Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2321 to 2330 of 4248.

• 11 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would have suggested that our vote (inaudible) and conscience as a House should have preceded this vote. However, look, this being a Bill on popular initiative, the vote of consequence lies not with the House, but with the registered voters who shall have their say in the referendum. view
• 11 May 2021 in Senate: I exercise my duty on behalf of Narok County by passing this Bill to the voters. I vote ‘Yes.’ view
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to share my experience with these young men and women. In 1994, I was given an opportunity to work as an intern at Reuters International and while there, we started a program called African Journal. My adopted father, Jared Williams, asked me to stand behind him and watch everything that he did. I did that and I credit my success in life to what I learnt as an intern. I challenge them to think out of the box. They should ask themselves what they need to do as interns. An intern needs to ... view
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: They have an opportunity to determine how the Members contribute in this House. They should talk to the Clerks of the Committees and find out how they can help in research. They can even suggest to assist in drafting the letters of invitation. That will propel them to greater things. I welcome them and challenge them to continue using us. They can either come back or move to the Civil Service where they can leave a mark. At the end, they will remember that their journey started here. view
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to make my contribution in regards to this issue of the impeachment of the Governor of Wajir. The issue here is whether to go plenary or committee way. Let me put it this way from the outset. Our Standing Orders are quite clear that the Senate should take 10 days to investigate the allegations. Article 96 of the Constitution tasks us, Senators, with one key mandate, which is to protect the interests of the counties and their governments. In this case, it means we are protecting the interests of the ... view
• 6 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I finalize by pleading with my colleagues to support the committee way, so that we can firmly stand with Standing Order No.76, which gives the accused person the right to be heard and finally Standing Order No.75, that will make sense of the 10 days that we are given to investigate. I thank you and hope that we will go the Committee way. 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 Apr 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to say a few words with regard to this Bill. To my dear colleagues and Kenyans, allow me to disabuse you of the illusion that the BBI Bill before Parliament is a perfect document arrived at in a flawless, perfect process that is supposed to solve all the problems that we have in this country. Most of the things that I wanted to touch on have been dealt with by my colleagues. I will try to demonstrate why I have serious reservations on the process, particularly on this Bill in very few ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, without taking so much time, I will begin by focussing on one area. I strongly believe that for the last decade, this country has made tremendous steps because of the Judiciary. I have had a chance to look at the Bill and also all the submissions which are in two volumes; almost 2000 pages by all distinguished people in this country, the Judiciary, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), the IEBC and prominent personalities. One of the things that baffles me is the proposed amendment to Article 168 of the Constitution. This essentially makes it difficult for ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, the proposed removal of a Judge simply because of a complaint is a very dangerous proposition. The promoters of this Bill are telling Kenyans that so long as you have a case and you know that Judge XYZ is the one going to sit to hear that matter. If you do not like them, you can sponsor individuals to file complaints and the Ombudsperson will suspend that Judge simply because of a complaint. That is a very dangerous trend. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: We have survived in this country because of the Judiciary. This House, the Senate has been able to stamp its authority when most of our Bills, which were disregarded by the National Assembly found life again because of the Judiciary. When you now create a very powerful Ombudsman who has the powers to initiate disciplinary action because of a simple complaint by Kenyans, you take away the presumption of innocence until view