Ledama Olekina

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Petition brought by my colleague Sen. Khaniri on behalf of these 42 Kenyans. It is not just these 42 people, there are thousands of Kenyans who have been made to be homeless because of greed. Before I...

Sen. Olekina I am actually supporting you if you would just listen to me---

Sen. Olekina Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I think it would be good for my colleague to pay attention and not just try to summarize. All I said is that it was alleged that the Deputy President owns over 10,000 acres of land which belong to ADC. This is information which...

Sen. Olekina I know you had only given us 30 minutes so I will try to be brief and go straight to the point. The issue of land is very emotive. I agree with Sen. Wambua that my good friend from Nandi should really listen to us keenly. You have...

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to second the Motion. From the onset I have to say I am disappointed. I am disappointed because Article 96 is quite clear on what our mandate as a Senate is. We are here to ensure that we send money to the counties,...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to make a few comments. I will slightly differ with my colleagues. Everyone has a right to Petition this House and we should accept every form of Petition. When we look at the Petition, we will be able to...

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Can we ring the Division Bell for another two minutes as we confirm from the Whips whether we have the numbers. (The Division Bell was rung) (The Temporary Speaker consulted the Clerks-at-the-Table)

Sen. Olekina Similarly, the Statement is referred to the relevant committee of the House. August 5, 2021 SENATE DEBATES 47 Sen. OlekinaThe next Statement is by Sen. Cheruiyot who is not here. So, we will move to the next Statement by Sen. Halake which I am told will be done...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to comment on this Statement by Sen. Ndwiga. My deepest condolences goes to the family of the university students who lost their lives during this operation. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is painful when the police become trigger happy in shooting....

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Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you. Let me take this opportunity to express, on behalf of the people of Murang’a County and my family, condolences to the family of the two young men who died while in police custody. Secondly, I draw the attention of the Kenya Police Service (KPS) to...

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Sen. Olekina This Statement is referred to the relevant Committee of the House. Let us move to the next statement by Sen. (Dr.) Langat of Bomet County.

We still have a lot on in the Order. I will not allow comments on this Statement. It stands referred to the relevant Committee of the House. We will move to Statements pursuant to Standing Order No. 48 (1) . We will start with Sen. Cherargei. STATUS OF THE ALLEGED...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order 48

Similarly, the Statement is referred to the relevant committee of the House. August 5, 2021 SENATE DEBATES 51

The next Statement is by Sen. Cheruiyot who is not here. So, we will move to the next Statement by Sen. Halake which I am told will be done by Sen. Chebeni. STATUS OF KWA MUHU IDPS RESETTLEMENT FARM IN KANJUIRI WARD, NYANDARUA COUNTY

Madam Temporary Speaker, on behalf of Sen. Halake, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 48 (1) , to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources on the status of Kwa Muhu Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) resettlement farm in Kanjuiri Ward, Olkalou, Nyandarua County....

Sen. Mwangi, do you have something to say? Please do so in two minutes.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to thank Sen. Chebeni for reading the Statement. I also thank Sen. Halake for bringing this particular issue in my county. During the Post-Election Violence (PEV) of 2007, there are some IDPs who were taken to Mawingu IDP camp and left there. The Government negotiated...

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Sen. Olekina Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to make a few comments on this Report, which has been tabled by the Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industrialization on MUSCO. The reason why I decided to speak on this matter is to go back on the issue as to why SASRA...

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Sen. Olekina Madam Temporary Speaker, this is an act to silence very strong voices on injustices. It is one to make people fear to protect the environment, community land and forests. Let me point out only two things to the Committee that will investigate this issue. This Committee should quickly...

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Sen. Olekina Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I want to commend Sen. Iman for this timely Statement. For the last one week, we have seen a rise in the cases of suicide in the country in the national newspapers. They have been attributed to many issues of economic hard times,...

Sen. Farhiya.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I think that the faster this House passes the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill, the better for everyone. This will create a legislation that has the initiative that Sen. Olekina has just talked about. It establishes a center where these people...

Sen. Olekina Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for your directive. I have confidence in the Committee on Finance and Budget which is led by the Senator for Kirinyaga County.

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Sen. Olekina Order, Senators. We still have one more Senator to contribute on the Statement. We will let Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve make her contribution and then allow Sen. (Eng.) Hargura to respond. August 4, 2021 SENATE DEBATES 45 Sen. Olekina On a daily basis, I think the number of people...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a crosscutting issue in all our urban areas in our counties. I think KeNHA is living in the past. You will find a whole highway passing between a town without dropping points. Passengers are just dropped on the road and there are no flyovers...

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Sen. Olekina Sen. Olekina, proceed. I can confirm that he gave the right translation. However, you need to restrict yourself to the languages allowed by our Standing Orders.

Sen. Olekina Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank my good brother, Senior Counsel, Sen. Omogeni, for allowing me to inform him. I sit in the Committee on Health. When we were dealing with this issue of Sputnik Vaccine, we summoned the Poisons and Pharmacy Board (PPB) and the Ministry of...

