Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Apr 2019 in Senate: . Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, because my time is over, I support with amendments. We must send more money to county governments or call for a government shutdown. 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
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to join you and my colleagues especially my good friend, Sen. Poghisio, in welcoming the girls from West Pokot. I am glad that the Senate Majority Leader has spoken about the Turkwel Hydroelectric Power Station. I would like to challenge the girls to ensure that they fight for their rights. It is a pity that West Pokot and Turkana communities do not fully benefit from this power plant. We are told that it generates more than 105 megawatts of electricity which is fed into the national grid to benefit the rest of us. ... view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First, I would like to join you and my colleagues in welcoming the students from Isiolo. I encourage them to continue 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
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: coming. I thank the school for giving these students an opportunity to see what happens in this House. I rise to support the statement by Sen. Chebeni on this issue of the trouble in our universities. This is a problem we have witnessed. Recently, we debated a Motion on mental illness which was brought by one of my colleagues. That is where we need to encourage these universities, to bring in a new mentoring facility within the institution. This issue of being jilted to a point where you leave one place, go and attack another person and take their life, ... view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement by Sen. Sakaja. I am shocked. This is a country where the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is unable to collect enough taxes for the Government. In the UK, there 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
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: is a company called Uber B.V and when you take an Uber taxi, you are given a receipt with the writing UBER B.V at the bottom. That Uber B.V is Uber Dutch. In the Netherlands, any entrepreneur who carries out business outside the country has a zero per cent Value Added Tax (VAT). Uber would want to come to this country, ensure that they collect all the revenues and have the 25 per cent go to the Netherlands. They will continue to benefit because they do not pay any taxes. It is sad that our Kenyan drivers pay a lot ... view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to join you in welcoming the students from Siaya County who are here. This is a great opportunity for them to see what transpires in this House. I would like to encourage them to keep on learning about legislative work and laws. The only way that we can move forward in this country is if the citizens are involved in the process of lawmaking. I thank the teachers for having considered the Senate as a place to bring the students. We should encourage more students to come here. On behalf of the people of ... view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Statement by Sen. Mwaruma on the issue of land compensation. I have listened to my colleagues. Recently when the President gave his State of the Nation Address, he requested particularly this House and the National Assembly to consider the Land Index Bill, which has now been sent to mediation. If you go into the history of this Nation, before the Land Acquisition Act was repealed, when the Land Act The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained ... view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: was passed, the process of compulsory land acquisition and compensation was clearly set out. It never behooves us, and particularly, the Mediation Committee that was set up, to align this legislation to the Constitution. The Constitution is very clear in Article 113: That, within 30 days, the mediation committee ought to come up with a version of the Land Act that is acceptable to both Houses. view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I stand guided. Yes, I support the Petition. I would like to refer to Article 113 of the Constitution which sets out the clear procedure in terms of the Mediation Committee. For us to be able to assist these residents of Taita Taveta – it is now upon us, Members of this, and particularly the Mediation Committee, for them to move expeditiously so that we can anchor these things in law. If we have a proper legislation that defines the process of land compensation – Article 40 of the Constitution is very clear. Parliament sets out---, for ... view