Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1 to 10 of 1820.

• 7 May 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me begin by saying that I do not know whether this thing called Broad-Based Government exists. I do not recognise any entity called Broad-Based Government. There is a Government of Kenya Kwanza under the leadership of President William Ruto. Every Cabinet Secretary who serves in that Government serves the Kenya Kwanza Government. I echo what Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has said, that some of these individuals who joined Government recently think they are there to represent their ethnic communities. Every time a Cabinet Secretary stands up, he tells you of how much the Ministry of Energy and ... view
• 7 May 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have said on this Floor that as a Senate and as a Parliament, it is the responsibility of all of us, irrespective of our political parties, to oversight the national and county governments. If there is a problem with a Cabinet Secretary, that Cabinet Secretary must account to Parliament as an institution, not even to their political parties or this monster they are calling Broad-Based Government, which does not exist, in my view. Yesterday at night, just before the game between Inter Milan and Barcelona began, I saw the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic ... view
• 7 May 2025 in Senate: Hon. John Mbadi must know that we are unhappy, as a House, that he has time to attend rallies where he explains how much money Luos will get from this Government. He also has time to go to Citizen Television to tell lies about economic growth. If you The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 7 May 2025 in Senate: read today’s newspapers, data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that the economy has done the worst since COVID-19. We have lost jobs and salaries and wages have shrunk because of the taxation that has been imposed by this Government. Still, you go to Citizen TV pontificating about the work that you are doing. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will call out these Cabinet Secretaries without fear. Mimi s iogopi mtu . We will say these things publicly because that is what we swore to do. In fact, you need to confirm to this House whether he has ... view
• 7 May 2025 in Senate: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Education the following Question. (1) What has the Government done to permanently address the root causes of the prolonged industrial action by lecturers at the Technical University of Kenya (TUK), which led to the closure of the university between 3rd February and 18th March, 2025? (2) Could the Government consider apportioning budgetary allocation to bail out the Technical University of Kenya from the prevailing financial crisis, as it did for Moi University, to forestall a collapse of the institution? (3) Could the Cabinet Secretary also outline the Government's strategy to ... view
• 7 May 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have one supplementary question, but before I ask it, I need some clarity on the answer that has been provided by the Cabinet Secretary. Hon. Cabinet Secretary, you have said that you are supplying a net payroll support of Kshs145 million. Knowing that the monthly wage bill for the institution is The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 7 May 2025 in Senate: Kshs272 million per month. Can you clarify to me whether this Kshs145 million that you say is for the period January 2025 to 30th June, 2025 is a monthly support or for those three months? It would be a drop in the ocean when you compare it with the monthly wage bill. Secondly, there is a mention of conditional grants that you say will bridge the budget gap. Unfortunately, you have not provided any figures. Do you have a figure for the total amount of the conditional grant that the institution will be supported with? On the last clarification, there ... view
• 7 May 2025 in Senate: Now Mr. Speaker, Sir, the supplementary question that I want to ask is, whether this idea of transforming these mid-level colleges like the Kenya Polytechnic into universities without sound financial and research grounding was ill-thought of and given the inability of these institutions to self-fund from internal resources. He has brought that question out very clearly that these institutions are unable to sustain themselves because of the sources of funding. Would you still, as a Government, support this policy of transforming these mid-level colleges like Kenya Polytechnic into universities? view
• 10 Apr 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I joined the debate midway as I was attending a funeral service. However, I have caught some of the sentiments expressed earlier and the statement brought by the Senator for Isiolo County. Some of the things happening in our counties are infuriating. It is impossible to believe that some county governors are running these institutions as if they were personal fiefdoms. I personally encountered the situation in Nyamira that the Senator has spoken about, and I almost lost my mind. I could not believe it. He was there. I could not believe that a section ... view
• 10 Apr 2025 in Senate: communication is processed through them. When we asked them how many clerks they have, they could not answer, as there is only one clerk and a gazetted place where the Assembly is supposed to sit. This is absolutely unbelievable. I cannot be persuaded that there is nothing this House can do. We are the ones with the power. We should stop all resources going to Nyamira County Assembly until this issue is resolved. We are presiding over an illegality. This House has options, and we must not appear helpless. By the time the report comes, the Chairperson of the Standing ... view