Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1481 to 1490 of 4248.

• 11 May 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill. I am happy to see you because I have not seen you in a long time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is quite evident that this House played a critical role in terms of fighting for revenue that goes to our county governments. Last year, we exhibited joint efforts and commitment in defending devolution in this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, every so often, I ask myself, what does it really mean for us, as Senators, who spend most of the time fighting? I am very proud of being a Senator during this ... view
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• 11 May 2022 in Senate: I have no problem with that. I hope that Senior Counsel, Sen. Omogeni, would listen to this because there is some sort of inconsistency in this Bill. Section 6(2) states that- “The respective county assembly shall appropriate such monies as may be required for the transferred functions in accordance with the determination made under subsection (1) and the allocation shall not be less than the amount appropriated by the county assembly in the preceding financial year.” Then it proceeds in Section 6(3) to state- “The monies appropriated under subsection (1), shall be transferred to the national Government.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, ... view
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• 11 May 2022 in Senate: I hope that the Committee would look at that issue. I have no problem with the county government transferring money to the national Government. However, if you transfer that money to the national Government, what happens to the constitutionality responsibility of those functions as per the Constitution? The learned Senators in this House can dig deep into that issue and look at the way the Bill has been drafted, its constitutionality and see how we can remove the double standards. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the second issue that is a big concern is that, in every financial year, county governments have ... view
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• 11 May 2022 in Senate: The issue of this money leaving the county government into the national Government should not be the case because of the constitutionality. It should just be treated as another contract that you have just transferred, pay them and not transfer all the money. There is some mischief here. It is because of lessons learnt in this issue of the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS), which I have always clearly stated was a mess in this country. view
• 11 May 2022 in Senate: The current governors will not access the money we are sending to the county governments because their time will be over. Realistically, by the time the Exchequer will release the money, the elections will be over. I want to tell my sister, Sen. Shiyonga, that she should not be afraid that this money will be spent by the current governors. In fact, by the time this money goes to the county governments, it will be sometime in September or October, which is a violation of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, 2012. I support and I hope that this money ... view
• 10 May 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. How are you doing? I have not seen you in a long time. Congratulations, Madam Deputy Speaker. I saw a good picture somewhere. view
• 10 May 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