Olekina Ledama

Ledama Olekina is a Kenyan politician who serves as the Senator for Narok County. Olekina was elected on an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ticket in the August 8, 2017, general elections in Kenya. He was born and raised in Oloombokishi, a small village near Narok, Kenya, on 11 November 1974, Currently Ledama Olekina resides in Eor Ekule, Enkanasa Village [1]. Ledama Olekina was educated at Narok High School and thereafter proceeded to the United States where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and English Communication from The University of Massachusetts in Boston in 2002 [2]. He is the founder of Maasai Education Discovery, an education center for girls.[3]Ledama Ole Kina has been involved in efforts to conserve the Mau Forest in Kenya[4][5].

Controversy

In 2018, Ledama Olekina was cautioned by Kenya's National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) against making issuing utterances bordering on incitement against the Kipsigis Community[6][7][8]. He has also been accused by other Kenyan politicians of fuelling hate against one community[9] after the Senator claimed that most state jobs were being awarded to one community in Kenya[10].

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References
  1. "Ledama Olekina". Mzalendo. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. "Sen. Olekina Ledama | The Kenyan Parliament Website". www.parliament.go.ke. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADD629.pdf
  4. "Seedbombing - Seedballs Kenya Reforestation Campaign to Re-Green Kenya". www.seedballskenya.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. "Ministry of Environment and Forestry » Blog Archive » ENVIRONMENT CS KERIAKO TOBIKO LEADS MAASAI MAU RESTORATION". Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  6. App, Daily Nation. "Narok senator warned over incitement". mobile.nation.co.ke. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  7. Ndubi, Erick Kombo (27 September 2018). "NCIC writes warning letter to Narok Senator over increased incitement utterances". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  8. "Rift Valley leaders want Senator Ole Kina arrested for inciting tribal clashes » Capital News". Capital News. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  9. "Stop Using Kikuyu Hate to Become Maasai Kingpin - ODM Senator Warned". Daily Active. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  10. https://www.the-star.co.ke/authors/vidija. "MP Ngunjiri in twitter spat with Sen Olekina over state jobs". The Star. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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