Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, the idea that corruption has been rendered the only window to serve in the police and military should be a moment to reflect for any right thinking citizen. It will be remembered that in 2005, the Government cancelled the police recruitment drive due to bizarre corruption. The EACC warned that 80 per cent of the candidates had either paid bribes, or used high level connections to get jobs. A total of 60 senior officers were suspended following the debacle. The reality that the practice continues with the amount of bribes demanded increasing means that perpetrators have devised ... view
• 23 Feb 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for an opportunity to comment on this very important Statement by my sister, Sen. Susan Kihika. Everyone in Kenya today is alive to the fact that we have COVID millionaires; people who made so much money during the height of the pandemic. Right now, as a Member of the Committee on Health, there are a few things that really baffle me. We know that the Government has ordered 24 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines. We are also aware that these doses were ordered from AstraZeneca, and apparently, they have been tested by the ... view
• 23 Feb 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for an opportunity to comment on this very important Statement by my sister, Sen. Susan Kihika. Everyone in Kenya today is alive to the fact that we have COVID millionaires; people who made so much money during the height of the pandemic. Right now, as a Member of the Committee on Health, there are a few things that really baffle me. We know that the Government has ordered 24 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines. We are also aware that these doses were ordered from AstraZeneca, and apparently, they have been tested by the ... view
• 23 Feb 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I request that you commit this Statement to the Committee on Health. We can then invite the Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury and Planning to tell us how much money they are committing in terms of the vaccines. In addition, they should tell us how much of the doses are being distributed to each county as well as what the procurement process is so that we do not come back to investigate the issue again. As you know very well, we are not even done with the investigation into the corruption saga at the KEMSA. The Director of ... view
• 23 Feb 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I request that you commit this Statement to the Committee on Health. We can then invite the Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury and Planning to tell us how much money they are committing in terms of the vaccines. In addition, they should tell us how much of the doses are being distributed to each county as well as what the procurement process is so that we do not come back to investigate the issue again. As you know very well, we are not even done with the investigation into the corruption saga at the KEMSA. The Director of ... view
• 17 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 47(1) to make a Statement on an issue of general topical concern, namely, corruption allegations in the ongoing Kenya Defence Forces recruitment exercise. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) is currently on a recruitment drive of General Service Officers (GSO), cadets, specialist officers, general duty recruiters, tradesmen and women and defence forces constable, which has been ongoing since the beginning of the month. The recruitment drive, which is a countrywide exercise, has attracted thousands of youth. view
• 17 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, earlier on, if you want me to comment on that, Sen. Kasanga gave a Notice of Motion to discuss the importance of culture. It is a bit 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
• 17 Feb 2021 in Senate: ludicrous when we become so colonial in our mentality that we cannot look at the future of this country. view
• 17 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a matter that you have already dealt with. In fact, the Samburu do not wear tops. My brother here, who is from my sister tribemate, can attest to that. Therefore, let us not waste our time here. Let us dwell on matters. I was raising a Statement on a very important matter that is affecting thousands of our youths. view
• 17 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I truly believe that I am dressed in a decent manner. Whoever has a problem should go to our culture and try to understand it and walk my path. I hope to continue. I think I was at the point where I was raising a very important matter regarding the recruitment exercise. The recruitment drive, which is a countrywide exercise, has attracted thousands of youths who are keen to join the military. These are unemployed youths. However, with it, there are claims of corruption in the recruitment exercise on a daily basis. There are allegations that recruitment ... view