Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Sep 2024 in Senate: ones to do this. We cannot open this to everyone, including lawyers like myself. I know the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) will come for me but it is the truth. If you look at Clause 20 (1) on the qualifications for the Director General of the Authority, in fact, on this one, they do not even ask for a degree. It just says ‘he shall be competitively recruited.’ We are going to run into problems. If you go to Clause 36 (2) and (3), on the head of the County Disaster Risk Centre, they just say ‘he or she ... view
• 18 Sep 2024 in Senate: I thank you. view
• 17 Sep 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have been deputized to make this Statement on behalf of the Senate Minority Leader, hon. Stewart Madzayo. This is a Statement on withdrawal of the security detail of hon. Justice Lawrence Mugambi. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.52(1) to make a Statement on a matter of national and general topical concern, namely withdrawal of the security of hon. Justice Lawrence Mugambi, judge of the High Court of Kenya. On 13th September, 2024, hon. Justice Lawrence Mugambi issued a ruling in contempt of court proceedings against Mr. Gilbert Masengeli, the acting Inspector General (IG) of Police, ... view
• 17 Sep 2024 in Senate: I strongly condemn the intimidation of hon. Justice Lawrence Mugambi. We must all take cognizance of the appeal processes provided in our laws for any party who feels dissatisfied with a court ruling, rather than resort to revenge missions against the Judiciary. Such actions not only seek to undermine the authority of the courts and administration of justice, but also suggest that judicial decisions can be influenced by external factors other than the law. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is imperative that we take note of these actions by the NPS and their potential impact on our judicial system. As a ... view
• 17 Sep 2024 in Senate: Present and former ODM members. view
• 17 Sep 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to comment on the Statement that has been requested by Sen. Raphael Chimera, on this issue of tolling along the Dongo Kundu bypass. Indeed, we at the Senate Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing, which is ably chaired by Sen. Thang’wa, have resolved to invite the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport to give us the Government's position; the Kenya Kwanza Government's position, on tolling on roads. view
• 17 Sep 2024 in Senate: Correct. view
• 17 Sep 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for that protection. We, as the Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, wanted to know what the Kenya Kwanza Government position is on road tolling. Since, we will wake up one day and we hear that here in Nairobi they are going to start tolling Thika Road, for instance, a road that was built using taxpayer’s money and Kenyans have been using these roads all this time. You cannot just wake up one day and start tolling Thika Road or the Southern Bypass. We had proposed to summon the Ministry, so that they come and tell ... view
• 17 Sep 2024 in Senate: Even on the question of concessions to the airport, one of the problems is that this Government does not know how to communicate its policy. We were here with you in November of last year when the then Cabinet Secretary, hon. Kipchumba Murkomen, told us that they were going to put out an international tender to invite expressions of interest to upgrade Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), only for us to be told months later that there is a different process that is going on under the Public Private Partneships (PPP) Act. In fact, he had told us that the ... view
• 17 Sep 2024 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view