Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1381 to 1390 of 4248.

• 13 Oct 2022 in Senate: In fact, this time round, when it comes to the issue of Division of Revenue and addition allocation of revenue, the National Treasury must consider allocating more money to deal with this drought. If they do not do that, then very soon, no one will come here. I was in a camp called Satao. I could see it was full of tourists. However, they were waiting to see whether an elephant would die. That is how dire it is. view
• 13 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in summary, it all behooves us to take it as our personal responsibility; to be our brothers’ keeper. I know there are counties that are celebrating. If you go to Eldoret or other parts of this countries, it rains on a daily basis. Please, let us think of food security and coming up with policies that will support our people. Narok has not been badly hit. You know, we the Maasais are polygamists. We have wives in Kajiado and Narok. Sometimes, we do not even have boundaries, but when you see your family in Kajiado cry, ... view
• 6 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving an opportunity as part of the Senate to record my thanks on the Speech of the President during the opening of the 13th Parliament. However, before I do that, let me also appreciate the young men and women who have visited the Senate today from Nyandarua. I encourage them to continue following the deliberations of this House so that they too can be part of nation building. It is important for the students to realize that our work in the Senate is to be able to correct, criticize and oversight our county ... view
• 6 Oct 2022 in Senate: I am going to be very brief and straight to the point. I will go straight to the issue that was an invitation to this House to amend the Constitution through the backdoor. My colleagues have alluded to Article 153 of the Constitution which mandates every Cabinet Secretary (CS) to appear before a Committee of the House either in the National Assembly or the Senate if they are invited. Reading from the President’s view
• 6 Oct 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
• 6 Oct 2022 in Senate: Speech and his wishes, I would only conclude that the President would want us to go back to a Westminster kind of parliamentary system. This is whereby, the representatives elect one of their own to become the head of government so that they can be accountable to that person in that House. If this Parliament goes ahead and follows through with the proposal made by the President, we will be amending Article 153 of the Constitution which is quite explicit and very clear. It states as follows - “A Cabinet Secretary shall attend before a committee of the National Assembly ... view
• 6 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I refer to the speech of the President, I would like to comment on the issue of the Judiciary. I welcome the support given to the Judiciary by the President. I welcome the respect that the President demonstrated first, by appointing the six judges. The six had not been appointed by the previous administration despite numerous court orders. That was a good move. It is also good to allow the Judiciary to control its own purse. I will compare apples to apples. In the event that the President can stand and say; “I will give ... view
• 6 Oct 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
• 6 Oct 2022 in Senate: The President said he will increase Judiciary money so that they conclude corruption cases. He should have said that he will seek Parliament to approve his proposals. When the Executive brings a budget here, it is a proposal until Parliament approves or disapproves it. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I remind Kenyans that the moment we start respecting the principle of separation of powers or the check and balance system, is the time that we will develop as a democracy. I have no beef with the President proposing to set up a fund for Kshs50 billion to help Kenyans. It is ... view
• 6 Oct 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