Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1231 to 1240 of 1831.

• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to seek some clarification or guidance from you, pursuant to Standing Order No.1. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: By way of information, the person listed to appear before the Senate this morning, the Hon. Cabinet Secretary for Trade, Investments and Industry, Hon. Kuria, is the subject of a Censure Motion that I filed in this Senate on the 19th of June, 2023. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the guidance that I rise to seek, therefore, is whether a person who is going to be or is already a subject of a Motion of Censure that has already been filed before this hallowed House can appear before that same House prior to the Motion on censure being dispensed. In my view, ... view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I personally take great exception to the presence of somebody, the subject of such a Motion in this hallowed House. My fear is that; the CS is going to use this privilege of appearance before the Senate to cleanse himself of the accusations that are contained in that Motion. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: We in the Minority side are objecting to his presence in this House. We seek your direction on whether or not his presence here today prior to the dispense of this Motion would be prejudicial to the same Motion. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: On a point of information. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I believe I have been called to give my Statement. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform the Senate Majority Leader that, in fact, the National Assembly applied to be enjoined in that particular case and they are an active party. view
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (1), to make a Statement on a matter of general topical concern, namely the rampant fires that have recently ravaged markets in Nairobi, destroying property estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of shillings. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on Sunday, 11th June, 2023, at around 2 a.m., the Toi Market in Kibra Constituency went up in smoke, resulting in about 3,000 traders losing stock estimated to be between Kshs400,000 and Kshs600,000 for each trader. Cumulatively, the total loss from the Toi Market fire was over Kshs1 billion. Just two days ... view
• 21 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
• 21 Jun 2023 in Senate: It is estimated that about 200,000 tonnes of second-hand clothes are imported into the country annually. Gikomba Market alone, is reputed to generate nearly Kshs300 million a month and almost Kshs4 billion annually. When you spread this out into all the other markets across Nairobi, you have a multi-billion-shilling informal industry, that not only sells clothes, but also many other items relevant to the common mwananchi . Essentially, this industry remains a huge employer of the Nairobi County masses, creating livelihoods for millions of families. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we, however, have had to contend with the cancer of arson targeting ... view