Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Jun 2020 in Senate: This right enshrined in our Constitution should be exercised. This is an opportunity that the Health Committee can come out and ensure that these people pay for these wrongs. The MP Shah hospital is not new in all these scandals. In 2018, the National Assembly spent a lot of time. If you listen to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the hospital, he says they had to charge a lot of money to offer quality medical treatment to their patients. The Constitution clearly says that every Kenyan has a right to access emergency medical care. What should happen to those ... view
• 9 Jun 2020 in Senate: Statement by Sen. Were. I hope that this time around the Health Committee, which has failed us in some cases, can act and ensure Kenyans who are dying because of an inefficient healthcare system are punished. view
• 9 Jun 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a shame that we continue allocating the Ministry of Health billions of shillings and send peanuts to our county governments. The money allocated to the Ministry of Health is five times the money allocated to some counties the size of Murang’a. It is a shame and embarrassing that when you read the Finance Act, you will see there is a lot of money that will go to the Ministry of Health, but they sit pretty in their offices. Nowadays, we are just entertained with the updates on COVID-19. However, when you ask tough questions of ... view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. To my hon. colleagues from both sides of aisle and to the future generation who we are bequeathing this world to, I have this to say; party loyalty versus meritocracy are two different things. My dear brother, a man I respect a lot, Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, we are here today to discuss the issue of party loyalty and not your competence. I have sat on this chair and listened to you give your rulings which are well thought out and your competency can never be questioned. The issue at hand has been brought by your ... view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: My party leader had been informed by other squatters - I call them that because they do not have homes - that I was disloyal to the party. That is not true. My brother, democracy and its defense is a matter of life and death. However, in this case, it is a party loyalty issue. Your goose is cooked. The best you can do is to leave and fight another day. The fight that I am going through which has brought a lot of questions is what I want to share with you so that you know you are not ... view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: In fact, if you remember, my dear brother, when you were elected, I was a competitor. You won and I shook your hand and said congratulations. So, life has ways of teaching us. Some may argue that party loyalty might reduce the greatest to the mere masses. However, these are things which are there in history that we cannot change. Finally, I do not subscribe to the school of thought that we should blindly respect our parties because of democracy. However, when a party has made a decision, there is nothing that we in this House can do to save ... view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would not want to slow down the process. However, because we are talking about procedures, Standing Order No.1 gives the Speaker latitude to make certain decisions. I do not know whether this would apply to the issue of a Senator voting on behalf of another. view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to join my colleague, Sen. Sakaja, and express my dissatisfaction with the Committee. This is a very important matter. Right now, Narok County is receiving money based on a population of 850,000 people, yet we know that the people who reside in that county, based on the 2019 Population Census, are 1.1 million. The amount of money being divided for the people of Narok County is less than what they should get. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is about time that we stopped rushing things and decide matters for the interest of the ... view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. that it is imperative for all Senators to understand how much money is going to their counties. This is the most important thing. The only way for us to understand is if the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) walks us through each and every parameter, for example, for population and health. This is because there are those who believe that population is 18 per cent while health is between 17 to 22 per cent. What does that mean? I understand the predicament that the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, ... view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am ashamed to be in this House during this period. We are completely failing. Human beings are being terrorized and stigmatized even during the Holy month of Ramadan. I am not a Muslim, but I sympathize with the people who were evicted. It is about time that we say ‘no’ to the executive. I am completely against the militarization of this county called Nairobi. What is happening is against the Constitution. Article 187 of the Constitution is clear on the issue of transfer of functions. I am so glad that even today we suspended debate on ... view