Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Nov 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker. Sir, on behalf of the distinguished Senator from Kisii, I rise to ask Question No.125, which has about three parts. The Questions read as follows – The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 20 Nov 2024 in Senate: (a) Could the Cabinet Secretary indicate the respective state of operations of all sports stadia in Kenya and provide details of the budgetary allocations and utilisation for their development from the 2020/2021 financial year to date, as well as a timeline for their completion? (b) What specific funds have been allocated and disbursed towards the refurbishment and maintenance of existing sports stadiums to ensure they meet international standards in light of Kenya’s bid to co-host the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in 2027, and could the Cabinet Secretary outline measures that should be put in place to ensure long-term ... view
• 20 Nov 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The supplementary question is per the instruction by the distinguished Senator who put the question. I will go specifically to the issue. The Cabinet Secretary, in his response, has alluded to a cancellation of one tender which has already been partially paid, that is Kipchoge Keino Stadium, where a sum of Kshs338 million has been paid. There is a pending bill of Kshs206 million. In his response, the Cabinet Secretary has indicated that the contract has been terminated to pave way for upgrading, to meet the CAF standards for hosting AFCON. Mr. Temporary Speaker, ... view
• 31 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me begin by appreciating the work of my colleagues in bringing to our attention very pertinent matters that require attention. I wish to quickly comment on several Statements and I will go straight to the point. The first Statement is a Personal Statement read by the distinguished Senator from Isiolo. We are here to become the ombudspersons of the citizens of Kenya. When a distinguished Senator who has been elected is threatened because of her work, it bothers me. view
• 31 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate and definitely, I am aware of that, but there are things which are brought here and they concern us in terms of oversight. I would The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate. view
• 31 Oct 2024 in Senate: like to beseech you to apply your discretion on Standing Order No.1 in allowing me to comment on issues that need our attention. The issue of the distinguished Sen. Dullo is something that this House must take notice of and really work on to bring sanity into that county because it is a crisis. Secondly, because of my time, I would like to comment on the Statement by the distinguished Senator for Migori on the issue of data protection. It is imperative that since we have the Data Protection Act, everything that we do, as a country, is guided by ... view
• 31 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of my biggest problems is that every time you go in and change your SIM card, it is quite clear that Safaricom will tell you that we use your data or we receive your data when you are changing your SIM card or registering. However, one of my biggest pet peeves is when you go in and you are trying to send money, you have to give your Identification (ID) number, and your ID number is indicated there. We have to ask ourselves what is the neatest way of ensuring there is security when you ... view
• 31 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. When it comes to the issue of data protection laws, we may need to come up with different ways where these calls will allow, instead of you having to enter your ID and have your handheld device there, we can do a double-pronged approach or rather a two-way verification. This system, where you write your ID number in books, people will buy them, politicians will use them if they are seeking office independently and they are not sponsored by a political party or perhaps when you want to create fake IDs. This issue of ... view
• 31 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the amendments proposed by the distinguished Senator for Garissa. At this age--- view
• 31 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am pleased to support and speak highly of these amendments being proposed by the distinguished Senator of Garissa. Tree planting should not be an exercise where people are forced to do it. Tree planting is something that all of us must make it a culture, that on a daily basis, when you have an opportunity to do so, you plant a tree. As I stand here, I pride myself as one of the few Kenyans who have planted millions of trees in a big forest in Narok County. A few years ago, I introduced aerial ... view