Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Mar 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the late President Magufuli will be remembered by many as a person who loved his country. As a leader, he believed you are only given a very short time to serve and be remembered for what you have done. Some of the most controversial things that I remember that Magufuli did, which the Executive, Parliament and the Judiciary should learn from is that he reduced his Cabinet from 30 to 19 and curbed lavish government spending, which the three arms of Government thrive on. He also reduced a delegation from 50 to 4 Members to curb on ... view
• 24 Mar 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when I heard that the late Magufuli had suspended the spending of lavish budgets during Word International Aids Day, it shocked me. However, when I heard the responses as to why he did so, then I said one day when I become the President of this country, I will do the same. view
• 24 Mar 2021 in Senate: He cancelled celebrations of International World Aids Day and used that money to buy drugs. That gesture meant so much to Tanzanians and served as a big lesson to our leaders. When we speak about truth, some of the things that I see happening in this country, I wish that we cannot just preach water and drink wine. One of the biggest problems we have is that when we have local problems caused by some of us, we look for solutions elsewhere. We must not run away from our problems, instead we should look for local solutions. Madam Deputy Speaker, ... view
• 24 Mar 2021 in Senate: The demise of President Magufuli should teach us a lesson that we are in this world for a brief moment. No one would have thought that President Magufuli would die. However, it reminds us that we are mortals. The brief moment we are given from our mother’s womb to our tomb, we should not be remembered on how much wealth we The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 24 Mar 2021 in Senate: accumulate in this country but how much we save the people who elect us and give us an opportunity to represent them. When we go out there, there are so many controversies. One which is interesting, and which I always remember President Magufuli for is that he looked at the people who were busy promoting birth control pills and saying; “you people are lazy, you are saying you cannot raise more that two children.” I now believe that we should not consider birth control pills. Instead we should emulate what President Magufuli said. Once we have responsibilities, then we can ... view
• 24 Mar 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I know that my colleagues would like to contribute to this. I would like to end by saying that we should learn to speak the truth and defend it. This is what I saw in President Magufuli. Although some of the things he said could have been controversial, but based on what he stood for - anytime you are seen to be standing firm, instead of people judging you by the content of your speech or by your stand, they say the person is flipflopping or is joining a political party. It is a matter which my ... view
• 24 Mar 2021 in Senate: As leaders, we should not try to gain mileage by using other leaders’ name. My good friend, Sen. Malalah, the other day spoke about him having spoken to me to join the Amani National Congress (ANC). The other time I asked him, “my brother, when did you speak to me?” I can be as controversial as I want to be but remain a member of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party. All these hullabaloos that this person has gone to view
• 24 Mar 2021 in Senate: is neither here or there. We should look back at what President Magufuli said; he did not care. One day, he arrested our people, the Maasais, who were grazing cows in a game reserve. It took the intervention of my party leader, Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga for the Maasais to be released. He stood firm and said this is what we want to do and we respected each other. view
• 24 Mar 2021 in Senate: Finally, I encourage the widow, Her Excellency Janet Magufuli to take heart because this is just a passing cloud. All of us are passing clouds. There is that song where people used to sing and say this world is not my home, I truly believe in it. For the President who has taken over, Her Excellency President Suluhu, I hope that the rest of us in this country can see that a woman can become President of this country. I hope and pray to God that the brief moment that God will give me from my mother’s womb to my ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I thank you. I rise to request a Statement on behalf of Sen. (Dr.) Mbito. This Statement is dated 27th February 2021, and it is similar to a Statement that I had requested. It is on an issue of general topical concern regarding addressing corruption in the police recruitment. Madam Deputy Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 47(1) to make a Statement on an issue of general topical concern, namely addressing corruption in the police recruitment. Reports of widespread corruption in the ongoing hiring of police officers is, indeed, annoying. Some of the qualified candidates claim ... view