Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: Why should the PS for Health be the accounting officer, the person who ensures that KEMSA has money yet they do not pay those bills? I do not think we will be solving this problem. We are only going to be taking this problem from one entity to another. view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, many people prefer working with the Government. One of the reservations I had when we were discussing the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) was when the National Treasury was proposing that for this financial year, the Government would borrow heavily; about four per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from the local banks. That would put all the private businesses out of business. Financial institutions feel comfortable working with the Government because they know that even if the Government does not pay that money, it is secure. view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, when KEMSA deals with the county governments, it knows very well that despite the fact that county governments will not pay the money on time, they will still get the money because it is from the Government. What guarantee do we have now once we repeal this section and we open up? view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: I commend my sister, Sen. Shiyonga, for bringing this process to where it belongs. It is not a directive by the President that allows county governments to go out there and buy medicine; it is this Parliament that passed the law. If we have to make any changes, it is this Parliament to make those changes. However, my problem is one, and I would like Sen. Shiyonga to guarantee me that, indeed, the county governments will pay KEMSA because we allocate money to county governments. We know very well that there are many governors doing their second term and they ... view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: that this money is not State money, but taxpayers’ money. It is our money since we pay a lot of taxes. Madam Deputy Speaker, if you look at your pay slip, about 40 percent of it goes into taxes. Do you really want your taxes to be getting into the drain? No! We want to be responsible. That is why we are calling for responsibility. We cannot be using the process of Parliament to sanitize misappropriation of funds. These county governments must pay because we have sent money to them using the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (CARA). We began ... view
• 11 Jan 2022 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I second. view
• 22 Dec 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I beg to report progress that the Committee of the Whole has considered the Kenya Sign Language Bill (Senate Bill No.8 of 2021) and seeks leave to sit again tomorrow. view
• 22 Dec 2021 in Senate: Hon. Chairperson, pursuant to Standing Order 148 I beg to move – THAT the Committee on the Whole do report on the consideration of the County Oversight and Accountability Bill (Senate Bill No.17 of 2021) and seek leave to sit again tomorrow. view
• 22 Dec 2021 in Senate: Sen. (Dr.) Milgo, as the mover, please report progress on the Heritage and Museums Bill (Senate Bills No.22 of 2021). view
• 22 Dec 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the Whole has considered the Heritage and Museum Bill (Senate Bills No. 22 of 2021) and seeks leave to sit again tomorrow. view