Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2811 to 2820 of 4088.

• 18 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Procedural Motion to adjourn this debate. I agree with my colleagues that this is a very sensitive matter. This is a matter where corruption is written all over it. I think it is about time we started telling the truth in this country. I was particularly concerned about the composition of the Membership. We are a House of union and I think it is imperative that Kenyans out there can see that the issues that we are discussing are representative. When we went to Samburu, it was a shame ... view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am quite happy that the Senate in totality has rejected what was signed today because Article 113 of the Constitution is very clear in terms of each House debating the mediated version of the Bill. So, it will be very important for us to know which version of the Bill was forwarded to the President. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would also like to request that the HANSARD of these proceedings today be submitted to our Legal Counsel, so that it can be presented in our matter. This is because what we are trying to avoid is something that in Law is called exturpi causa non oritur actio, which means that if we agree today, then, we will not have any case tomorrow in arguing as to why the law was settled very clearly; that there cannot be an Appropriation Act before the Division of Revenue Act (DORA). view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a matter that is very important for the history of this country. I am quite happy that the distinguished Senators are all standing up with Kenyans; that we cannot continue allowing an Executive to act as if we are back to an era of dictatorship. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: My dear colleagues, if we sit and let the Executive run the way it is running today with the National Assembly, then we will be back to an era where the dictator will always have his way. It is sad that in this era, when this House does its work as provided for by the Constitution, it is ignored. So, for me to sit, it will be imperative that you tell us which version of the Bill you signed on this issue called Vellum for it to be sent to the President. That will ensure that at least we can ... view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I heard very clearly and I think the next order is supposed to be a Petition. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have heard my sister say she wants to lay a Paper, and so, I am a bit confused. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the report on the County Government Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2019. I will be very brief and to the point. When I was seated there, I was listening to my colleague Sen. Kibiru talking about counties having a challenge in terms of absorbing what is allocated to them. I hold a contrary view. I believe that the accounting system used by the county governments and also in this country is what leads to that. We operate on a cash basis yet most projects span different years. In essence, it might appear ... view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: constituting constitutional bodies yet when they give recommendations we do not give a hoot in hell about them. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, counties have received about Kshs50 billion. That is the information that we received today. I hope that the recommendation which was made by this Committee - which has done a very fantastic job - is that the National Treasury will release the entire first quota allocation into the counties. My message is to the governors. This House fought day and night and worked hard to ensure that you are at least able to get money. There are so ... view