Ledama Olekina

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• 8 Aug 2024 in Senate: No, Madam Temporary Speaker, it is a good word to use. It is not a bad word. He is the one who uses it every day. It does not mean that he is that. I would like to know whether that illegality can be considered as outsmarting the Agency in setting up the COG’s secretariat. We are now terming it as an agency--- view
• 8 Aug 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I am wondering whether my good friend is now losing his memory. He has just been told that I am on a point of order and he has to be patient. If I can just finish on the clarification, I am seeking from the distinguished Senator for Homa Bay. I would like to know whether that illegality equates to being smart and how we are going to deal with it. I thank you. view
• 7 Aug 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This afternoon, I am at a loss of words as I rise to support the Statement by Sen. Wakoli. I have been in this Senate for more than seven years now. When I came to this Senate, I was told by those who came before me that the Senate pronounces itself through Motions and Bills. I was told that if anybody failed to comply with the resolution of the Senate, that person faces various consequences, which include censure and even the extent of being removed from office. We have censured Cabinet Secretaries in this House ... view
• 7 Aug 2024 in Senate: I cannot sit in this Senate if these counties cannot respect it. What are we doing here then? Senate Majority Leader, can we please move? This is your House and your Motions have to be respected. We have a bunch of lawyers here, including Sen. Chimera, who instead of taking us to court to try and stop us from getting--- view
• 7 Aug 2024 in Senate: Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker. I am very concerned that in this House, we are now comparing apples to bananas instead of apples to apples. It is really sad because what we are talking about is not money which is sent to county governments. This is money that has been utilized by the national Government. The Constitution under Article 204 sets the Equalisation Fund with a sunset clause. The Constitution determines how much money is going to be set aside to uplift the living standards of the people of this nation who live in different pockets of this country and ... view
• 7 Aug 2024 in Senate: rewrite the Constitution by proposing to reduce the amount of money which has been set by an independent body that is given powers using a particular base. Sometimes before we talk here, we need to be educated on exactly each and every role that we are discussing. If we are discussing the issue of the Division of Revenue Bill, which I heard my sister, Sen. Tobiko, talking about and saying that there is an amendment to it from the National Assembly that is to be brought here. Then this would be the first time in history that I have heard ... view
• 7 Aug 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I hope that next time we have such Bills or Motions to discuss, we will be given the 15 minutes time that is in our Standing Orders instead of curtailing debate. People out there will not understand if we are told by our own colleagues that we should not agree to reduce money that goes to our counties, yet the Equalisation Fund is not going to the counties. We have to explain to the public. Since inception, the money that has been released on Equalisation Fund is not quantum physics. It is money that everybody ... view
• 7 Aug 2024 in Senate: come here, let us separate fact from fiction. The facts are, there is a lot of indiscipline in the National Treasury that we need to correct. We are now correcting them. Let them send any money that has been set aside for Equalisation Fund. Two, it is imperative that when we are trying to be musical, the first thing that the National Assembly should do is try to pull up their socks. I call it musical because of trying to correct all the misgivings and bad things in this country. This will enable them to base the revenue which is ... view
• 7 Aug 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I hope you have stopped my time. Let me repeat that, Mr. President, please, since we are in this musical of trying to please everybody and correct all the misgivings, all the indiscipline in the National Government must be corrected. Tell your folks at the National Assembly to pull up their socks so that we can be able to audit current financial statements. This will enable money to be divided based on current financial statements audited. Three, please sign the CARB. There is no way we are going to sit here and amend the cash ... view
• 7 Aug 2024 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. view