Ledama Olekina

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. On behalf of the people of Narok, the Maasai and the Ilchamus of Baringo, I want to welcome you to the Senate. I plead with you, my dear brothers and sisters, that it is a high time that we all lived in peace....

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to take this opportunity to welcome the delegation. In my tradition of the Maasai Community, you cannot be speaking to somebody if you are not looking at them. We welcome our guests here and it is good to give them the...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This Statement had been requested earlier on, but because the Session ended, you directed that it be forwarded to the Standing Committee. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 46 (2) (b) , to seek a statement once again from the Chairperson of...

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, seven days is okay.

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Sen. OlekinaThe CEO shall serve for three years, which is renewable. First of all, we must define the quality of education and the degree we are talking about. Somebody will turn up with a degree in religious studies and pretend that he can manage and run warehouses. Others will turn...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I would like to join my colleagues in supporting the Warehouse Receipts System Bill, 2017. Agricultural produce are perishable goods. A lot of effort and investment go into production of these goods. If there is no proper storage then the farmer will be the one...

produce.The Bill talks of management of these warehouses. I support having a council at the national level because it will coordinate this information. It will standardise the quality of these warehouses in terms of the services they provide. It will be easy to share information. You will know which warehouse...

Thank You, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me a chance to also add my voice to this very important Bill. I am also aware of the situation we are now in Kenya due to the long dry spell. As a country, we need to think of ways of ensuring that...

incur a lot of loses because some of this produce is perishable.I also see this Warehouse Receipt System giving the Ministry a framework of having a data of our producers. The Ministry or the country can know from the warehouses, how many farmers have a certain product and in which...

central organ that will be able to coordinate all other warehouses. I think this formation of the Warehouse Receipt System Council should be given to counties. It should have a component of the 47 Warehouse Receipt System Councils which will be able to work, coordinate or regulate their own counties.Another...

where farmers are actually protected against court orders like garnishee, so that they are vet attached. In this way, we are helping the small-scale farmers in this country.Finally, the legal framework is something they have been lacking for a long time. Once we have the legal framework in place then...

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Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to move:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the 8th Ordinary Session of the Forum of Parliaments of Member States of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR) , held on 5th – 7th December, 2017, in the...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to ride on the statement by the distinguished Sen. Seneta. The Chairperson of the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources, when responding, to tell us what the Government is doing in terms the people who plant tomatoes along the...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to ride on that Statement sought by the distinguished Senator. When the Chairperson will be responding to that question, I would like to get a definite explanation as to whether the City of Nairobi has a policy on how to...

Sen. Olekinato be a town and becomes a municipality. This will affect the ownership of land in Narok County. For example, if I own a freehold land, the moment this town turns into a municipality, that land will become a leasehold land. That will bring in a lot of problems...

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Sen. Olekina Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move.

Order, Senator! I have already guided Sen. Dullo on the constraints of how much she can talk about what happened this afternoon. So, we should just allow her to conclude. If I sense in any way that she is going out of the constraints, I will be the first one...

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order no. 46 (2) (b) , I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on National security, Defence and Foreign Relation regarding the killing of livestock in Ratia, Laikipia North Constituency, Laikipia County. In...

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker Sir, that is fine. INTRODUCTION OF TEA EXPORT TAX BY MOMBASA COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No. 46 (2) (b) , I rise to seek a statement from the Chairperson, Senate Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources regarding the status of over 63,000 acres of land owned by the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) in Laikipia County....

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Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, this question requires a comprehensive answer. Listening to what Sen. Wetangula said, I require to do a lot of work on it. I need to talk to the Ministry concerned. I need to interrogate the Ministry to get the appropriate answer. If I am given...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, this question requires a comprehensive answer. Listening to what Sen. Wetangula said, I require to do a lot of work on it. I need to talk to the Ministry concerned. I need to interrogate the Ministry to get the appropriate answer. If I am given one week,...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very important question touching on land which was trust land and then given to ADC. If you read the Ndung’u Land Report, you will see that quite a number of pieces of land which now belong to corporations like ADC have been alienated in...

Sen Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. The question that has been raised by Sen. Sakaja, on the NHC policy, is a far reaching issue affecting so many people in Nairobi. The House may note that, indeed, most of the houses previously owned by, for example, the County Government of...

Sen. Olekinareally limit what the devolved governments are able to do in order to help their people improve on food security.Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think this Bill would be able to help communities when it goes down into the sub-location levels where every community has different ways on how...

Thank you Sen. Olekina. Indeed the remarks are few.

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Sen. Olekina Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Motion and make the following observations. One, I request that this Committee relooks at the Standing Orders, particularly on the composition of Chairpersons of Committees. As a House of union, it is not only the majority party that...

Sen. Olekina Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support this Motion. However, before I get to that, on behalf of the people of Narok County, I would like to send my message of condolences to the Senator of Nyamira County, Sen. Omogeni, for...

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Sen. Olekina On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the Senate Majority Leader for coming up with this answer. Unfortunately, it is not satisfactory. I would like to request him to go back and get a more satisfactory answer because not all of my questions were answered. Part 7...

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Sen. Olekina Order, Sen. Olekina! Let him proceed so that we make progress.

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Sen. Olekina[The Deputy Speaker (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki) in the Chair]REPORT AND THIRD READING THE COUNTY ALLOCATION OF REVENUE (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILL NO.9 OF 2017) The Temporary Chairperson. November 9, 2017 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Olekina Mover. (Laughter) AYES: 25 NOES: 0 ABSENTIONS: 0 COMMITTEE OF THEWHOLE [The Deputy Speaker (Sen....

Madam Temporary Chairperson, pursuant to Standing Order No. 142, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the Senate its consideration of the County Allocation of Revenue (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.9 of 2017) and its approval thereof without amendments. [The Deputy Speaker (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki) in the...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that the Committee of the Whole has considered The County Allocation of Revenue (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.9 of 2017) and its approval thereof without amendments.