Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1251 to 1260 of 1831.

• 15 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, do I proceed? If you allow me, I can give contributions on the matter as well. view
• 15 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as the Deputy Minority Whip, I confirm here that as the leadership of Minority side, we are having serious challenges whipping Members of Jubilee in this House. They have decided publicly that they do not want to associate with us. We, as a Coalition, have never disowned anyone. We are unable to whip these Members. view
• 15 Jun 2023 in Senate: I have expressed these concerns--- view
• 15 Jun 2023 in Senate: I am on a point of order. I have expressed these concerns even at the SBC and it is on record. If I am unable to whip you and you are being whipped from other places, we call a Parliamentary Group (PG) meeting as the Minority Coalition and you show up at the PG of the Majority Coalition at State House. How do you come then and claim rights in the house you have decided you no longer belong to? Mr. Speaker, Sir, we, in the Minority side, have made it clear that it is better to count ourselves and ... view
• 15 Jun 2023 in Senate: It is not fair that you can disparage a house and pee in the house from outside, but when food is served, you come in and say, “I am also a child of this house.” We will not allow it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as the leadership of the Coalition, we accept the divorce with which we were served. We were told we are no longer desirable as a Coalition and we accept it. Please, move on and stop disturbing us. Go to the house which you prefer because the right of association is based on free will. It is consensual. ... view
• 15 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 Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 15 Jun 2023 in Senate: This matter of the impeachment of the Governor anywhere is such a delicate matter. As the leadership of the Coalition, we will only second people to that Committee who we believe know what they are doing and will abide by the positions that have been taken or directives of the Coalition. You go there today, bearing the t-shirt of Azimio, but when you get there you score an own goal--- view
• 15 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the concept of whipping in any Parliament in the world is that you second Members to a committee to represent you there. They are representatives of the Coalition. You cannot go there if you do not represent us. What are you doing there? You cannot go there to represent yourself. The Minority side is known. It is not the Jubilee Party that has taken this decision because it is still a party of the Coalition. Individual Members of the party have chosen that they are no longer comfortable in the Coalition. These are matters that have been ... view
• 15 Jun 2023 in Senate: We can die tomorrow--- view
• 15 Jun 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just wanted to inform my friend, that we are not saying that a certain Member should not be a Member of any committee. We are saying that they should be seconded to those committees by the side to which they belong; physically, legally and whatever it is we can do. view