Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2581 to 2590 of 4088.

• 11 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a point of clarification because l heard my colleague saying that a Senator had refused to remit the deductions. Can he clarify that? view
• 11 Mar 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. When it comes to tackling issues that affect the wananchi, these are some of the things that make me a proud Member of this House. It saddens me when I hear that there are over 3,000 employees and over 10,000 farmers who are now rendered jobless because of actions from NEMA that I consider selective. We have had serous issues with NEMA. When I sat in the Committee that was investigating the Solai Dam tragedy on a daily basis, NEMA failed Kenyans. When I see that NEMA does not give a hoot about young farmers, ... view
• 11 Mar 2020 in Senate: 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
• 11 Mar 2020 in Senate: We cannot allow greed. Whenever we have industries that come and setup, the only thing we should do is to ensure that they employ locals. This industry, Kibos, apart from another one which is in Narok which is employing all foreigners, the one in this area is employing the local people; 3,000 factory employees and 10,000 farmers supply sugarcane there. Where do you want them to go? These are things that lead to a revolution. We cannot be proud to say that we can afford our lives, drive our 100,000-dollar cars, yet farmers who are working hard, the ones who ... view
• 11 Mar 2020 in Senate: Sorry, certificate of urgency. However, this is an emergency because we cannot allow action of an individual to hurt others. What was NEMA doing for that pollution to escalate to that level? These are things that when you go down there you are told you can operate as long as you give us an envelope then after eight months, it comes back to the same level. We need to set standards. I also want to appeal to the operators of Kibos - I do not know them - to take care of the environment. If there is anything that you ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Statement by Sen. Mwaruma in regards to the use of textbook centres and also the system leading to the centralization of everything in this country. What I would like the request the Committee on Education to note is that even though education for secondary schools is not fully devolved, it is high time we looked at how county governments can develop their education systems. The Ministry of Education should develop the policy and then each county government comes up with their own textbooks. This way, we will help young entrepreneurs in ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: I know that we had the Office of the County Attorney Bill which was focusing on setting up a county office. We also had the Office of the County Printer Bill. Why can we not then develop systems where each county can be given a department that only produces textbooks that will be suitable for the students in that environment? I find it a bit hypocritical when you expect a child from an affluent neighbourhood to compete with a child from a village like the one I grew up in. It is about time the Committee on Education engaged in ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this Report and make a few comments in terms of what we need to do to ensure that we have a balance. I was listing to Sen. Wamatangi explaining how most youth disappear. I know that in this country, historically, many armed groups are usually employed by politicians. We are the ones who take advantage of the poor people. So, when the police go out there and try to ensure that the rule of law is followed, some of the youth who are used to intimidate others end up being locked up in ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: politicians will not take advantage of the youths; where everybody will have an opportunity to grow and become responsible citizens. If we cannot practice what we preach, the buck stops backs with us. I want to challenge the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs, and Human Rights legal who gave his Report. Yes, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) was set up to deal with various issues. They include to investigate deaths and serious injuries caused by police action, monitor, review and audit investigations and action by the internal affairs unit of the police and to conduct inspection ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, what I want to go on record is that, in this country, we are hypocrites. Particularly, we as leaders, do not care about the people who are supposed to protect us. I am not saying that it is their right for them to kill. In my earlier submission I indicated very clearly that historically in this country, the businesspeople and police officers are the ones who hire armed groups. Sen. Farhiya was talking the youth disappearing on a daily basis. Historically, if you go back to 1964 to 1967, even the Shifta warriors were funded by the ... view