Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Mar 2024 in Senate: I paraphrased it. I did. Let me tell you, some of these things we grew up knowing. view
• 28 Mar 2024 in Senate: Yes. Oh, I like what you just said. I wish I had more time. How many minutes do I have? view
• 28 Mar 2024 in Senate: I hope that five minutes will drag and maybe you can give me some additional time. This is something that I believe we need to be very diligent. We need to take our time. What I was saying is that in Section 13, it must be limited to an individual. You know, my brother has got no business dealing with my issues. Clause 19 states- “A public officer shall not be a party to or a beneficiary of a contract for the supply of goods, works or services with any reporting entity.” Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is wrong to ... view
• 28 Mar 2024 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 28 Mar 2024 in Senate: I will read (b), (c), and (d) briefly. The word “former” means I no longer benefit from it. If we are clever enough, former staff have got historical memory. They will better advise someone because they can easily save public money. In other jurisdictions, former officers set up offices to offer consultancy services. In the United States of America (USA), former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officers set up consultancy services and they will tell you, ‘I was a former officer of the IRS.’ They help you to save your time, and negotiate better. This Clause 27, I believe, has to ... view
• 28 Mar 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. If you look at Clause 31A(2), the National Assembly is given so much power. It says that the Committee of the National Assembly responsible for the ethics of members is the responsible commission- (a) The cabinets; (b) Members of the National Assembly; (c) The Director of Public Prosecution; (d) The Secretary to the Cabinet; I propose that that section be amended to state as ‘Parliament,’ which is both Houses of Parliament. It is important. I am happy that we have the Powers and Privileges Committee that deals with the ethics of our committees. However, ... view
• 28 Mar 2024 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 28 Mar 2024 in Senate: Clause 32(3) is another dangerous provision. “A public officer shall within 30 days appointment as a public officer, submit an initial declaration relating to his financial affairs for the period of one year prior to appointment.” Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have Members of Parliament who spend a lot of money running for re-election. At the time of running, they had so much money, but they lose unfortunately. You want to embarrass that person, that after 30 days, they come to tell you they are bankrupt. Where is the level of respect and privacy to such things? You know that ... view
• 28 Mar 2024 in Senate: Take it to public participation, just the way the National Assembly does because we are two independent institutions that give different opinions. That means that if the Committee on Energy of the National Assembly is seized of a matter of high electricity bills, then the Senate Standing Committee on Energy will not be investigating that matter. That issue needs to be taken up. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I wish I had more time, but I shall say the following. Yes, we may want to appear as if we are compliant with the terms of modern structural adjustment policies, but we ... view
• 28 Mar 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to move the following Motion- AWARE THAT, as of 31st December, 2023, according to the County Government’s Budget Implementation Review Report for the first half of the financial year 2023/2024, County Governments had accumulated a total of Kshs156.34 billion in pending bills, with Nairobi County accumulating the largest share of Kshs107, 037,053,000 followed by Kiambu and Mombasa Counties at Kshs5,711,614,412 and Kshs3,922,131,877 respectively; CONCERNED THAT, the accumulated pending bills in counties have significantly affected service providers in the counties leading to closure of businesses, stalling of county projects, adversely affecting economic growth ... view