Sen. Olekina I think it is important that the witness refer to the pages that I led her to because it is specific to the board appointments. If you look at page 53. We want her to be very clear on that. We just want clarity.

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Sen. Olekina Well guided. I read the second letter, maybe the hon. Senator in the first letter, I am sorry about that. However, my submission is that despite the constant communication, the information was not provided, so it became difficult for the County Assembly of Meru to continue with the...

Sen.Olekina Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, under Article 181 that talks about the process of removing a governor, would I be in order to make an application that we stand down this witness and have the Mover of the Motion come back for clarity of the House? I beg to move...

Sen. Olekina Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, allow me to raise a question to the Clerk. The Clerk allowed admissibility of a Motion by the CountyAssembly. What was his technical advice to the County Assembly bearing in mind that they have brought here and this is the third impeachment Motion using...

Sen. Olekina Proceed, Sen. Mungatana. (Applause)

Sen. Olekina Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, wait until the hon. Senator completes his point of order.

Sen. Olekina Proceed, Sen. Olekina.

Sen. Olekina Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, he is on a point of order. He has to finish. Proceed, Sen. Ledama.

Sen. Olekina Sen. M. Kajwang’, proceed and throw more light and clarity on the issue you have been asked. Sen. (Dr.) Bonie, what is your point of clarification?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I needed your guidance because the Deputy Speaker had also requested that---

Sen. Olekina Sen. Ledama, that is unparliamentary language. Withdraw and retract.

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Standing Order No.101 is about contents of speeches. Is it in order for the Senate Minority Whip, who is seated next to the Secretary General (SG) of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) , to dispute that when ODM sat under the leadership...

August 8, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 49 Sen. OlekinaI am personally convinced on the necessity of these various bodies. The Agency has been operating as the secretariat of the Summit. It has also been the one facilitating and coordinating the sectoral forums of the national county Governments.Additionally, it has also been...

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Sen. OlekinaIn the last Parliament, I sat in this very House and we passed the Tea Bill. At first, I was a bit concerned that maybe we are redoing it again. However, I have just been informed that that the Tea Bill that we passed here did not pass in...

Sen. Cherarkey, you are totally out of order. Have a seat and allow Sen. Olekina to conclude his intervention. Sen. OlekinaWhy is the national Government not absorbing it? Colleagues, let us defend our counties. That is why we are here. We are here to make sure that we defend the...

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Hon. Senators, the reason I pose this question to the Senate Majority Leader is because there must be meaning to whatever resolutions the Senate makes. Otherwise, then you will be making resolutions that will never give you the results that you intended when you were making them. I suggest that...

Sen. Olekinaincludes pending bills. We ring-fence it such that pending bills become the first charge of the account.Mr. Speaker, Sir, I welcome the request by the Senate Majority Leader to call the CoB and the Cabinet Secretary here. However, we know that those two State officers are limited by law;...

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Sen. OlekinaToday’s Order Paper talks about reinventing the wheel and, amending the Division of Revenue Bill.Hypothetically, if we pass this Bill, rush it fast and it is assented into law, does that not mean that county governments will now have to redo their entire budgets again, and create a new...

Hon. Senators, it is now 6.30

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I believe this is one of the most important Bills that we will pass this year. I thank Sen. Olekina for standing very strongly with the ECD teachers to make sure that they will have proper scheme of service and more salary increase to them. I...

Sen. Olekina Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker. I am very concerned that in this House, we are now comparing apples to bananas instead of apples to apples. It is really sad because what we are talking about is not money which is sent to county governments. This is money that...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This afternoon, I am at a loss of words as I rise to support the Statement by Sen. Wakoli. I have been in this Senate for more than seven years now. When I came to this Senate, I was told by those who...

Thank you very much. Putting of the question on this Bill is hereby deferred to the next sitting, pursuant to Standing Order No.66 (3) of the Standing Orders of this honourable House. (Putting of the question on Bill deferred) August 07, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 58

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

Hon. Members, we will defer Order Nos.14 to 24 to the next sitting of the House. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE THE GAMBLING CONTROL BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILLS NO.70 OF 2023) COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE THE TEA (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.1 OF 2023) COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE THE MATERNAL, NEWBORN...

Bw. Spika wa Muda, kwa ufupi sana, naunga mkono Mswada huu wa sheria mpya inayosimamia walimu katika shule za chekechea. Hivi majuzi, watu kadhaa waliajiriwa kazi katika Kaunti ya Tana River. Watu walifurahia kwa sababu watu wengi hawana kazi lakini mishahara ya hao walimu waliopata hizo kazi na kufurahia iko...

Sen. Olekina Thank you very much. Putting of the question on this Bill is hereby deferred to the next sitting, pursuant to Standing Order No.66 (3) of the Standing Orders of this honourable House. (Putting of the question on Bill deferred)

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I hope you have stopped my time. Let me repeat that, Mr. President, please, since we are in this musical of trying to please everybody and correct all the misgivings, all the indiscipline in the National Government must be corrected. Tell your folks...

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Thank you, Sen. Mungatana. I have no other Member interested in making contributions to this Bill. In the absence of any other Member, I call Sen. Oketch Gicheru to reply.

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I hope that next time we have such Bills or Motions to discuss, we will be given the 15 minutes time that is in our Standing Orders instead of curtailing debate. People out there will not understand if we are told by our...

Sen. Olekina Madam Temporary Speaker, I hate to interrupt my dear sister. I am very fond of her because of her diligence. However, is she in order to allege that the Committee has allocated Kshs62 billion, yet the figure is calculated based on what the Constitution states? It is imperative...

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Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement by my dear sister, Sen. Miraj. As I support this Statement, I call upon the Chairperson, Prof. Nyabundi, and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) , Mr. David Njengere, to think about digitising all certificates for all former...

Sen. Olekina Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir for giving me an opportunity to make some brief comments on this proposed legislation by my good friend, Sen. Abass. From the onset, I am not sure if I support this legislation because we seem to be on a trajectory of over-legislating in...

and what other countries are doing better than us, but most importantly, to learn from the best practises across the CPA states.Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you very much for giving me the opportunity. This is a golden opportunity we must take so that we can promote Kenya as a sovereign...

Thank you. Proceed, Sen. Wamatinga.

Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker. Indeed, I took part in this Conference in Accra, Ghana. It was a moment to reflect on several things; most importantly looking at where we have come from, the history, ties and the bondage that we have between the countries that attended. The...

For instance, like in most international organisations, which lack the political goodwill of some of the big brothers and sisters, they have kept on dodging the success that can be otherwise attained.I also noted that there was a presence of youth and women leadership. It was not lost on us...

I am imagining a country that has 13 or 14 counties. That would mean we have regional blocks that make economic sense without the unnecessary duplication of 47 county assemblies, 47 governors and 47 Senators. This would go a long way into ensuring that we get a cohesive Government and...

Sen. Olekina

Sen. Olekina Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker. Indeed, I took part in this Conference in Accra, Ghana. It was a moment to reflect on several things; most importantly looking at where we have come from, the history, ties and the bondage that we have between the countries that...

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Hon. Senators, it is now going to 1.00 p.m., time to adjourn the House. The Senate therefore stands adjourned until later today, Wednesday, 24th July, 2024, at 2.30 p.m. Thank you. The Senate rose at 1.00 p.m. July 24, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 39