Ledama Olekina

Sen. Olekina

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sorry, but I have to. I rise under Standing Order 105 on the statement of facts. The Constitution of Kenya is quite clear on the kind of taxes that county governments can collect and the taxes that the national Government can collect. If...

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, on a point of order.

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement by the distinguished Senator, Sen. Osotsi on the forceful eviction of traders at Luanda Market in Vihiga County. There is a balance between development and ownership of property. There is also a balance between private property and...

Sen. Olekina Thank you. With a population of 60 million we have to be realistic, unfortunately. Let us call a spade a spade. Let us leave road reserves for the expansion of our roads, so that we can enhance trade, particularly in this region. We want to make it easy...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wanted to comment on the Statement by Sen. Essy Okenyuri on the issue of tea bonuses. I listened keenly to my colleague; the Senator from Nandi County, and saw how emotional he was on the issue of bonuses. October 1, 2025 SENATE...

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had not concluded. Allow me just one minute. The Senator for Kilifi, what is your point of order? The Senate Minority Leader (Sen. Madzayo) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I heard my colleague, Sen. Joyce Korir, say “Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.” I wondered whether my...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. There is no doubt that there has been significant progress with the management of the KNH since the new management was put in place. We know that there is a gentleman called Lesiyampe who has even increased the number of surgical beds...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Let me begin by supporting the statement sought by the Good Senator for Nairobi City County with regards to the status of Karura Forest. Karura Forest acts as “lungs” for Nairobi City County. We are in a county that has a lot of...

Sen. OlekinaServices, Senate. the National Treasury and we must call a spade a spade. If we want to move with development and make sure that projects in the county governments are not interrupted, then we must call a spade a spade.Article 219 of the Constitution is very clear. I request...