Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: I support. 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
• 4 Jun 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to welcome the students from Maasai Girls Secondary School to this great House. Last Saturday, we hosted the 56th Madaraka Day celebration in Narok and the students from Maasai Girls Secondary School played a big role on that day. I am happy that they have come here to see how we debate. I want to encourage them to pick ideas from the Senators who will speak here. If they listen keenly, they will realise that we view things from different perspectives. The Petition that is being discussed at the moment is an example ... view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Statement. Over the last few years, our people, mostly pastoralists from Laikipia, Samburu and Narok have been subjected to tough banditry activities. People who are out there taking care of their cows are attacked, yet they cannot defend themselves. Their cows are stolen. The best thing that could happen to this country is that we try to make it easy for people to survive. There is no reason why we should control everything from a central point. Policies are better made by the national Government, but we can consult local authorities and ... view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: would have been protected. This is not only an issue of security but also affects the economy. Therefore, we have to consider all these entities. If all their cows are stolen and they cannot defend themselves with the guns, they will resort to other measures. According to the Maasai, when you steal a cow, it is not really stealing; you are just repossessing it. Therefore, we have to be practical. I support the Statement and hope that the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations will come up with a better way of dealing with this issue. This knee ... view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am baffled by how county governments increase charges or taxes to citizens yet when you look at their financial statements, that information is not reflected. I just came from the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) meeting where we were considering financial statements for Turkana County for 2017/2018. When you look at their financial statements, most of the streams of revenue are empty. In fact, in some of them, you will not see a single penny on rents and fees. What is happening? Despite that, many governors put blame on the Integrated Financial Management Information ... view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am guided. However, I do not think I am off if I discuss a document which is already public. This is public information that anyone in this country can download from the website of the Auditor-General. What I am relaying are facts and you cannot change facts. These are documents which are public. We should look at revenue streams. These are things we talk about when meet executives from each county when they come up with their budgets. A county may say that they are generating money from certain items but that is not reflected. When ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Statement by the Deputy Senate Minority Leader. I am baffled by the way leaders are treated in this country. Article 49 of the Constitution spells out the rights of an arrested person. It also gives the arrested person the right to be represented by an attorney and be told why they are being arrested. We can sit here and condemn the actions of police officers but if we do not move as a House to defend the Constitution, we will be failing Kenyans. view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: We are frustrated but we speak because of the ordinary Kenyans who cannot get an opportunity for anyone to speak on their behalf. We have been elected in this House to ensure that we defend the Constitution and we have got the powers. That is the reason there are three arms of Government, namely; the Judiciary, the Executive and the Legislative Arms of Government. It is time that we looked at that law and made the changes. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: I remember a few years ago, there was a Member of Parliament (MP) from Kaimosi who introduced a Motion in the National Assembly to try and stop such kind of treatment where MPs were being arrested on Friday. I bailed out several times a former MP called Hon. Matthew Lempurkel. He would be arrested in Nairobi on Friday, taken around 10 different counties and availed on Tuesday after a lot of pressure. We cannot let that happen and allow it to continue. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is time we took this opportunity to make sure that we correct that because ... view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for the minute to contribute on this matter. Sometimes, I feel sad and sorry for the young Kenyans who were born in rural areas, and deserve, as Article 43---. view