Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Jul 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I second. view
• 29 Jul 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I second. view
• 29 Jul 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I have been on the phone with Sen. Kasanga. She requested me to be here. I was acting on behalf of the Chair of the Committee on Health. She requested me to come here and move it. In fact, she just called and wondered why her Bill was skipped and yet she is online. view
• 29 Jul 2021 in Senate: Earlier on, we were informed that the sponsor of the Bill has to be here. There are other amendments that were not affected by the Committee, so I was only moving the Committee amendments. It is like there were two Movers. The Chairperson of the Committee moves the Committee amendments. Sen. Kasanga is online and has been calling me throughout. view
• 29 Jul 2021 in Senate: I request that we deal with that Bill so that we do not have to delay it. Otherwise, I would have actually gone and--- view
• 29 Jul 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
• 29 Jul 2021 in Senate: That is my request, Madam Deputy Speaker. view
• 29 Jul 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this timely Prompt Payment Bill 2021. Let me begin by congratulating my dear brother Sen. Sakaja and my sister Sen. Farhiya for doing something to try and bring sanity into the business world. Worldwide, there are Prompt Payment Acts. I know in the US, there are different things view
• 29 Jul 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
• 29 Jul 2021 in Senate: that are prescribed in the Prompt Payment Act. What is not prescribed in the Prompt Payment Act which I think that my dear brother Sen. Sakaja ought to do it first is the issue of paying interests by a government agency that fails to pay a contractor on time. My biggest problem with this issue of delayed payments has got to do with the trickledown effect. When a Government agency fails to pay a contractor, that contractor does not pay the subcontractor. It trickles down and affects an economy of the county or even the country. Madam Temporary Speaker, it ... view