Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2021 to 2030 of 4248.

• 14 Sep 2021 in Senate: That is a general Statement. Since we are seeking clarification, when you stand here to support a Statement, you either seek more clarity. I would have asked my good friend, Sen. Kwamboka, to tell me the names of the restaurants. This is because the curfew in Nairobi is at 9.00 p.m. view
• 14 Sep 2021 in Senate: To be honest, some of the things that this Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations should tell us when they expound further is, when will we open the view
• 14 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
• 14 Sep 2021 in Senate: economy? That is the most important thing. This is because fingers are not the same size. May be, I am speaking in tounges but literally, there are people who live in affluent neigbourhoods. We are not equals. view
• 14 Sep 2021 in Senate: I know that Sen. Cherargei likes to talk about ‘hustlers’ and all that but the truth of the matter is that Kenyans are suffering. This is because hypothetically pubs are closed at 9.p.m. We now hear that some close at 7.p.m. therefore, there are people who cannot be paid a full salary. They cannot continue to work because businesses are hurting. So, we know that the economy is bleeding. view
• 14 Sep 2021 in Senate: I always say ‘we’ because I hope that someday, we will reflect on our roles as leaders. Right now, we are taxing our country to posterity. All we are doing is killing it. It is Covid-19 times and we are attacking the police who stand from 5.30 a.m because they have to clear you. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you go to Karen where you live, the police will stand there and clear you. If they know you are coming to work, they will clear so that you come here. So, we also need to think about them as humans and ... view
• 14 Sep 2021 in Senate: In the Statement, I would like the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations to tell us what happened with the High Court judgement. I know that the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) filed a case challenging curfew regulations. What happened? We need to be fair. We constantly hold political rallies but when police try to enforce the laws, we say that we are being sidelined and it is only a few of us who are regulated while others are not. Finally, as I support this Statement--- view
• 14 Sep 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my friend needs to understand English. I said ‘us’. I did not point. He is not the only politician here. It is all of us. So, it is our responsibility to lead by example which we are not. So, that was not a point of order, it was a point of disturbance. view
• 14 Sep 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will not use the word that I wanted to use because he will be up in arms and we will continue with this Statement forever. view
• 14 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