Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Mar 2022 in Senate: You will find many people who would want to support a county government. However, if you are not trained on how to behave in an emergency or pandemic, then you will end up spending money as if it is just free for all and you will not be accountable for. view
• 23 Mar 2022 in Senate: Our third recommendation was that appropriate consultation should be held between the two levels of governments, to ensure accurate disbursement of the frontline health workers allowances. This would help mitigate against labour unrest and fiscal risk in the county government. The county government should also ensure they operate a single integrated payroll management system to ensure efficiency in payroll management. view
• 23 Mar 2022 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, during the COVID-19 pandemic – although we are still in the pandemic – there was a lot of labour unrest and threats. I remember sitting down and trying to reason with clinical officers, nurses and the Union and it was very difficult. In fact, we held a joint meeting with our colleagues in the National Assembly. We asked these people to go back to work, so that they help navigate this Covid-19 period. However, since the county governments were not very clear on how to pay their allowances, some of them downed their tools. They said that ... view
• 23 Mar 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
• 23 Mar 2022 in Senate: environment for them. Therefore, during a pandemic, all of them will go to the UK and be paid £1,000 a month, which is better than what they would be paid here. The Exchequer will delay in sending their money and so, they will not be paid. Therefore, we must navigate these challenges to ensure that we run our counties in a more mature and accountable manner. The other recommendation is that the public finance management capacity of Level 2 and Level 3 health facilities need to be strengthened to ensure efficient and effective planning, budgeting and utilization of funds, especially ... view
• 23 Mar 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
• 23 Mar 2022 in Senate: We are in the era of technology. Today, when you go to a supermarket and pick a few items, the cashier or the check-out system asks you about your mode of payment. If you want to pay by M-PESA, you give out your number, and all of a sudden, you get a notification in your phone for you to put your password because they have already taken money. Why can we not come up with a system that when KEMSA or any other supplier of medical equipment or drugs sends them, the person who receives them must acknowledge and show ... view
• 23 Mar 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
• 23 Mar 2022 in Senate: governments did receive donations. These donations were not to become the property of the governor or for them to run their business. view
• 23 Mar 2022 in Senate: When providing financial statements, the Auditor-General should ask county governments and their accounting officers to provide his office with information on how they managed in-kind donations for COVID-19 during that period, so that we can enhance accountability in this country. view