Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Statement by Sen. Mwaruma. We cannot cry over spilt milk; we already passed that stage. It is fair for us to know which projects are being earmarked to be funded by the money that we are borrowing. I was under the impression that the money being borrowed will be used to retire the commercial loans. This House represents Kenyans, therefore, I fully support the Statement by Sen. Mwaruma, so that we know how we are progressing. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I need your protection. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 48(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget concerning the recently concluded 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). In the Statement, the Committee should - (1) Provide the rural to urban population by county based on 2019 census results. (2) Provide the rural to urban household by county based on 2019 census results. (3) Provide the domestic animal population by county based on 2019 census result. (4) Provide the poverty index by county based on 2019 census ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I second. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support and make my comments on this very important Report on the Parliament of Kenya Delegation to the 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference that has been tabled by Sen. Faki. One of the things that has made me happy when I was reading this Report was that for once a delegation has gone to discuss things that affect us directly. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: In this country, we have been grappling with the challenges that face the doctrine of separation of powers between the three arms of Government. I am quite happy that in the Conference, that is an issue that was given a lot of weight to make it clear that the role of Parliament is to ensure they provide oversight, legislate and also to make a clear distinction between the three arms of Government. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I am quite impressed that this Conference also focused on issues of climate change. I echo the words of my two colleagues who have spoken that it is imperative that we focus on improving our climate. We should always ask ourselves: How did we find this world? view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: When I was growing up as a boy we did not have problems of drought. I did not know anything about it. In fact, we used to read about drought in other countries, but not Kenya. However, because of human activities, we have destroyed all our water towers, forests and the entire environment. The issue of rural-urban migration is making it even worse. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: I am happy the issue of the environment is something which is being taken seriously by Commonwealth Parliaments. This is because what will affect us here in 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
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Kenya will also affect other countries. I hope that this House will make it its business to come up with clear policies that define the future of this country. view