Olekina Ledama

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this very timely and valid Statement by the distinguished Senator, Hon. Chute from Marsabit. As a pastoralist, one of the things that we have difficulty in admitting is that meat is one of the main contributors of carbon emissions in this country. Carbon...

Madam Temporary Speaker, in Parliament, the term ‘debate’ is a technical one. It is used to say for or against. Today, I support the Report submitted by the Committee on Finance and Budget.In its recommendations, the Committee is urging distinguished Senators to go on mediation. They are telling us that...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I join you and my colleagues in welcoming the two Congress persons from the USA to this great Republic of Kenya. I am very happy that you are working with Save the Children Fund. I am very conversant with the work that they do. I...

One of my biggest pet peeves is; should I be a legislator that comes here to defend the rule of law, or should I be a legislator who comes here to rubberstamp issues which cannot stand any form of litigation? That is the biggest challenge that I have. I was...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As I rise to support this Statement, I just want to correct that this Senate did not pass the disbursement schedule in January. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also want to join my colleague Senators in supporting the Statement by Sen. Osotsi. Currently, as...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, a couple of days ago, a small video clip was being translated to me, where the distinguished Senator for Kirinyaga was crying because of the way his farmers have been terrorised by brokers. Sen. (Dr.) Murango, please proceed.

Please, wind up and second. Those acts of hooliganism are something that led the framers of the Constitution to establish what they called an independent institution called the Police Service. However, yesterday, knowing very well that that area has three police stations, I was shocked to see that the police...

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. (Loud Consultations) We will now call a Division. (Loud consultations) I second. (Question put and negatived) (Loud Consultations)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement by the distinguished Senator for Nyeri County and the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Energy and Petroleum. This is a very important Statement because so often, we violate Article 68 (c) (ii) of the Constitution, which is supposed...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not want to interrupt the Majority Leader when he was giving his Statement for the upcoming week. However, I got concerned with one statement that we are to debate Bills in this House in the Second Reading without considering the committee reports, yet these reports...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to make some brief comments on this. I rise to support the Petition on the health workers by Sen. Cherarkey. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is an opportunity. I just want to follow with what Sen. Methu has said. I beseech...

(Loud consultations) Madam Temporary Speaker, --- Let us have order in the House. Sen. Olekina, I have given a very simple direction. The Report was formally tabled. I was in this House yesterday. We request the use of Parliamentary language, so that if business is properly brought before the House,...

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. The business of this House must be conducted in order. Standing Order No.99 forbids anticipation of debate. I have sat here, waiting for the Motion to be moved, so that we are seized of the matter. Even before the Senate Leader of...

I said, “if a report is sneaked in.” We have a secretariat and if I raise an issue, it could be points of debates that I raised. So, are you telling me that we will now be gagged and forced to use the right words that the Senate Majority Leader...

Madam Temporary Speaker, our Standing Orders provide that I substantiate. So, can the HANSARD be brought here, so that it can attest to what the Senate Majority Leader is alleging?

On a point of Order, Madam Temporary Speaker. What is your point of order, Sen. Wambua. That will be the last point of order before I make a finding with respect to that Report. Madam Temporary Speaker, I thought we were out of this, but clearly, we are not. The...

That finding is wrong.

Because of you! (Loud consultations) It will pend the direction I have given, Sen. Olekina. It will come after what I have given as direction to proceed with the House. Proceed, Senate Majority Leader. ADOPTION OF THE FIFTH REPORT OF THE PRC ON THE REVIEW OF STANDING ORDERS OF THE...

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Madam Temporary Speaker, I wish to end by saying--- (Applause) (Loud consultations)

I gave you a chance and you should have used it immediately. (Loud consultations) Sen. Olekina should be called out of order. He does not need to shout. He should key in.

I have pressed. Look at it.

Madam Temporary Speaker, in literature, there is symbolic language. I said “reading newspapers like”. I used it figuratively. I did not mean that Sen. Olekina reads the newspaper upside down. Madam Temporary Speaker, can I proceed to prosecute my three issues? (Loud consultations)

The Minority Side have the habit of walking out but there is no problem. I sympathize and empathize with them. If their leadership of whips are hecklers, then it is very unfortunate. (Loud consultations)(Laughter)(Loud consultations) Hon. Senators, I will give each of you a chance to respond to whatever contribution...

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Madam Temporary Speaker, I wish that the Majority side would just lend me an ear. I want to remind you – this is the last word that I am going to give you today – power has gotten into your head and power is transient. (Loud consultations) Wind up, Sen....

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me appreciate your congratulations and thank you for the role that you played. You played a very significant role, which I know. I know it very well, and like I said, I will come and visit you with wazees in your village and...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I stand here today a very sad man. I have been caught by shock because I did not know that my good friend, Francis Wangusi, had passed on. This is a man whom I had tremendous respect for because of his agility and dedication...

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

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Petitions is a way for Kenyans to get some form of justice. This House pronounces itself through Motions and Bills; or in Committees where interrogate matters brought before us as per the Constitution. I have listened to both Chairpersons of the Committee on Roads,...

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

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, protect me from the Senate Majority Leader and the Commissioner of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) . He is happy because Parliament has been allocated Kshs40 billion. In conclusion, ignorance of the law is no excuse. However, looking at the unity and where we want to...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. (Loud consultation)

He allowed me to speak. Please, Sen. Cherarkey. With tremendous respect---

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement by the good Senator for Embu County, Sen. Munyi Mundigi. On this issue of power outages in this country, Kenyans ought to know that they have a right to sue Kenya Power for damages. The contribution made by my...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the County Public Accounts Committee concerning two tenders for the Narok County Government for the supply and delivery of earth moving equipment - tender No. NCG/OT//2022-2023 and tender No. NCG/MACHINE/REPAIR/001/2022-

On a point of order Mr. Speaker, Sir.

I am sorry about that. You are right. To the Serjeants-At-Arms, poleni. I meant the County Assembly. Welcome to the Senate. Now, let me go back to my earlier thoughts now that the flow has been interrupted. I will try and see whether I can continue. The two counties had...