Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2801 to 2810 of 4219.

• 26 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the adoption of this very important Motion. I was hoping that every Senator would be here today, because I have sat in all the sessions, apart from either one or two of them, dealing with the issues of Financial Year 2013/2014 to a point where we thought we should start looking at the current reports. Whenever I meet a former governor, the first thing that comes to mind is; what will happen to this governor when Article 226(5) of the Constitution finally catches up with him? One of the main ... view
• 26 Nov 2019 in Senate: start correcting. When we got to several counties which are noted here, beginning from Kiambu all the way down to Wajir, we found that projects were being undertaken which were not budgeted for. It is no wonder then that we have a lot of pending bills. They would have a budget and even request money from the Controller of Budget (CoB) to pay for projects which are budgeted for. However, when the money is finally transacted to their accounts, they end up paying for things which are not in the budget. This is a result of incompetence and lack of ... view
• 26 Nov 2019 in Senate: governments to reconcile their books on a monthly basis and share with the Auditor- General, but quite seldom do they do that? Three, the Public Procurement and Disposal Act and finally, four, is the Constitution. This is so that we can ensure that at least when you are tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that counties collect and utilize their money to develop the county, you will not be there lining your own pocket and leaving the people out there who cannot afford drugs. As I sit, I fully support this Report and I hope that all Senators who are ... view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Statement by Sen. Sakaja. I was listening to him when I walked into the Chamber. Earlier on, I also had an opportunity to watch him, with the entire leadership of Nairobi, bringing up these issues. I must congratulate him for caring about the future of the people of Nairobi, who include us, who live here. Since we work here, we also have homes here. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this House passed a piece of legislation which was sponsored by the Senator from Kiambu, The Assumption of the Office of County Governor Bill. The ... view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: this country. If we do not rise up to the occasion, the situation in Nairobi will worsen. There are allegations of cartels left, right and centre. If you talk to Gov. Sonko, he will tell you that the cartels are out to destroy him. The Statement by Sen. Sakaja also points out to cartels. Hypothetically, if the cartels succeeded in removing the current Governor of Nairobi, who is going to take over? The current Speaker of Nairobi County Assembly should do so, but there are still issues regarding her. Therefore, there will be no one to take over. It is ... view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a matter of national concern. Sen. Malalah just walked in and said that life out there is hard. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: There is no money out there. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have to treat this matter as sui generis; something which is unique. What is happening out there? I know that the CS issued a premature circular that might not meet all the thresholds of law. It is time we took this matter seriously. This Senate is supposed to be defending devolution. Why are we sending money to county governments, yet they are not paying pending bills? As of today, there was a directive that those eligible pending bills amount to over Kshs63 billion be settled. If it is paid and ... view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: themselves because they are unable to pay their bills and service their loans. We must care about them. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On this issue of pending bills, I want to inform the House that a team made up of a few Members of the Committee on Finance and Budget and other Senators met with the CS of the national Treasury yesterday. The CPAIC has committed to bring a Motion on Tuesday that will direct the CS on the issue of pending bills. The information that we received yesterday is that the governors in the Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC) had earlier on agreed that the money that will be released – which is about kshs60 ... view