Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4031 to 4040 of 4219.

• 10 Jul 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is out of order for him to purport that the Committee is slow. I would also like to support the point raised by Sen. Mwaruma on the issue of our Committee being part of that process. view
• 10 Jul 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to comment on this extremely important Bill on public participation. My first question is whether the public is aware of the constitutionality of the term “public participation”. If I were to answer on behalf of the public that I represent here, it is yes. However, the process of engaging the public in decision making in this country is wanting. In most cases when an exercise of public participation is carried out, there is a huge disconnect between what is being shared to the public vis-à-vis what happens on the ... view
• 10 Jul 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am still a freshman and I am doing my best. However, in the interest of this matter, given that it is very important, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 55(3) to request that you defer putting of the question on the Bill to a later date because when I look around, I do not think we have enough delegations to take the vote. Thank you. view
• 10 Jul 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill with very few remarks, which I hope the sponsors will take into consideration. I have a problem with all these authorities that are being established and are all based at the national Government. First of all, on the functions of the Authority, there is one that says: “Advise national and county governments on disaster risk management 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
• 10 Jul 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the Retirement Benefits (Deputy President and Designated State Officers)(Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.2 of 2018), be read a Second Time. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Retirement Benefits (Deputy President and Designated State Officers) (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.2 of 2018) was published on the 28th February, 2018, and read the first time on the 18th April, 2018. The principal objective of the Bill is to ensure that Parliament approves altering of the benefits due to a retired Deputy President and designated state officers under the Retirement Benefits,(Deputy President and Designated State ... view
• 21 Jun 2018 in Senate: seconded. view
• 21 Jun 2018 in Senate: seconded. view
• 21 Jun 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 46(2)(a), to make a Statement on a county issue being the listing of farmers from Narok County at the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) and the demand of the alleged outstanding arrears from the farmers by the Co-operative Bank of Kenya. The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Limited has adversely forwarded names and details of farmers from Narok County to be listed in the CRB and has been issuing demand letters to farmers claiming amounts allegedly owed in respect of the input Financing Loan Scheme for barley and sorghum farmers ... view
• 20 Jun 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to comment on this important and sensitive matter. We must demystify why we have a problem in this country. If my memory serves me right, during an election period, there are goodies which are normally given out. Last May the Government gave out a window for people to import sugar illegally. One of the companies that imported sugar is called Rai Group, which imported 187,275 metric tonnes of sugar. When they imported this sugar, they stored it in a multiple Container Freight Station (CFS) or holding place, which originally ... view
• 20 Jun 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, can I borrow 30 seconds? view