Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1801 to 1810 of 4248.

• 16 Nov 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this House will bear me witness that when I was designated to become the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, I gave it to the people of Kakamega. It is hypocritical for my friend, the distinguish Senator for Kakamega, to suggest and lie to the public that I do not care about the people of Kakamega. If I did not care about them would I have given up such a lucrative position and be given a state vehicle? Let us be honest here. Ero! view
• 16 Nov 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. Let me join my colleagues in appreciating the work that has been done by the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. I used to think that the future of this country lies in the agricultural sector especially now that it is a devolved function, but I am worried of what is happening in the view
• 16 Nov 2021 in Senate: country. Climate change is one of my worries. Drought is dimming the future of agriculture in this country. I encourage the Committee to look at other sectors. They should encourage county governments to be creative in their budgeting. When I was young, we had many field officers visiting the villages. The veterinary officers would come and support the agricultural sector. Today, people are completely confused. I agree with the distinguished Senator for Bungoma County when he says that all the money, just like in the health sector, is left with the national Government yet agriculture, livestock and fisheries is a ... view
• 16 Nov 2021 in Senate: takes up about 30 per cent yet agriculture is probably given about five per cent. Most of the money goes into recurrent expenditure. It is about time that we start becoming creative for us to be independent and self- sustainable. Narok is a rich County, but we have cartels who influence the prices of fertilizers and commodities every year. It behooves us, as Senators and particularly this Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, to take time and look at all these policies. We should examine things that no longer fit in this environment and come up with new ideas. We ... view
• 16 Nov 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I like the way people butcher my name. It is not “Oledama”. It is Ledama Olekina. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Statement by the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations. I come from a school of thought that believes that the guilty are always afraid. Accountability is something, which I hope this House, through its wisdom of good lawyers like Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko, Sen. Omogeni and Sen. Wetangula and all the senior counsels who are here, can find a way to drill some sense into this issue of oversight. The judgement by ... view
• 16 Nov 2021 in Senate: We need to be pragmatic because the law is quite clear. If you look at Article 217 of the Constitution when we are dividing revenue between the national and the county government that issue comes here. We talk about the national Government and the conditional grants. Why then should we be devolving funds if we cannot oversight on them? I hope that the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) will put in some good legal brains to support this Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations and challenge that decision by the High Court. The Court of Appeal made a finding by interpreting ... view
• 16 Nov 2021 in Senate: question governors on how the money is being spent. They depend on those governors for them to either get back into office or become relevant in their wards. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee has done a tremendous job, but without the support of PSC in terms of defending this House on some really reckless decisions--- I am one of those people who entirely support the Judiciary, but certain things do not make sense. Others talk about if you do not carry out the audit within three months, then you do not do it. If this is the reasoning that we ... view
• 16 Nov 2021 in Senate: This Committee’s work is very important. I hope that in future, we can expedite it. I plead with all the Senators to avail themselves. We have these legislations that are now waiting to be voted on so that they can go into the Third Reading and they can go back to the National Assembly. Some of these legislations had actually gone through this House. However, because of the sibling rivalry between the National Assembly and the Senate, we had to republish them. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the only way to really support these Committees is by ensuring that we follow through. ... view
• 16 Nov 2021 in Senate: why they were given mandate by the people. They should not be get there, then get confused by power. If they do their job properly, the people will have them back there. The House is empty today because everybody is out there looking for votes. They could be out there looking for votes or drumming support for somebody else, but the truth of the matter is that we should separate that. Kenyans ought to see what their legislatures are doing. When you are given a job, go out there and do it. Let us run away from the culture of ... view
• 16 Nov 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I will go second. view