Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Dec 2019 in Senate: I would like you to interpret what you meant in your ruling by saying that the ‘learned judge was wrong’. However, later on, you said that we must respect the separation of powers between the two arms of Government. view
• 4 Dec 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will be guided by you. However, it boils down--- view
• 4 Dec 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am on a point of order. view
• 4 Dec 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, your learned friend, Sen. Wetangula, should go back and read procedures of this House. I am on a point of order so I should be allowed to finish. view
• 4 Dec 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when certain things are brought to this House, we ask ourselves what informed the decisions of the drafters of the Constitution at the time. I am happy that you have elaborated Article 179(5) by bringing up the issue of objectivity versus subjectivity. Looking at the Oxford Dictionary, the term absence is defined differently from your definition. I am at a loss because I no longer know what it means to be absent. I really appreciate that you elaborated the Governors of Samburu and Kiambu counties can access their offices with permission from the EACC. Therefore, when ... view
• 4 Dec 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, lastly, part of the reason I brought the Motion is because when I sit at the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC), where governors appear before us to respond to audit queries, I have always wondered what would happen if the Governors of Kiambu and Samburu Counties appeared before our Committee and are subjected to answer questions on how funds were utilized during this financial year. How would they respond yet they were not allowed to access their offices? How would they respond to the audit queries? I raised weighty matters in the Motion which ... view
• 4 Dec 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for allowing me to speak twice on a question, but this is something which is very--- view
• 4 Dec 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am a little bit confused in terms of the amended County Governments Act, where--- I was just consulting with Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. in terms of the physical location, and I wish I could have your attention a little bit. view
• 4 Dec 2019 in Senate: I just wanted you to clarify this, because you said that we have to be objective. In your ruling, you alluded to the fact the court barred these governors from 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
• 4 Dec 2019 in Senate: accessing their offices. When you look at the County Governments Act that you alluded to, the county headquarters are designated. Therefore, does it mean that when you now sit, for instance, in Kiambu and you then decide to sit in Ruiru, are you not going to be violating that County Governments Act? This is just for purposes of clarity, because this is an issue that is intended to ensure that it advises jurisdictions. It helps us to show continuity in terms of service delivery to the people. If you could clarify further, because you referred to Section 6(A) of the ... view