Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1441 to 1450 of 4248.

• 14 Jun 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker for this opportunity. From the onset, I would like to support this Motion on the Report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on the County Government Additional Allocation Cash Disbursement Schedule for the Financial Year 2021/2022. Before I give my submissions, I would like to recognize and encourage young students from Kajiado. I like the teachers that brought them to the Senate to see the kind of things that we discuss here. After this submission, I hope I will meet and talk to them in detail. They have an opportunity to defend this country. ... view
• 14 Jun 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will stick to relevance when relevance demands that I stick to relevance. From the onset, I gave a disclaimer that I will contribute to the cash disbursement schedule but the first thing is to talk to the young men and women who are seated in this Parliament to understand some of the things that we do here. I was in the middle of my submission. My colleague from the other side of the aisle should have been patient enough to listen to what I am saying. The young men and women who are here are a ... view
• 14 Jun 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
• 14 Jun 2022 in Senate: That money should have been disbursed in the first quarter considering the amount of money that we are talking about now is almost--- view
• 14 Jun 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my colleague from the other side did not really have anything to clarify because I was very clear. My concern was one that right now we are discussing about sending money to county governments when the financial year has lapsed. The Senate Majority Leader has just said that the financial year is coming to an end in a few days. I am giving a clear comparison on when we talked about the revenue that was being sent to county governments. What is in the Order Paper is for the financial year 2022/2023. It is a bit hypocritical ... view
• 14 Jun 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
• 14 Jun 2022 in Senate: In reality, this money may not be consumed this financial year. I hope the money is held in the County Revenue Fund(CRF) and when Treasury disburses it at that particular time, the conditions given by the donor agencies would not have lapsed. I hope the new governments coming in - Mr. Speaker, Sir, this applies to you as well in a different way if God may be kind enough to make you the new Governor of Bungoma. There is no way that this money is going to be spent by the current governors. It is going to be spent by ... view
• 14 Jun 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Standing Orders allow me to use a phrase and translate it. view
• 14 Jun 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, If the Senate Majority Leader does not know the Standing Orders allow me to take the book and I will tell you the exact one. view
• 14 Jun 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when I know something is true, I will say it. I will not withdraw that because you can use a phrase and translate it. The Clerk is nodding because it is true. There is a Standing Order that talks about language; that the Senator shall debate in the language they started with to the end. Let us get back to the other important things we were talking about. I reiterate on the importance of these additional grants. view