Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Oct 2024 in Senate: Kiambu County and various other areas. It is wrong and we must say it as it is, that it is wrong and barbaric. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have to ask ourselves whether, as a country, we have laws to protect our young women who in most cases cannot speak for themselves. We are elected, we are here, not because of a right. It is a privilege; we are given an opportunity to come and represent our people. We pass laws. So the first question to ask is this, does this country called Kenya have laws to protect women? Today, as ... view
• 30 Oct 2024 in Senate: I want Kenyans out there to know that we will not relent until we get to the bottom of this issue. We need to make sure that our girls are protected. One of my biggest pet peeves is that some people think that they will breathe this air for centuries and centuries and generations. We are just a passing cloud. Our time will come and we will go. I will not sit here knowing that I am a father of two beautiful young girls, and when other women and young girls are being kidnapped out there and being attacked, I ... view
• 30 Oct 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for the two minutes. I want to reiterate that this is a multifactored issue that requires a concerted effort from the Government, civil society, and communities to address it. Let us talk about, uh, you know, Nyumba Kumi . Let us talk about our implementing arm of the Government, our criminal justice system. I have a lot of confidence in the IG. I want to request him to take this matter seriously. Those three young girls or women who were killed in the Eastleigh, we need justice for them. That young girl, the taxi driver ... view
• 30 Oct 2024 in Senate: I am being very honest, Madam Speaker. If you cannot protect your young girl, a vulnerable person, then who are you? I want to encourage my colleagues that next time when we are talking about this, all of us must be seated here to address those challenges but look at it. Seriously! Look at this House, very few people are here. Is it that only Sen. Sifuna, Sen. Hamida Kibwana, Sen. Oketch Gicheru, the Senator from Wajir County, and Sen. Cherarkey? Is it the Senator from Turkana County, and my dear sister, Sen. Betty Montet, who only cares about women ... view
• 29 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Let me begin by saying that I support the Amendment to the County Government Elections Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.2 of 2024) by Sen. Crystal Asige. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, being included in any society should be our main principle in this House. It should be what we advocate for. I just got back from Wajir County and this county is one of the most progressive counties in this country. It has billionaires, the residents of Wajir County own their aircraft that fly daily. There are two flights daily to Wajir County. However, ... view
• 29 Oct 2024 in Senate: we have to extend this issue of disability to be able to define it? How pragmatic can we be to ensure that we achieve what the Constitution has set out? So, as I support this Bill, I challenge my sister to further define disability when it comes to this country. If you go to most counties, buildings are erected. Maybe we might have an expert in Nairobi who can come and say, “before you build this building or before you give out permits or approvals for a building, make sure that building can be accessed by someone who is physically ... view
• 29 Oct 2024 in Senate: “For Section 1(f)(iii), the commission shall draw from the list such members of special seat Members in the order given by the party, necessary to ensure that at least 5 per cent of the Members of the county assembly are persons with disabilities.” view
• 29 Oct 2024 in Senate: I would like to persuade my sister to change that so that we make it mandatory, because the mischief that you are attempting to cure cannot be cured with such language. The people there will still choose whoever they want to choose. So, I think we must expand that provision further to be discreet, to say this and this person ought to be the one given priority. I am sure my brother, Sen. Sifuna, who is the Secretary-General (SG) of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party, can attest to what I am saying and can speak directly on these issues ... view
• 29 Oct 2024 in Senate: All of us here, in one way or the other, have some form of dyslexia in us. What measure do we use so that we also include those people? They are the only ones who can be able to explain the challenges they go through. I will try to demonstrate. There are people who when they read, you will find them reading on a zigzag line. That is a form of dyslexia. I do not know how much the Senate Majority Whip knows about dyslexia because of being a medical doctor. I can attest that for my own family, I ... view
• 29 Oct 2024 in Senate: Finally, let me again appreciate the work of Sen. Crystal Asige. I hope that she can continue enlightening us on the uniqueness of the challenges that People with Disabilities (PWDs) go through. I thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view