Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Earlier on, I was going to oppose this Motion, but after consulting with my colleague and senior, I think I am now in a position to contribute to this Motion and guide the Committee on which idea I think is best. What I am hearing from my colleagues - particularly my colleague from Taita/Taveta - is that he is a little bit conflicted in the sense that his position here is to defend the interest of the county and its government. That is the first issue. Not the Governor, the county--- view
• 15 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to bring to the attention of the Committee and anybody out there - which I think is the best way to proceed – that our Standing Orders are very clear. Standing Order No.75 allows us to proceed with this Motion; the issue of seven days. Standing Order No.98 (4) is very important on the issue of sub judice rule. I think that this matter can end there when we restrict our thinking or guidance in looking at the Standing Orders. If I read Standing Order No.98, where the matter is sub judice, and ... view
• 15 Oct 2019 in Senate: Paragraph 2 determines whether the matter is sub judice, but paragraph 3 (c) is very clear. It states that: “Civil proceedings shall be deemed to be active when arrangements for hearings, such as setting down a case for trial have been made, until the proceedings are ended by judgment or discontinued”. 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
• 15 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Committee which is being proposed to be established, should then be ready to receive evidence that this matter is active in court. I would suggest that if the Committee receives that evidence, that matter should cease there. There is no way we can stop Standing Order No.75. We are limited by time. For us to show that we are here to defend both the Assembly and the Executive, let us restrict our thinking to the Standing Orders and the Constitution. view
• 19 Sep 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the issue of accountability is something very important and we must demand for it. There is no reason as to why we should sit here until 9.00 p.m. fighting for money to go to county governments and yet governors are not willing to account for it. Shame on them! view
• 19 Sep 2019 in Senate: We want to encourage the citizens of this country; of each and every county, to come to our Committee of CPAIC and submit petitions. It was embarrassing that the auditors would issue an unqualified audit opinion yet, the devil is in the details. When you look at it, it is a shame. When I received this dossier, I made it purposely my mission to visit that county. To my surprise, whatever was written in that dossier was vividly. You could see poles and poles, yet millions and millions of shilling had been used to argue that certain projects had been ... view
• 19 Sep 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, please allow me 30 seconds. It makes me feel very sad that I sat in the Mediation Committee. I argued as to why we should send more money to counties because we cared about the people. However, those people who are tasked with the fiduciary responsibility think that it is their time to line their pockets. How else are we ever going to progress in this nation and yet those people who are tasked with the most basic responsibility of ensuring that the poor people get water cannot even account for a penny? When they are called ... view
• 19 Sep 2019 in Senate: I fully support this Statement. I want to tell those governors out there that this House will take them to task. 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
• 19 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 19 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill. From the outset, I agree with Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., that Sen. (Dr.) Zani should develop this Bill in a way that it encourages people and not counties to make money. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when you travel to Europe, particularly to Italy, you will find that people have converted their homes into tourism destinations. The government in that country has supported that initiative by classifying it as agri-tourism, where with any move for one to convert their home into an agri-tourism center, you register it. Once you ... view