Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1191 to 1200 of 1831.

• 26 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to begin as my colleague has done, by thanking the Members of the Committee for a job very well done. Regarding that small discussion that was going on about page 11 and its contents, I have only one observation to make, that in fact, we have a rule on evidence that is known as the parole evidence rule; that immediately anything has been reduced into writing, oral evidence is not acceptable to explain the contents of a document. Nothing could have stopped Members of the Committee who felt, for instance, that they do not agree ... view
• 26 Jun 2023 in Senate: We say you should take pride and responsibility for everything you do in private when it comes to the public. You cannot agree on something in private then when it comes to the Floor of the House, somehow you are embarrassed by some of the decisions that you made. view
• 26 Jun 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
• 26 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, going to the contents of the document itself, I laud the Committee for giving the people of Siaya County an opportunity for devolution to work for them. This is because these two indictments are on very serious grounds of violation of the Constitution and the law. I can tell that some Senators who have spoken before me have not read this document. In this particular document, there is an admission by the Deputy Governor himself. Those of you who know the law, know the weight of an admission of an accused person is heavy. If the Deputy ... view
• 26 Jun 2023 in Senate: Where there has been a violation of the law, these distinguished Senators will stand for the rule of law and the Constitution. Finally, my brother, the Senator for Kiambu County wants to trivialise the giving of false information by public officers. It is the Constitution under Chapter Six that imposes this responsibility on us as elected leaders. There is also a law called the Public Officers Ethics Act. It is a crime under that Act to give misleading information in public. You cannot just tell us because you, people, in your coalition, you are used to giving false promises to ... view
• 26 Jun 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
• 26 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you must protect me. Pause my time, please. view
• 26 Jun 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, there was reference--- view
• 26 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, can I be heard, please? view
• 26 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker Sir, there was an allegation that was made here and that is what I was responding to. Anyway, I am happy that we as Senators got to interact with this particular case. It was very interesting. For the first time in my life I got an opportunity to see what a Kshs1 million chair looks like. Unfortunately, because I was not a Member of the Committee, I was not invited to sit on it like my brother, Sen. Chimera. Having sat on that seat is when Sen. Chimera realised that resources that are due to the people of ... view