Ledama Olekina

Hon. Senators, I will now propose the question. (Question proposed) Now, Hon. Senators, the Floor is open for debate. With your concurrence, I may proceed straightaway to pose the question. Do I have your concurrence?

Sen. Olekina Hon. Senators, I will proceed to pose the question. (Question put and agreed to) Hon. Senators, kindly arise.

Hon. Senators, I will proceed to pose the question. (Question put and agreed to) Hon. Senators, kindly arise. ADJOURNMENT

Yes.

Sen. OlekinaMr. Speaker, Sir, I am clear in my mind that two-thirds is 24, and the County Assembly and the County Governor have all attested that the people who voted were 19, yet the County Assembly brought a total number of 23. So, whether you call it two-thirds, using the...

Sen. Kisang, please proceed.

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Sen. Olekina, there is a point of order by Sen. Wambua. Sen. Olekina These are not points of order; they are points of annoyance. This is a House of debate, allow me to debate. I am not a member of that---

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speker, Sir.

Sen. Olekinaand scope of the engagement is that in No.38, the County Government, through the Department of Public Works, Roads, Energy and Transport, reported that it had not contracted any individual company or firm to undertake constructions or maintenance work along Bar-Osimbo and Pap/Oriang’ roads. Further, the department clarified that...

Order, Sen. Olekina. Sen. Wambua, what is your point of order? (Sen. Olekina spoke off record)

Sen. Olekina Order, Sen. Olekina. (Sen. Olekina spoke off record) I will throw you out if you continue along that line. Continue debating within the context of matters of facts as laid down by Sen. Wambua. If you do not do that, I will find you out of order and...

Sen. Olekina Sen. Olekina, you are out of order. The Chair has directed that you have your right to debate. You are not being directed on how to do it. Refrain yourself from making reference to matters of facts which have been cleared. If you cannot do that, then the...

Sen. Olekina

Sen. OlekinaOdhiambo guy who negated the contract, this House has the powers to recommend that, that person be compensated from the initial agreement. That is the reason I am disagreeing.My colleagues have a right to say, “Sen. Olekina, we did not have the powers to pursue that.” Secondly, the Committee...

Sen. Olekina Sen. Wambua.

Sen. Olekina

Sen. Olekina Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me appreciate Sen. Faki for the good work he has been doing. In fact, when people are awarded medals or honours, they should look at the kind of work that these Senators are doing here. This petition is important and I am happy...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. As I rise to contribute on this Motion from the Committee on Cohesion, Equal Opportunities and Regional Integration, my views are completely unorthodox. I do not believe that I support the report of the committee in its entirety. I have listened to my...

Sen. Olekina Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me briefly do my job and congratulate the good Senator for Mombasa County, once again, for supporting the citizens and petitioners who have come to this House seeking refuge and settlement. It becomes very difficult when the Government carries out a transaction and...

Sen. Olekina Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me, once again commend the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources for doing its job. However, as I do so, it is a bit perplexing and confusing that for 18 good years, from 2007, children are now graduating from high...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for your magnanimity. Sen. Faki has allowed me to comment on this very important Motion. November 5, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 20 Sen. OlekinaThe role of the EACC in Kenya has been misunderstood. In most cases, you will find that when projects are investigated,...

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity to briefly comment on a couple of statements. One is a statement by Sen. Sifuna. This morning, I was listening to a song by one of my favourite artists called Wyclef Jean. I invite all of us to google the...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to contribute to this Motion, which in my view, requires a complete transformation and complex policy shift from the current one. Remember, when we talk about a comprehensive transformational policy shift, that has pros and cons. The question that we...

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to make some brief comments on two Statements. First, I will begin with the Statement by the distinguished Senator for Busia with regard to the issue of Webuye Pan-Paper Mills. October 30, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 14 Sen. OlekinaIf my memory serves me right,...

Sen. Olekina Sen. Tabitha Mutinda, you may now proceed.

Sen. Olekina

(Bill deferred) THE SEEDS AND PLANT VARIETIES (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.4 OF 2025) THE COUNTY HALL OF FAME BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 18 OF 2023) COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE THE COUNTY LIBRARY SERVICES BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 40 OF 2024) COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE THE TECHNOPOLIS BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...

Hon. Senators, it is now 6.30

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate you for giving me this opportunity. October 29, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 16 Sen. OlekinaWe have a problem where pieces of legislations that originate from the National Assembly do not come here, then we assume that since they have not come here, what the...

Sen. Olekinaother people working under it, you have an implementation officer and an auditor who are all working to support the Auditor-General, the CoB and the Senate as an institution.This is because this Senate, the committee that is ably deputized by the distinguished Senator from Taita Taveta, the County Public...

October 29, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 49 Sen. Olekina other people working under it, you have an implementation officer and an auditor who are all working to support the Auditor-General, the CoB and the Senate as an institution.This is because this Senate, the committee that is ably deputized by the distinguished...

Thank you, Hon. Senator for those very insightful points. The putting of the question is deferred at the convenience of Senate. (Putting of the Question on the Bill deferred) Hon. Members, I am taking the discretion from the Speaker's seat to defer Orders No.9 to No.16 because they require a...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to make some comments on the Statement by the distinguished Senator, Sen. Hamida Kibwana, on gaps in neonatal care in health facilities in the country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, even before I begin to comment on this Statement, let me appreciate the...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to contribute on this Statement by the “youth leader” now my party leader. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Statement is quite troubling because we, as representatives, are supposed to make it easy for people, who go to school to get employment. However,...

Sen. Olekina Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not know where to begin. All I know is that the Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga was not only my party leader, a personal friend, but also a father figure. When I got back from the United States of America (USA) and...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On my own behalf and on behalf of the Senate, I would like to extend a welcome to the three distinguished Deputy Governors from this region, as well as the religious leaders. The Deputy Governors, we come to this particular place to oversight...

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to support the Statement by Sen. Cherarkey. This Statement should worry Kenyans. We cannot have an audit carried out and we are told by the Auditor-General that there is an issue of accountability of up to Kshs7 billion. That is why I...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to second this very important Bill. October 8, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 56

Hon. Senators, I will now propose the question. (Question proposed)

It is important to note that this is the third Senate since the new Constitution was enacted. Secondly, this is the 13th cycle of the budget 2012-2013, all the way to 2025-

Sen. Olekina Proceed, Sen. Cherarkey. October 8, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 38 Sen. Olekina neutral when it comes to that. When you lose your life because of fighting for property that you believe is yours, but the police who are supposed to protect you are the ones being accused of having...

Proceed, Sen. Cherarkey.

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to second this very important Bill. October 8, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 54 Sen. OlekinaIt is important to note that this is the third Senate since the new Constitution was enacted. Secondly, this is the 13th cycle of the budget 2012-2013, all...