social Health Authority (SHA) alone has been allocated about Kshs25 billion in the 2024/2025 Financial Year. Sen. Sifuna's Statement that Community Health Practitioners (CHPs) ... view
• 12 Feb 2025 in Senate: We need to think seriously. I am happy that during our recess, we were reminded of our role in defining the term "Parliament," which includes both the Senate and the National Assembly. I want to call upon all of us, as we look at our counties, first of all, it is important for each one of us here, head of delegations, members of your delegations, to know how many Community Health Practitioners you have in your own county. Have they been paid? In fact, even with the bit of cash we are given for our oversight, we should set up ... view
• 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