Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3921 to 3930 of 4219.

• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me an opportunity to support this Motion. It is imperative that we promote and nurture talent. I grew up in the USA and when I went to college--- view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I when I was in college, I used to play basketball. It is because of sports that I got a scholarship. In this country, we seem to be punishing our athletes. I am saying this because the Senate exists to defend the interests of counties. County governments should take a key role in supporting the athletes. We have the likes of Eliud Kipchoge, whom I congratulate and commend for having done us proud. We also have people like Elijah Manangoi and young men like Kinyamal from Trans-Mara who run 800 metres. view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: We went to the Gold Coast to learn how to improve sports in our country. It behooves us, as leaders, to come up with legislation that will mandate county governments to improve sports facilities and the welfare of these young men and women. This is because there is no point as to why young men like Kinyamal or Elijah Manangoi would leave Narok and go to Eldoret, so as to get a place to train because there are no fields. Another sporting activity is boxing. view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: There is a lot of idleness in this country because of lack of employment. Once we have the sports facilities and developed camps, it will help our youth and give them an opportunity to change their lives. One of the things that worry me is that these young men and women do not even have financial management skills. If you are making a lot of money, you should be taught how to manage those resources. Athletics should not be like betting, where somebody wins US$1 million and afterwards we read that they are using a view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: . They have to be taught and the only way to ensure responsibility is by developing a legislation that supports the athletes. We need to tax them and, by doing so, we will be developing a pensions scheme for them. It is a bit hypocritical when we talk of developing a pension scheme, yet they make money and use it without saving for the future. We have the same problem worldwide when it comes to the issue of our military. We use them to protect us, but when they retire, we do not support them. view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support. view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: Yes, I have heard. view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also rise to thank the people of Uasin Gishu. view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you should tell them that the taller they are, the better. I thank you for this opportunity. It is a great opportunity with the people of Kenya to realise that this House is the House of union - a House that has come to listen to the people. Earlier on today, I sat across there and the Governor of Baringo sat here, and we got a chance to go through the queries which were raised by the Auditor-General. That gave us an opportunity to speak to them on the importance of them collecting revenue during this time ... view