Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2561 to 2570 of 4088.

• 17 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it has fully worked in this country with the appointment of former Sen. Mutahi Kagwe. It is because when he speaks about what his Ministry is doing, as a Kenyan, you feel confident. view
• 17 Mar 2020 in Senate: I would like to encourage the CS for the Ministry of Health to try and push so that every Kenyan can get free testing. We have always complained that the Ministry of Health is given a budget equivalent to five counties. It is about time now we saw the money in the Ministry of Health being used to support those poor Kenyans who cannot even access a 19 Rand kit or the actual test kit that Sen. Halake is talking about. view
• 17 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am worried about the economy of this country because we must have a perpetual motion machine. We buy and spend money. Those who need the money use that money to pay salaries. What happens when we have a complete Government shut down? What will happen to those people who are working who cannot be paid by the Government as we are paid? view
• 17 Mar 2020 in Senate: It is important that we consider. That is why earlier on, I asked whether we really need a complete Government shut down or be proactive so that everything we make is perpetual and can help this country? I am concerned about the social effects like stigmatization. The CS said that it is mandatory to self-quarantine; the Public Health Act is in effect on quarantine. What does it really mean? I am told that our colleagues from the other House who travelled abroad have been sent home to self-quarantine. What happens when Hon. Keynan now goes home? Will he sit down ... view
• 17 Mar 2020 in Senate: I heard the President giving a directive that schools to be closed. What about those officers who work in prisons? Should they also be confined in the prisons so that they do not get in touch with the outside world? If that is not taken into consideration, we may end up sentencing poor Kenyans who committed crimes. We might end up killing them. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I support this Motion, I hope that Parliament, through the Parliamentary Service Commission, will think about what to do to ensure that this country progresses. I like what the Americans did. When the ... view
• 17 Mar 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, on behalf of the Senate Majority Leader, I would like to thank all the Senators who spoke very passionately on this matter and who have supported the Motion for Adjournment. This is important--- I can see one of our colleagues sneezing. I hope that they did not travel yesterday. 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 Mar 2020 in Senate: All the Senators spoke passionately about wanting to see a careful approach of dealing with this pandemic. The Senators spoke about the need for the Government to invest heavily in test kits. This is very important. One of the things that concerns me is that as MPs in this country, we traverse the whole world trying to learn more on how best we can improve on our legislation framework. By doing so, we do not go there and isolate ourselves. We meet with other legislators and people. By doing so, we put ourselves at risk. The two-week period will give ... view
• 17 Mar 2020 in Senate: public barazas, if some of us are infected, we shall infect an entire constituency and not be able to control it. This virus is spreading rapidly, but instead of being scared and panicking, it is important to give us an opportunity to sit down and evaluate ourselves. Sen. Orengo said that when you enter a plane you are told that in case of an emergency, you first of all ensure that you put on your life-jacket before helping another person. If there is anything to do with the oxygen, you put on the oxygen masks before helping even your child. ... view
• 17 Mar 2020 in Senate: Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker. I am very cognizant of the time, but I thank you. Just in conclusion, I want to encourage the Ministry of Health to come up with training on how the medical personnel in the hospitals can deal with the issues of psychological trauma, like PTSD. Currently, we do not know the number of people being diagnosed. However, if anybody is suspected of having been infected with the COVID-19, how do they deal with the issue of self-quarantining, which the CS has said is the law? If you do not self-quarantine, then you face the risk ... view
• 17 Mar 2020 in Senate: We can also go there and spend the little money we have; buy sanitizers and put some soap and washing basins outside markets because our people have got to continue earning a living. In doing so, we will be showing them that the most important thing is for them to stay healthy, clean and improve their hygiene. view