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Sen. OlekinaMr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, just an example of what COVID-19 has done in Kakamega County where I come from, there is a curfew from 7.00 p.m. which means that the economic activities are brought down because of COVID-19. It is necessary that all measures be put in place to...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Let me first begin by thanking Sen. (Dr.) Zani for coming up with this Bill. I hope that we can look at this Bill and analyze it critically on the benefits that it would have in this era of devolved government structure. I...

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Sen. Olekina Bi. Naibu Spika, hoja yangu ya nidhamu ni kwamba yule aliyeleta kauli ile ni Sen. Olekina. Amelileta kauli hii kwa uchungu sana kuhusiana na Wamaasai ambao anawakilisha hapa. Tunaelewa kwamba Wamaasai wanapenda--

Sen. OlekinaSecond Reading THE NATURAL RESOURCES (BENEFIT SHARING) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 25 OF 2020)

Madam Deputy Speaker, I need your attention because Sen. Sakaja raised a very important matter. I thought you would rule on it. I am reminding you to give direction on it. It is something I have seen recur several times where a Senator raises a Statement on an issue that...

Sen. Olekina Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move- THAT Clause 10 be part of the Bill. (Question that Clause 10 be part of the Bill proposed) The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Nyamunga) : Division will be at the end. Clause 11

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Sen. Olekina Madam Temporary Chairperson, pursuant to Standing Order No. 148, I beg to move that the Committee of the Whole do report to the House its consideration of the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.33 of 2020) and seek leave to sit again tomorrow. (Question proposed)...

Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move- That Clause 9 be part of the Bill. (Question that Clause 9 be part of the Bill proposed) The Temporary Chairperson (

Division will be at the end. Clause 10

Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move- THAT Clause 10 be part of the Bill. (Question that Clause 10 be part of the Bill proposed) The Temporary Chairperson (

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Sen. Olekina On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I do not mind being congratulated. However, the Senate Majority Leader is just jealous because I look good in anything; be it my traditional clothes or a suit. I bet you that I look good even naked. (Loud Consultation) July...

Sen. Olekina Madam Deputy Speaker, I need to respond.

Sen. Olekina We follow the Speaker’s rules.

Sen. Olekina Sen. Murkomen should withdraw and apologise.

Sen. Olekina Madam Deputy Speaker, as we let this issue rest, we must protect our cultures because one of the reasons why we are here is because we are an African country and we must behave as one. We cannot allow this colonial mentality to dictate us. I beseech you...

Sen. Olekina Madam Deputy Speaker, I thank you. I rise to support this Bill which is an amendment to the Basic Education Bill, 2020 which was sponsored by my sister, Sen. Kwamboka. From the onset, let me go one record to congratulate Sen. Kwamboka for thinking out clearly the issue...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I, too, congratulate my colleague, Sen. Sakaja, and his Committee for the good job they have done. This is particularly on the issue revolving around the former councilors. Last week, I met some of the leadership of the former councilors in Kajiado, Narok...

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you. Let me begin by joining my colleagues to congratulate my dear friend, Sen. Mwangi. I do so because I know that the Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources had the highest number of Petitions. I think they had 41 petitions. At...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will be brief and to the point. Whenever we complain about the cost of living, Kenyans out there throw their daggers at us. Even though they are few--- (Sen. Olekina was not wearing a face mask)

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will be brief and I will finish. I encourage everyone, including myself, to wear their masks. I will try, but it becomes difficult to speak. (Laughter) July 7, 2021 SENATE DEBATES 22 Sen. OlekinaThis should be a message to the National Assembly...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the elevation of Nakuru town or municipality as a city. One of the things that excites me about this elevation into becoming a city is the fact that it is in Rift Valley. Secondly, when you look at own...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for your assistance and protection. June 3, 2021 SENATE DEBATES 28 Sen. OlekinaThere are a few things that I want to point out here. Although I support the elevation of Nakuru Municipality to a city, it comes with great expectations. We expect more...

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

Sen. Olekina Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Standing Order referred to by my colleague is quite clear. It has to be moved 30 minutes before unless you use Standing Order No. 1 so that we can proceed.

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Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bills No. 30 of 2021) be now read a Third Time. I request Sen. Olekina to second. Sen. Olekina Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I second. (Question proposed)

Ring the division bell for two minutes. (The Division Bell was rung) (Roll call voting in progress) THIRD READING THE COUNTY ALLOCATION OF REVENUE BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.30 OF 2021) DIVISION ROLL CALL VOTING June 3, 2021 SENATE DEBATES 51

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Sen. Olekina Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for this opportunity to thank all the Members for contributing towards this amendment Bill. We have had quite a good discussion surrounding this amendment from the first day to this day. I would like to thank all those who participated. We have had...

Sen. Olekinaassemblies is spent by the county executive in the next financial year, why should we have pending bills?One of the amendments I propose to the committee to consider, including in the CARA for 2021/2022, is that any money that is budgeted for but is not spent by a county...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Since this is a House of record, we are not saying that the money that remains should be taken to the counties. The issue is that when county assemblies budget but money is not disbursed on time, for instance, we are...

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