Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2741 to 2750 of 4088.

• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the key issue here is that this is a unique situation that we have found ourselves in. I plead with the Senate Majority Leader to think about the merits of this matter. Hypothetically, suppose we change the words “being barred from accessing the office by a court order?” What about if a person is out there ill and they cannot access the office? view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: You will get you time. I think you should be patient enough because--- view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a matter of public interest and has nothing to do with the position of a governor. Maybe in future some of us might aspire to be there, but we are looking for continuity. People in Kiambu and Samburu counties are suffering. Maybe another governor somewhere may fall sick. Even though the law does not spell out what should happen, I think it behoves us, as the House of reason to come up with something that comes in between. We have heard even from the submissions from my colleagues that the deputy governor is not ... view
• 12 Nov 2019 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
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: responsibility. It is very sad to see deputy governors out there arguing that now that the substantive governor is out--- I have been watching the Deputy Governor of Kiambu County speaking and other people talking in the media. I have heard the Deputy Governor for Samburu saying that whatever changes they want to effect, the CECs are taking orders from the governor out there. A couple of days ago when we were debating the issue of raising the national debt ceiling to Kshs9 trillion I quoted the President. The Chief Justice should go and sit down with him and discuss. ... view
• 7 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this timely Statement by the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights. I knew him in the past when he was a milk vendor, but I am very proud of him now, as the Senator for Nandi, for the good work that he has been doing. As I stand here today, I am a worried man, because we might as well just throw this Constitution in the dustbin. The role of the Judiciary is to defend that Constitution. It is very worrying when you see a notice ... view
• 7 Nov 2019 in Senate: colleague talking about the Executive controlling the other arms of Government, by ensuring that the national Treasury is part of the Executive. That is where we went wrong. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the only way we can ensure that each arm of Government does its work effectively, is when we relook Article 219 of this Constitution. Currently, it only protects county governments. We are sitting here happy, because we know that this Constitution has protected the little money that we send to the county governments. It is about time that when we think about amending the Constitution, we think about coming ... view
• 7 Nov 2019 in Senate: It is absolutely ludicrous for a CJ to stand and say: “I cannot even be accorded the respect of a Chief Justice.” Hate the man, but respect the institution. Respect him because he was appointed by you. What worries me, is that if we continue like this – and I will repeat it – every Kenyan will say that there is no law in this country. That is because where am I supposed to get justice if they are not given any money to constitute a bench? I pray to God that reason will prevail, so that we can respect ... view
• 7 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I conclude, I want to request the President of this Republic to, one, go back and spend a couple of days reading through this Constitution. Secondly, I request him to call the CJ. This is because I remember him making a statement, saying that he hopes that the CJ will meet him so that they can caucus and talk about the issues of this country. The President was right, because the CJ‟s role is to link the Judiciary with the other arms of Government. I hope that they can do that now, for the sake of ... view
• 7 Nov 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view