Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2511 to 2520 of 4088.

• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if I am a threat because I am reading the Constitution properly, then so be it. In my support for this Motion, I feel like we can serve this country well. We should always be guided by the rule of law and the Constitution. This House does not interpret the Constitution but makes laws. Where there is ambiguity, it does not hurt to give it to our respectable Members. I have listened to the conversation of the distinguished Members and respected lawyers who can take time and guide this country. Article 96 of the Constitution is very ... view
• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: In conclusion, I fully support the distinguished Members appointed by the House Business Committee to represent this House in doing the hard work. Our work will be so simple; that is, to read the report. If we find that the Governor of Kirinyaga has a case to answer, then we follow the law. If she does not, then we give the people of Kirinyaga justice. I support. view
• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: On a point of order. view
• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think it is important for the public to note---. view
• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: God! My mask! view
• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: You are not complaining of other people’s masks, only mine. I would like to request you to be a bit clear on your directive for this reason: If a report is tabled in this House, nothing stops a Member from this House to request you to give a detailed ruling. view
• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on your Communication, we invite you to give us a ruling on a point of order. There are precedents in this Parliament. So, let us be clear. When we are informing the Member who was speaking, let us not lie to the public that we do not have the power to raise issues on that report. view
• 9 Jun 2020 in Senate: I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was in the other room listening to the Senator raising this Statement and had to wait, so that I can comment. Article 43(2) of the Kenyan Constitution gives every Kenyan a right to emergency medical treatment. When I hear that a patient was at a hospital and because of the delay in raising funds, that patient could not be given access to medical services, I believe that hospital does not deserve to have a license. I think in 2018, the National Assembly was reviewing the amount of fees charged by hospitals in this ... view
• 9 Jun 2020 in Senate: Mr Speaker, Sir, there are several horror stories of people dying in big hospitals in this country. There is a story I know very well of a young man from ukambani who died in one of the hospitals and his body stayed there for three years because he could not raise Kshs200,000. By the time he was being buried, the bill was Kshs2.5 million. I raised that issue with the Governor of Makueni, Hon. (Prof.) Kivutha Kibwana. I had expected that the issue would be taken up. view
• 9 Jun 2020 in Senate: As I speak here, the horror stories that make it to this House are a quarter of all the horror stories of how we have an inefficient healthcare system in this country. We cannot continue pretending that we care about Kenyans. We cannot pretend that the money allocated to COVID-19 is benefiting Kenyans. We are lamenting and raising issues, but we cannot get to the root cause and punish those people, including taking away their licenses. view