Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Nov 2022 in Senate: I will try to be very brief and to the point. I want Kenyans out there to listen to me and give me an ear. This afternoon, I am here to plead with Kenyans not to allow the importation of GMO into this country. Kenya is the largest economy in East and Central Africa with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Kshs110 billion. Kenya currently relies on neighbouring countries to supply and buy products from them. view
• 22 Nov 2022 in Senate: We have so many counties which border Uganda. There are many crops that come from Uganda. Subsequently, there are a lot of products that leave Kenya for Uganda. Tanzania is equally the same. If you go to London and open a fridge, you will find all vegetables come from Kenya. Not only horticulture but also asparagus, broccoli coming from Kiambu and Nandi. view
• 22 Nov 2022 in Senate: You will also find mishiri or French beans coming from Narok and Nyandarua Counties. Whenever we think about an action, one of the things I would like even the authorities to think about, are the unintended consequences. By allowing GMO to this country, we are not only exposing our population into the dangers of GMO namely, toxicity, allergic reactions, antibiotic resistance, immune suppression and loss of nutrition. view
• 22 Nov 2022 in Senate: I am holding a piece of maize or corn here that we all enjoy. We eat it on a daily basis. It is very sweet. All of us went on a short break and enjoyed a piece of corn. view
• 22 Nov 2022 in Senate: When we are told that the food brought into this country will not be nutritious, how are we going to--- view
• 22 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, the point is already made. I am speaking to Kenyans out there. You need to give me more time because my time was interrupted. view
• 22 Nov 2022 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 22 Nov 2022 in Senate: When we are here, the rules are set by this House. The issue of GMOs is emotive. I want people to be able to understand why some of us are completely against modified genetics. I want to demystify for people out there to understand clearly what I mean. view
• 22 Nov 2022 in Senate: If you take a piece of corn whose genetics has been modified, in the USA where I lived for 20 years, it is my second home, most of the corn there is fed to animals. It is not fed to human beings. The nutritional value is zero. I know we have a very short time to be able to plead with Kenyans. I know I have two minutes left for me to finish--- view
• 22 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, I looked at the light. I want to call upon Kenyans out there. This is the time to start thinking about future generations. We are a country living in a kleptocracy, where those ruling do not care. We have seen sentiments made by former Members of Parliament (MPs). view