Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1091 to 1100 of 1870.

• 12 Oct 2023 in Senate: reapply for their positions; having been employed properly, their qualifications and experience ascertained. So, there is really no need to subject the current employees of NHIF to a process of reapplication. As I said, again, yesterday, in this current environment of shareholding, there are people who are afraid they might lose their positions they are perceived not to be shareholders in the current regime. I thank you, Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir. view
• 11 Oct 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I have noticed a very worrying pattern with the Bills that have been coming from the legislative drafters in Government offices. This is a matter that we have raised previously when we were debating other Bills that have come before us. The most recent one was the Community Health Promoters that we dealt with while in Turkana. This concern is that every time we see these Bills, they are creating agencies that are going to oversee devolved functions. If you look at the composition of that agency that was created, it is very heavy on national Government ... view
• 11 Oct 2023 in Senate: 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 Services,Senate. view
• 11 Oct 2023 in Senate: “The agency shall provide health data to the Cabinet Secretary for relevant action.” I have a problem with that. Health data should be given to the primary executors of health services or function, which is the devolved units. Finally, there was one more issue that I wanted to raise but it has escaped me. Clause 26(1)(a) gives the Cabinet Secretary a role in the establishment of county health data banks. I do not believe that this is something that Cabinet Secretaries should be involving themselves in. So, we are hoping that in the spirit we saw in Turkana, the Majority ... view
• 11 Oct 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, allow me to begin with some things that have been said on this Floor, first, by my colleague Sen. Cherarkey. On the First Schedule of this Bill, I shall read it word by word so that nobody accuses me of bringing in things that are not here, they are stating that the current staff of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) are eligible to apply for the advertised positions by the Authority and may be considered for appointment where they are suitably qualified for the positions advertised. view
• 11 Oct 2023 in Senate: 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 Services,Senate. view
• 11 Oct 2023 in Senate: There is a depletion of trust in this country. If people were already working for an organization, they were vetted and are qualified. Why would you subject them to a re- application process? This is what is causing jitters within NHIF. If these people were competitively recruited, they should automatically be absorbed into the new fund. Some of us get very jittery around recruitment in this Government because we have been told of the story of shareholding. Many of us are not shareholders in this Government. We have been told we cannot be given positions. What happens to the non-shareholders ... view
• 11 Oct 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I did not interrupt Sen. Cherarkey, I do not know why he wants to interrupt me. view
• 11 Oct 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, it is a matter of public record that somebody as senior as the Deputy President of this Republic has said openly that the Government that is running this country is a private company with shareholders. If you do not have shares or they are minimal, you get nothing. Allow me to proceed because these are matters of public record that are known. We should take judicial notice of them. The second concern I had is with regards to benefits--- view
• 11 Oct 2023 in Senate: 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 Services,Senate. view