Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Feb 2023 in Senate: We should look at the issue of health as a devolved function and push this Government to ensure that more money goes to counties. Also, counties allocate a minimum 30 per cent of their budget to the health docket. By so doing, we can hire more doctors. view
• 23 Feb 2023 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know I am short of time, but hope that this item will assist this country. view
• 22 Feb 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Whatever that happened in this Chamber is highly regretted. I hope that we can carry ourselves with decorum and look into the future in a more progressive way. Sometimes, things degenerate out of provocation. Like I said, I do not have a lot to say. Whatever that happened in this afternoon is highly regretted. view
• 22 Feb 2023 in Senate: We hope that we can all sit down as leaders who have got a responsibility to uphold the rule of law and represent our people who have sent us here. These people queued very early so that they can be able to send us here. They have a lot of faith in us. view
• 22 Feb 2023 in Senate: It would be very sad if the Deputy Speaker loses the House at the early stage. I want to concur with the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader and the Deputy Minority Leader that all of us make mistakes. For instance, in the Maasai Community, to make a mistake is not a mistake, to repeat the same mistake over and over becomes a mistake. view
• 22 Feb 2023 in Senate: I hope that we can put it behind us. On my part, those actions are highly regretted. view
• 22 Feb 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 21 Feb 2023 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want us to be very sober today and prosecute this matter in a process that would set a precedent and being futuristic. I want to pick it up from where my colleague, the Senator for Baringo County, left. I want to borrow from what is commonly referred to as the doctrine of pleasure. This doctrine is derived from the English Common Law. It states that civil servants serve under the pleasure of the crown. A Whip is defined as a person who enforces the parties’ policies. A Whip is not there under their own volition ... view
• 21 Feb 2023 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I believe that this is what informed the drafters of our Standing Orders when they drafted Standing Order No.23. The Chair’s hands are completely tied because a Speaker is not a prefect of political parties. view
• 21 Feb 2023 in Senate: The Standing Order is very clear because it is written in simple English language. It states that upon a decision being made by the Minority Party under the Standing Order, the decision of the Party shall be communicated to the Speaker in writing together with the minutes of the meeting at which the decision was made. view