Olekina Ledama

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to make some submissions on this report. Let me begin by appreciating the work of the Committee for going through clause by clause on the amendments made by the National Assembly. There are few amendments made by the National Assembly that I agree with and...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to make comments on the statement by Sen. Kibwana on the issue of unwanted pregnancies in school. I think that we are all missing the point. We can stand here, lament, make beautiful statements and condemn certain individuals yet we are not...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let me take this opportunity to welcome the students and teachers from Sekenani Girls Secondary School to the Senate of the Republic of Kenya. Earlier on we had students and teachers from Olderkesi and Olchorro. A few who came in late are the ones I will...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Creative Economy Support Bill because it is timely. In this country, due to high rate of unemployment, many youth have become creative to a point where they pay for their school fees. Most of our youth have become content creators. For...

Members listened keenly because the distinguished Senator from Nyandarua led the House to where we should resolve this problem.When a county that has two assemblies, we should first ask ourselves what our role as a Senate is. This is because we are the House that is supposed to protect devolution....

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the statement by Sen. Mumma on the need to protect data in this country. It is surprising that at a time when data is the most expensive asset that anyone can have, we are not protecting the poor people who cannot afford buying...

Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker. I would like to seek your indulgence with my vocals today. Let me begin by saying that I oppose this Motion. I oppose it because it takes us back into the 20th Century, where we defined the rich and the poor based on their ability...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.52 (1) to make a statement on the need to institutionalise strategic foresight and anticipatory governance in the Senate of Kenya. We live in a time of accelerated change defined by interconnected global crisis, rapid demographic shifts, disruptive technologies,...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill, the amendment to the Sports Act. As I do so, I am a firm believer that for us to get any sort of progress, we must consult county governments. We are the House that protects devolution. We are the...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Allow me to make some brief comments and support this Report. I support it because I understand the importance of the Great Lakes region in Africa and the fresh lakes which exist in these region, which help boost our biodiversity. All my colleagues who...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank him for that information. However, the truth of the matter is that it does not matter whether it is the car that Sen. Tabitha drives, that is US$220,000, or the car that you drive, which is US$30,000. The truth is that you do not...

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

Mr. Temporary Speaker, let me inform the Senate Majority Leader that I am among the few people who have driven across Africa. I drove from South Africa all the way to Nairobi, passing through Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania and, finally Kenya. Secondly, I have also driven across South Africa as well....

Asante, Mhe Spika wa Muda, kwa kunipa fursa hii ili nitoe changizo zangu kwenye statements tatu zilizoletwa na wajumbe wenzangu, nikianza na statement ya dadangu Sen. Esther Okenyuri. Ningependa kumpa heko kwa kufikiria zile jamii zinazoishi katika maisha ya kurandaranda katika miji mikuu katika taifa letu la Kenya. Sisi kama...

the management of our counties, it behooves all of us to come together and come up with a solution.The Statement raised by Sen. Dullo should worry all of us. This is because the county chief officers are tasked with the day-to-day running of those counties. Hearing that the County Government...

Sen. Omogeni, this House can benefit from hearing from the Senator representing that particular county, which has issues and I have repeated myself several times on this. The Senator for West Pokot is here to represent the interests of West Pokot County. We should hear from the Senator representing a...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I second. (Question proposed)

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to make comments on this important Petition. Allow me thank Laban for having really thought about the expenditures. Some of those expenditures end up being nugatory expenditures in county governments. Why do county governments choose to hire services of lawyers instead of using...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I would definitely love him to inform me. He is my senior.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. You know, Senator Madzayo is my senior and leader. I respect his corrections. Let me use the words ‘heavy lifting.’ (Sen. Orwoba spoke off the record) Thank you, Sen. Orwoba. They are the ones who carry out due diligence and discoveries on a matter. They...