Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to make a few contributions to this timely Bill, which is intended to reward greatness. In America, the Hall of Fame is categorised in different fields and is used to reward legends. I have skimmed through this Bill and do not understand how one can reward legendary, when the county government administration and the public service board hold all the powers. How will they measure greatness? The Bill is good but needs to change because we are not trying to reward politics. Instead, we want to reward legends in the sports field, business ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: what it means to be in the Hall of Fame. When I think of sports, I think of people like Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan had to retire from the game for him to be considered in the Hall of Fame. view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: what it means to be in the Hall of Fame. When I think of sports, I think of people like Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan had to retire from the game for him to be considered in the Hall of Fame. view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: The drafter of this Bill, who is the Senate Majority Leader, has a very good idea, although he has to change his desire of rewarding greatness. The select committee is poorly constituted. I would not recommend that we have the clerk of the county assembly as the chairperson. The county executive committee member responsible for culture and heritage should not be part of that committee and should not play a key role in the selection. The chairperson of the county public service board should also not play a key role. Can we expand it by giving details of how one ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: The drafter of this Bill, who is the Senate Majority Leader, has a very good idea, although he has to change his desire of rewarding greatness. The select committee is poorly constituted. I would not recommend that we have the clerk of the county assembly as the chairperson. The county executive committee member responsible for culture and heritage should not be part of that committee and should not play a key role in the selection. The chairperson of the county public service board should also not play a key role. Can we expand it by giving details of how one ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: We have different talents in Kenya. In Maasailand, we have Rudisha, a champion in the 800 meters, Manangoi who is following suit and the Konchellas who left history. We need to think of people who can nominate them. It is those people who will tell us that so and so was great at this sport. That kind of information will help the person who wants to appear in the Hall of Fame later because they can then refer to what David Rudisha did when he was running 800 meters and broke several world records. That cannot be done by someone ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: We have different talents in Kenya. In Maasailand, we have Rudisha, a champion in the 800 meters, Manangoi who is following suit and the Konchellas who left history. We need to think of people who can nominate them. It is those people who will tell us that so and so was great at this sport. That kind of information will help the person who wants to appear in the Hall of Fame later because they can then refer to what David Rudisha did when he was running 800 meters and broke several world records. That cannot be done by someone ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the most important thing in terms of looking at the hall of fame is that we are recognising a special person. You have to be special to be considered for the hall of fame. All over the world, we remember people such as Nelson Mandela for the great things he did and the 27 years he spent in jail. There is a book I am reading on Nelson Mandela, where he used to write letters to the family. People remember that he stood firm and fought for something. That is endurance; it is not just about bringing ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the most important thing in terms of looking at the hall of fame is that we are recognising a special person. You have to be special to be considered for the hall of fame. All over the world, we remember people such as Nelson Mandela for the great things he did and the 27 years he spent in jail. There is a book I am reading on Nelson Mandela, where he used to write letters to the family. People remember that he stood firm and fought for something. That is endurance; it is not just about bringing ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, being considered a member of the hall of fame is not being considered a good politician, but as someone who has been able to pass and excel in their field. I, therefore, recommend that if we really want to reward greatness, the sponsor of this Bill must consider reconstituting the entire select committee, so that we can clearly reward greatness. 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