Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: One of the things that interested me in the Statement by Sen. (Dr.) Mbito is generally on the Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). We have been carrying out those PPPs and the role has not been fully defined. It is now imperative for our county governments to try and look for companies that they can team up with to develop counties. In this country, it is not only the issue of the digital world. When we talk about the digital world, most of the people who benefit are only people who live next to the 3G or 4G network. However, the ... view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: Bw. Spika wa Muda, lile jambo ambalo limemchanganya mwenzangu ni kuwa wewe unaongoza Seneti hii leo kwa lugha ya Kiswahili. Wakati anasema “kukula ile hela”, ali translate directly kwa Kizungu kusema “ate the fees” 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
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. This House pronounces itself through Motions. The 31st March, 2020 was a very interesting day, when this House saw it necessary to set up the Ad hoc Committee on the COVID-19 situation in Kenya. Today, 1st October, 2020, which is six months down the line, we are siting again to discuss the issue of extending the mandate of this Committee. One of my biggest pet peeves is that in this country, Parliament is taken for granted. Earlier this week, I witnessed what was called the COVID-19 Conference to discuss the way forward in terms ... view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: We will be told by the Executive that they set aside billions of shillings to cushion small traders. However, the truth of the matter is that most of our people are jobless and cannot afford to pay their mortgages and rent yet we still talk about our Committee doing work. We may need to start looking at things differently. We must be pragmatic in our way forward. Initially, I was against the 30 days that are being sought by the Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Situation in Kenya but I would like to plead with the The electronic version of ... view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: Chairperson, Sen. Kasanga, to use the 30 days well and come up with a way that this House can put its feet done on issues of oversight. The key focus area for the Ad Hoc Committee is social, public order and human rights which will be affected most by the challenges that we are facing. If the Executive rated themselves as having done very many good things yet from the audit report that we received in the Joint meeting between the Committee on Health and the Ad Hoc Committee, one of the things that came out is damning. I am ... view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: being called ‘ waheshimiwa ’. The end result is that we will be cursed for failing in our duties and for generations, we and our children will pay because when we had an opportunity to be honest and pragmatic, we failed. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you and hope that the 30 days’ extension of the mandate of the Ad-Hoc Committee On The COVID – 19 Situation in Kenya will mean something to Kenyans. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am not sure whether I want to support the Bill the way it is. However, because of my good friend, Sen. (Dr.) Zani, I will support the Bill with various amendments for it not to be utopian. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: Having community health workers versus volunteers is a huge burden to counties. I want us to be pragmatic when it comes to finances in our counties. We spent three years trying to come up with a revenue formula. In fact, I thank the Parliamentary Budget Office. I hope that in subsequent years the Parliamentary Budget Office can be divided into two, where the National Assembly will have its own office and the Senate its own. This is because most of the Bills that we work so hard to pass end up at the Parliamentary Budget Office, and when they are ... view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: When we talk about community health workers, what this Bill does is to separate the community health workers from formal health workers. What troubles me is that you see that there are structures in place when it comes to reporting mechanism and governing structures. The Bill is putting community health workers aside without considering the budget. Let me break it down so that we can all understand what we are dealing with. A county like Kakamega will need a minimum of 8,000 community health workers, who will have a head - the person in charge - who will report directly ... view