Ledama Olekina

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• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: Commission not funding their training, accommodation and allowances? It is absolutely ludicrous for us to expect our teachers to fund their training under the TPD programme. It is about time for this Parliament to decide whether it is going to be the ombudsman of the citizens, particularly for our teachers who are paid peanuts, or we are going to act as a rubberstamp, while lamenting that we are a toothless bunch of individuals who have been elected to come here and line our own pockets. view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, when I read those two Statements, I told myself that we are good men. Sen. (Dr.) Langat asked very important questions, which I would like the Chairperson of the Committee to expound more on. What did Sen. (Dr.) Langat mean when he said, ‘explain the rationale on the consideration of teachers’ performance in the modules as one of the components to be evaluated for promotion, noting that the training is not a compulsory requirement?’ I should add that in the contracts that the teachers signed at employment, it was not stated that it will be required of ... view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: I hope the Chairperson of the Committee on Education will expound more on this matter and give us reasons as to why the Ministry of Education decided to come up with a new system, yet they have not equipped the laboratories. We all know the counties where we come from, apart from the county represented by Sen. Sakaja. Even in the county represented by Sen. Sakaja, only half of it--- view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, what I am saying is that apart from where Sen. Sakaja is representing and only the affluent neighbourhoods, everyone else who lives in this country goes to a shithole school that does not have any windows for ventilation and a computer lab. Now, you expect a child who is in Msambweni to come up with a smartphone, when the parents do not even have a ‘ Mulika Mwizi .’ Come on! view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker the word that I used was “shithole”. What it means in the dictionary, and I will read it, is that: “It is an extremely dirty, shabby or otherwise unpleasant place.” That is the exact word I used; I did not create the word. What is unparliamentary about that word? It is, of course, parliamentary. It is not a word that is not in the dictionary. It is not a word that does not describe a place. If that word is unparliamentary, then I wonder why it was ever created. view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: On a point of information, Madam Deputy Speaker. I have a lot of respect for my friend Sen. Sakaja. I inform him that Article 204 is clear on what marginalization is, compared to what poverty is. Article 204(2) reads as follows – “(2) The national government shall use the Equalization Fund only to provide basic services including water, roads, health facilities and electricity to marginalized areas to the extent necessary to bring the quality of those services in those areas to the level generally enjoyed by the rest of the nation, so far as possible.” view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, if you go to Kibera, there are roads, electricity and hospitals such as Mbagathi. We have to differentiate between poverty and marginalization. view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this report by the Senate Sessional Committee on Delegated Legislation, Report on the Consideration of the Public Finance Management (Equalization Fund Administration) Regulations, 2021 and Approval of the Public Finance Management (Equalization Fund Administration) Regulations, 2021. I have listened keenly to the submission by my friend, Sen. Sakaja. I am a firm believer that neglect of the slum areas by the national Government is not tantamount to marginalization. What is happening in Nairobi City County is that the national Government has neglected areas that they were supposed to develop. Article 204 is very ... view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I believe that I am in order because Article 204 is quite clear. In any case, anyone who can read can differentiate between poverty and marginalization. Slums are mushrooming everywhere on a daily basis as a result of the rural-urban migration. However, the marginalized areas are quite clear even in the Constitution. I recently visited Marsabit County and I was shocked. People do not access to electricity. Equalization fund talks about the access to electricity, water and roads. The people of Nairobi City County benefit from a good road network such as the Express Way. The Equalization ... view
• 28 Sep 2021 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