Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 May 2025 in Senate: The reason I am saying that all of us need to be on part and parcel and also understand the science behind this revenue formula, is so that when we are sitting here, we do not go through the 11 Motions like we did the last time. Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to seek your indulgence, in as far as the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget is inviting all the Senators. In my view, it is important. Just listen to my two cents. The Senators need to understand this scientifically. Some of us are talking about population, others ... view
• 27 May 2025 in Senate: If we do not engage the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) we sit with our Parliamentary Budget Office, let them walk us through. That was what we did. We had a team of 11 Members who finally cracked a formula. I was one of the Members. view
• 27 May 2025 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, let us not take this thing to be light because we may not be able to pass that formula. We need 24 Senators. If Narok County will lose or fail to gain, I will not support it. I want to make sure that if I am not going to support, at least, I will have been convinced in terms of the scientific method being used. view
• 27 May 2025 in Senate: Now it is about equity. I know there is no way all us will be equal. Small counties such as Vihiga, Samburu, Elgeyo Marakwet, Embu, Tharaka Nithi were losing money in the last formula. If we were to go with the formula that was being proposed by CRA, Mandera will lose a lot of Money same case with Garissa, Turkana, Kitui and even Nairobi City County. view
• 27 May 2025 in Senate: All figures are not equal. There are people who understand Finance and those who do not. This is quite wise that we consult. Once we are fully in agreement and Narok County is gaining money, then by all means we shorten the debate and this Senate will go down in history as the first that has passed the formula of revenue sharing without lot of back and forth. view
• 20 May 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to make some submissions on this report. Let me begin by appreciating the work of the Committee for going through clause by clause on the amendments made by the National Assembly. There are few amendments made by the National Assembly that I agree with and there are some that I would have wished my good Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries to have given us guidance on what to amend or the language to be used. The first amendment, which has been made that I support is on a broker. When a person is called ... view
• 20 May 2025 in Senate: was to buy coffee, I should go to the broker, bid my price and buy coffee and if I wish, add value. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in Narok County, we are now growing coffee in Kilgoris, Narok South and part of Emurua Dikkir. It is imperative that we encourage our population to venture into the agricultural sector and grow. However, if one has to use a broker to be able to sell, you are going back to the colonial era when the crops in our country were defined by the cash crops economy. In fact, at that particular time, we were ... view
• 20 May 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, dwelling more on this matter, I oppose these amendments. However, I support the Committee report fully for having done their work, but I oppose the Motion. Thank you. view
• 14 May 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to make some brief comments on this report, which is highly unprecedented. We are faced with a challenge which, legally, is an issue that can be resolved easily. The process of moving funds to a county assembly are clearly defined in the Public Finance Management Act. If you read Section 103 of the Public Finance Management Act, it sets up the treasury of the county assembly. Section 104 puts or places the County Executive Committee Member for Finance as the head of the treasury. This is the person who communicates and deals ... view
• 14 May 2025 in Senate: This is an issue of fiduciary responsibility. My brother from Nyandarua County attempted to guide this House on how we should look at it. I hope the Committee view