Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2831 to 2840 of 4088.

• 10 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, one of the things which is important for this Committee to look into is what other incidents are being recorded on a daily basis so that this information can assist in expediting the passage of that Bill. Once it is passed and becomes a law, they make sure it is implemented. There is a problem with implementation of Bills passed by this House. I am sure a lot of people who walk from Kangemi to Westlands are hit on a daily basis. Some are dying along Mombasa Road. It would be important for this Committee, as they ... view
• 10 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I second. view
• 8 Aug 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to congratulate Sen. Prengei. When he told me about this Statement, I said that I must contribute a little bit in terms of trying to bring sanity into this issue. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this issue reminds me of a border called Kazungula in Zambia. It is the border between Botswana and Zambia, where trucks can even last for two weeks, yet they have all the clearing documents. Vehicles with a carnet or any other documentation for export can stay there for two weeks for one reason - corruption. Let us not try to ... view
• 8 Aug 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to congratulate Sen. Prengei. When he told me about this Statement, I said that I must contribute a little bit in terms of trying to bring sanity into this issue. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this issue reminds me of a border called Kazungula in Zambia. It is the border between Botswana and Zambia, where trucks can even last for two weeks, yet they have all the clearing documents. Vehicles with a carnet or any other documentation for export can stay there for two weeks for one reason - corruption. Let us not try to ... view
• 8 Aug 2019 in Senate: When the Committee on Roads and Transportation will be looking at this issue, if it is possible, the Chairperson should look at the Hansard instead of relying on the Statement by Sen. Prengei. When they are explaining the circumstances that have led to the increase in traffic, they should come up with a better explanation on what measures the Traffic Department is taking to ensure that they come up with a unified system, such that when a truck is weighed in Namanga, the only other place that it should be weighed at is Busia, assuming it is a transit truck. ... view
• 8 Aug 2019 in Senate: When the Committee on Roads and Transportation will be looking at this issue, if it is possible, the Chairperson should look at the Hansard instead of relying on the Statement by Sen. Prengei. When they are explaining the circumstances that have led to the increase in traffic, they should come up with a better explanation on what measures the Traffic Department is taking to ensure that they come up with a unified system, such that when a truck is weighed in Namanga, the only other place that it should be weighed at is Busia, assuming it is a transit truck. ... view
• 8 Aug 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to give my sentiments on this issue of counties spending money without ceilings. Although Parliament can legitimately interfere, we have to put in place a balance between existing projects and think about how we can grant further into the new ceiling. My biggest problem is the cost of litigation in these counties. Every often, counties come up with huge bills in terms of litigation because sometimes we interfere without looking at existing contracts. Even though Parliament has the power to control these things, first, we need to ask ourselves whether we have legislation that ... view
• 8 Aug 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to give my sentiments on this issue of counties spending money without ceilings. Although Parliament can legitimately interfere, we have to put in place a balance between existing projects and think about how we can grant further into the new ceiling. My biggest problem is the cost of litigation in these counties. Every often, counties come up with huge bills in terms of litigation because sometimes we interfere without looking at existing contracts. Even though Parliament has the power to control these things, first, we need to ask ourselves whether we have legislation that ... view
• 8 Aug 2019 in Senate: In my view, I would support certain aspects of Sen. Linturi’s Statement in carrying out an audit to find out how many projects have been built and public money utilised effectively. These contracts are conduits of a cabal getting into the public coffers and hurting the public. Those projects have never been completed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we presented our report on Kilifi County, we found that the Governor there had spent about Kshs300 million to build his residence. Seriously, we cannot spend public money just haphazardly. We have to figure out what it is that we can do. ... view
• 8 Aug 2019 in Senate: In my view, I would support certain aspects of Sen. Linturi’s Statement in carrying out an audit to find out how many projects have been built and public money utilised effectively. These contracts are conduits of a cabal getting into the public coffers and hurting the public. Those projects have never been completed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we presented our report on Kilifi County, we found that the Governor there had spent about Kshs300 million to build his residence. Seriously, we cannot spend public money just haphazardly. We have to figure out what it is that we can do. ... view