Ledama Olekina

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I request Sen. Oketch to second.

Sen. Wakili Sigei, please get someone else to second.

Sen. Olekina

Sen. Olekina Sen. Abass Sheikh Mohamed. July 23, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 50 (Laughter)

Sen. Olekina

Sen. Olekina On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I second the Motion as moved. (Question proposed)

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to oppose this Report of the Medication Committee on the Gambling Control Bill (National Assembly Bills No.70 of 2023) . I do so cognizant of the fact that we are living in an environment where 90 per cent of our youth are jobless....

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I appreciate the fact that the Senate Majority Leader begun his debate by giving us a history of what led to his style of debate - evidence-based. When it comes to the issue of evidence-based, it is imperative for us to remember...

Sen. Olekina

Hon. Senators, it is now 6.30 p.m., time to adjourn the Senate. The Senate, therefore, stands adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, 16th July, 2025 at 9.30 a.m. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m. July 15, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 56

Sen. Olekina, you will have a balance of seven minutes when debate on this Bill returns on the floor of the House. ADJOURNMENT

July 15, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 55 Sen. Olekina police post, bring electricity and give them water. You can also help them use the resources which are located in Lake Baringo. We can move that to other regions as well such as Narok or Garissa counties. The argument that I would...

Sen. Olekinaabout dividing money among the 47 counties when we will be looking at the County Allocation of Revenue Bill.This is not a day when we need to rush things. It is the reason I am here. Some people are probably not here because they have issues. This is a...

Sen. Olekina Proceed, Sen. Tabitha Mutinda.

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. When I walked in here, my first instincts were to oppose this mediated version of division of revenue between the June 27, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 20 Sen. Olekinanational Government and the county governments, but in our culture, we normally say, ‘do not fight...

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, my question to the Cabinet Secretary relates to mining royalties. Recently, we had additional allocation of revenue and some counties were allocated royalties. I did not see any money being allocated to Narok County for additional allocation of revenue in terms of royalties, yet the...

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have read Standing Order No.101 and I concur with the Senate Majority Whip on a statement of such nature. Unless it is proven by a court of law that a holder of a public office, who is subject to this House has been the...

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to make some brief comments on the statement brought by Sen. Eddy on consumer protection. It is disheartening to hear that senior citizens are now falling prey to fraudsters who are targeting their retirement income. When I heard that statement being read by...

Sen. Olekina

Sen. Olekina(Loud consultations) (Loud consultations)

The Hon. Sen. Samson Cherarkey, please proceed. May 27, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 27

Sen. Olekina

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement by the distinguished Senator from Kakamega County. It is imperative that we clarify this matter. The issue of uncertainty when you are an employee is not the best. I am sure most of us have gone through...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. If the Senate Majority Leader had not pointed at me, I would have had a different opinion. However, I do rise to second. It is imperative that everything we do, we seek guidance from the Higher Almighty, given that we are going through...

Sen. Olekina

Sen. Olekina The Hon. Sen. Samson Cherarkey, please proceed. (Loud consultations) May 27, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 26 Sen. Olekina amount each county receives, they get that money back to develop that county? Why is it that only 10 counties are receiving the court fines?Secondly, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, and I...

Sen. OlekinaSometimes it is a bit frustrating. We need to sit with the county governments. I would support the proposal of setting up a county and not the national director of cooperatives. Let the Cabinet Secretary deal with issues of cooperatives.When we go down to the county level, a County...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me begin by congratulating the newly appointed Cabinet Secretary. I was with her in Narok two weeks ago. Madam Cabinet Secretary, knowing that you are the new kid on the block and women demand a lot from you, I have listened to...

Sen. Olekina Madam Temporary Speaker, we need to be very careful. We are here to protect county governments and not to go to bed with the national Government. If the good Senator is saying that the National Treasury is proposing, but not putting conditions, that has to be clear. I...

Sen. Olekina It is under Standing Order No.105 on statement of facts. Is the Senator in order to purport that the national Government, the Treasury can control the management of finance in county governments and yet, the money that is deposited in the County Revenue Fund (CRF) is protected under...

Sen. Olekina Madam Temporary Speaker, I did not want to raise this point of order or raise it on my good friend, whom I have a lot of respect for. However, our Constitution is clear. Our county governments are semi-autonomous.

Sen. Olekina Let me end by saying the following. That notwithstanding, it is imperative that we adhere to Article 201 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. Openness is very key. Public participation is very key. If you read the Constitution, it mandates the Cabinet Secretary in charge of any department...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Let me appreciate my good friend and neighbour, the distinguished Senator from Migori County, for informing me. I am well informed and that notwithstanding my argument is very simple, this amount that we are allocating yet we cannot spend it before the financial...

Sen. Olekina Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will be more than happy to be informed.

Sen. Olekina Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the report by the Committee on Finance and Budget in as far as their contribution to the Division of Revenue Bill is concerned. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I seek your indulgence because of my vocals, I want to remind...

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to make some submissions on this report. Let me begin by appreciating the work of the Committee for going through clause by clause on the amendments made by the National Assembly. There are few amendments made by the National Assembly that I agree...