Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 May 2024 in Senate: Seriously, she is not! Bado ni manyanga . view
• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget, on the status of all Senators, statutory deductions and remittances. In the statement, the committee should- (1) Provide a status report of all Senators Pay as You Earn (PAYE) remittances to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), for the calendar year 2022 /2023. (2) Explain the status of Senators, other statutory deductions and remittances, including National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), National Social Security Fund (NSSF), National Industrial Training Authority (NITA), and Housing Levy for the calendar year ... view
• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to make some comments and support the Statement that you made in your capacity as the Senator for Garissa County. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: The issue of accountability is important. Article 179 of the Constitution defines the executive authority of the county, which is vested in the county executive committee consisting of the Governor, the Deputy Governor and the County Executive Committee Members (CECMs). Article 179(4) says that the governor is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and the deputy governor is the deputy CEO. Then you have the 10 CECMs, which have the Chief Officers, who are the accounting officers. The Chief Officers have the authority to incur expenditures. When the Senator presents a Statement indicating that Garissa County does not have Chief Officers, ... view
• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: road? These are things we need to understand so that when we ask questions, we can understand how to respond to our people. The floods are affecting many countries. Today, as I was sitting here, I was watching a clip of a gentleman from Tanzania who was arguing that there were no floods, yet you could see the floods next to him. He was saying in Swahili that in the case of mafuriko, if the water levels are not up to your windows and entering your house, flooding it, you need to go out. If you are marooned in your ... view
• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I support this Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bills No.14 of 2024) between the two levels of government; that is the national Government and the county governments. From the onset, let me begin by appreciating, once again, the distinguished Senator for Mandera; the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget and his entire team for being extremely diligent in making sure that the youth are tooth- comb to go through what is presented in their committee. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A ... view
• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to be very candid that what had been indicated in the Bill falls short of nothing, but deceitful. It is very shocking that the House of Parliament can introduce a Bill and completely deceive not just this House, but also Kenyans in terms of the content of the Bill. To be told that the baseline indicated in the Bill was a figure of their imagination, so that they can demonstrate to Kenyans that we are increasing money for counties, is very wrong. It is completely uncouth and uncivilised. Whoever did that should be ashamed ... view
• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: We are in 2023/2024, moving to 2024/2025 within the next few months. We are still going to be relying on finances audited and approved by the National Assembly for us to be able to divide the money. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we are now told that the share of revenue of county governments is 24.9 per cent of the approved financials of 2020/2021. In reality, what is being shared to the county government is only 13 per cent, which is against the Constitution. Some of these things must be demystified for Kenyans to understand. There are a lot of those ... view
• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: In this proposed division of revenue, which I concur with the Committee, they have said that we will give the national Government about Kshs1.570 trillion because the projected revenue is about Kshs2.948 trillion. Out of this, we will give the national Government 86.4 per cent of all the money that we are going to collect. County governments take only 13 per cent. This goes to the Committee on Finance and Budget. Because of your diligence, your agility and dedication to service, which is helping this country, what we need to do is to find a way to push. It may ... view
• 25 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I withdraw that statement. Sorry, let me put it in better terms. I will ask my brother, the Majority Whip, when he is making his contribution - because I know how generous he is with his words - to follow up on where I left it. He should ensure that he sends the message straight to this governor, so that we leave this country a better country than we found it. I support and congratulate my dear brother for the good work. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view