Ledama Olekina

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This evening, let me disabuse this notion that an impeachment process is an attack of the mountain region. An impeachment process is a vital process of holding public officers and state officers, accountable. I have heard on various occasions from my colleagues, those who oppose this Motion, that we are targeting the mountain. I beg to differ. I do so, with the following facts--- view
• 17 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me begin again by saying I want to disabuse this notion that an impeachment process is an attack of a region; it is not. It is a constitutional process that this House has been given the task to be able to hold public officers accountable. Today, we are discussing the impeachment of a Deputy President. Tomorrow, we might be discussing the impeachment of a President. We have constantly debated impeachment of governors here. I have never heard, at one given time, people come up and say we are targeting a particular community . We ... view
• 17 Oct 2024 in Senate: is important for us to know what Section 132 of the Penal Code says. It actually makes it illegal to utter, print or publish words or acts that brings into contempt the lawful authority of a public officer. The decision made by Justice Esther Maina in her capacity as a judge of the High Court is protected by the position that she holds. So, it is a bit nonsensical for the Deputy President to go out in public, instead of following the due process of the law to go out and appeal the decision of that judge. Until today, coercion ... view
• 16 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to seek two clarifications. One of them is from the Counsel of the Deputy President. This is in regards to the allegation on ground four, in terms of the consent that was reached upon for the Kshs200 million. I heard that there was a consent after the Deputy President filed an appeal of the case, whose judgment I believe, still stands. Do we have that consent? What circumstances led to that consent being agreed upon and the Kshs200 million returned to the Deputy President, yet the High Court had already determined that ... view
• 16 Oct 2024 in Senate: Secondly, I would like to seek some clarification on the concept of shareholding. Is a coalition agreement a company? Is Kenya Government a company? I was still not clear about those two issues. We have been invited to interpret the coalition agreement of Kenya Kwanza, yet every time, based on the evidence presented, all I could hear is the Deputy President talking about people. So, are people now part of the coalition agreement? Is the coalition agreement a company, or is it a coalition agreement registered with the Registrar of Political Parties? view
• 15 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me begin by saying that this House shall fight for devolution. It is a bit hypocritical that in this era, we are talking about devolution, devolving funds to our counties and accountability--- view
• 15 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it seems as though the national Government, perpetuated by the National Assembly is eager to make sure that they deny county governments money. The distinguished Senator from Mandera County and his Committee have continuously reminded this House that when it comes to the issues of resources, all of us must stand firm and reject, in totality, the work that is done by the National Assembly. Our county governments have got feeder roads. I want us to look at Narok County as an example. Narok County is one of the counties that feeds this nation. It produces almost ... view
• 15 Oct 2024 in Senate: are sitting here, need to remember Article 123 of our Constitution, which states that you vote as a delegation. You need to remember that. If you come here and do not think about your county, your county will continue suffering. As long as I am here and God has given me air to breathe, I will always make sure that I fight for more monies to go to my county. I want to see roads from Mau Narok being repaired. When you go to the counties, they will tell you that we have no money to fix these roads because ... view
• 15 Oct 2024 in Senate: have a spatial plan for all your urban areas as you sit here. You should ask yourself; what does my county look like? How many buildings are there? How many roads are there? If you go to your sub-counties, you also need to ask yourself a few questions. You need to know how many feeder roads are there in those sub-counties. That is when you will know that it behooves you to fight hard, so that not a single penny is deducted from those funds. You cannot remove those funds. Recently, we were told that our colleagues, who are in ... view
• 15 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me, first of all, acknowledge the good work that Sen. Dullo has been doing for the people of Isiolo County. If it was not for her diligence in ensuring that those people get their services - that those hospitals which are now shut are opened so that the people get services - we would not be discussing this matter. This is unprecedented. This is the first time that your Chair has almost censured a sitting governor. This House protects devolution. The framers of the Constitution gave this House powers to ensure accountability, a fiduciary responsibility on ... view