Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1121 to 1130 of 1853.

• 31 Aug 2023 in Senate: On this particular agenda, I ask that the Senate Majority Leader seconds me. view
• 31 Aug 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is my view that five minutes should be sufficient to prosecute this matter. Just to add, I do not think it is a requirement that all Senators must speak on everything. In fact, for us, we have a designated expert on climate change and we would want that he be given priority to speak so that when we come to other matters of the street, then others will also take that opportunity to prosecute. view
• 31 Aug 2023 in Senate: On a point of clarification, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 31 Aug 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had requested a point of clarification under Standing Order No.126. I was following the last proceedings and my colleague, Sen. Cherarkey, was removed from this House under Standing Order No.126. In my reading of Standing Order No.126, it says that a Senator removed under that Order, shall thereupon without question being put, be suspended from the service of the Senate for a minimum of 91 calendar days and a maximum of 180 calendar days, including the day of his suspension, and shall during such suspension forfeit the right of access to the precincts of Parliament and ... view
• 31 Aug 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would rather discuss the broader issues about the equitable contribution of the African Continent to this question of climate change. I believe African states are getting the short end of climate action because statistics show that we only contribute about 4 per cent of global emissions, and yet, we are the ones suffering the brunt of climate change. We have just come out of the longest drought in 40 years in Kenya. Although we would want to have this conversation about equitable global financing, we are stuck here with a minor factor of ... view
• 31 Aug 2023 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to speak to the positives in the Act because there are many negatives that we will talk about in the greater context that I have given. A look at 23D requires that there shall be an environment impact assessment for every carbon trading project. We understand greenery is a major way of removing carbon from the air, but it is not every plant or crop you put up is going to result to positives. We have heard Sen. Kinyua talk about the negative effects of planting eucalyptus trees. We have heard complaints about plants ... view
• 10 Aug 2023 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 10 Aug 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it would have been nice if Members were supplied with accessible copies of that Report. I can confirm that my neighbour, Sen. Crystal Asige, does not have an accessible copy of the Report. Thank you. view
• 10 Aug 2023 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary, Speaker, Sir. view
• 10 Aug 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was a bit concerned by one of the submissions by the Senate Majority Leader. He said that the Report of the Committee was moved by a Member of the Minority side. That has nothing to do with the political sides of the House. view