Olekina Ledama

To the young people seated here today, I hope that when you leave, you do so having witnessed how we fight for devolution, not how we heckle or fight among ourselves.I thank you. To the young people seated here today, I hope that when you leave, you do so having...

Sen. Abass Sheikh Mohamed. (Laughter)

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, very briefly, I want to comment on the extremely disturbing statement brought by the good Senator from Kirinyaga County in terms of the conditions of our prisons, particularly prisons with young children. Those children did not commit any crime to be incarcerated with their parents. So,...

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

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. We are...

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

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 that, as...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Statement raised by the Senator for the great County of Mombasa. While I support it, I would like to inform Senators that I am aware that as of 4th October, an additional carrier, that is Turkish Airlines, was granted frequency of about...

about 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 day...

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 national Government and the county governments, but in our culture, we normally say, ‘do not fight me before you speak to me.’Mr. Speaker, Sir, I...

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 county has...

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 one making...

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. Eddy,...

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 that process...

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 difficult times....

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am not ready.

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The Hon. Sen. Samson Cherarkey, please proceed. (Loud consultations) 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 wish the Chairperson of the Senate Committee of Finance and...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I just thought that I must remind the House that during the last revenue formula debate, we benefited a lot by engaging our budget office here as well as the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) . The reason I am saying that all of us need to...

Sometimes 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 Executive...

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 the questions...

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 this House...

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 year is...

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. What is your point of order based on, Sen. Ledama? It is...

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 want it...