Ledama Olekina

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• 9 Aug 2023 in Senate: compensation equivalent to benefits defined on Section 6(4) of the PSSS Act, and Section 10(1-6) and Table (7) of the Human Resource Policies and Procedure Manual for Public Service of 2016. I would like to highlight that teachers, who form the bulk of the civil servants, have never been provided with the above benefits. Over 4,094 teachers have died since the year 2016 and over 30,000 have recorded occupational illnesses and injuries. The estimated value of compensation that is legally due to the teachers’ next of kin is in excess of Kshs25 billion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, further, the disciplined ... view
• 9 Aug 2023 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 Services,Senate. view
• 9 Aug 2023 in Senate: If you do that, you will be putting discipline and this Parliament shall not be making laws just for them to be good on paper. If you make laws, make sure you implement them fully. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Statement, particularly on the issue of pending bills. There is absolutely no reason as to why each county should have a pending bill. In the Financial Year 2022/2023, county governments budgeted to spend money 30 per cent of their money on development. Before the financial year ends, they carry out several supplementary budgets, which then affects the budgeted amount for projects that have already been expensed. view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: In the Statement, I would like the Committee to follow up to ensure how much of these pending bills have reached to internet banking. Currently, the accounting officers, those who approved the expenditure, are the ones who divert the money. It is important that the Controller of Budget (CoB) understands her role clearly; that she only releases money which she is convinced is going to pay a particular expense. In that Statement, I request the Committee to further examine the amount of the money which is diverted in all the 47 counties, which ends up resulting in pending bills. As ... view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: We must take this matter seriously because there are so many pending bills. In this financial year, not just in Vihiga County, but in every county, whatever money was budgeted for and whatever money they collected on the ground from own source revenue; if you put all that together and look at the pending bills, with a fiducial responsibility, all the bills should have been paid. However, they divert the money so that they can get kickbacks. I support the Statement and hope we can get to the end of the cancer of pending bills. I thank you. view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill. I think it is important that we instil fiscal discipline in management of public resources. I was sitting down here and having a conversation with the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget. That is what made me actually contribute to these amendments. One of the things that made me feel very happy about this amendment is the fact that we are now defining the term “Parliament” the way it ought to be defined. You know many people out there would say “Parliament” and, in that case, ... view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: will continue plunging this country further into debt. We have a serious crisis. I hope we will not just be coming here to speak good English and defining whatever we want to define. Let us look at the Constitution as an example. These are interesting times. Nowadays we read too much. In the process, our eyes get spoilt and we end up wearing glasses. The framers of the Constitution envisioned a situation where we should ensure fiduciary responsibility, both at the national Government and county governments. Articles 211 all the way to 214 talk about the public debt and borrowing. ... view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: We have no time for points of order because we only have five minutes. We can talk later. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Article 211(2) of the Constitution states- “Within seven days after either House of Parliament so requests by resolution, the Cabinet Secretary responsible for finance shall present to the relevant committee, information concerning any particular loan or guarantee, including all information necessary to show— (a) the extent of the total indebtedness by way of principal and accumulated interest; (b) the use made or to be made of the proceeds of the loan; (c) the provision made for servicing or ... view
• 8 Aug 2023 in Senate: We still have time. I think I have done eight minutes and, therefore, you will have two minutes. I am finishing in one minute. view