Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1401 to 1410 of 1831.

• 18 Apr 2023 in Senate: Point of order! view
• 18 Apr 2023 in Senate: I thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. Some would say this is the raison d'etre’ - the reason for the existence of this Senate. I will begin with the Constitution of Kenya in determining who it is that Senators who swore to protect the interest of the counties and their governments should listen to. There have been submissions here by some of my colleagues. Some have chosen to listen to the National Treasury, others are listening to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and view
• 18 Apr 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 18 Apr 2023 in Senate: others are listening to their political leadership. I first heard of this figure of Kshs385 billion from one the leaders in Kenya Kwanza. Madam Temporary Speaker, under Article 215, there is established a CRA and is given the principle function of making recommendations concerning the basis of equitable share of revenue raised by the National Government. It says that in doing that job under Article 216(3)(a), it shall make sure that it promotes and gives effect to the criteria set out in Article 203(1). That Article 203(1) criteria under Article 203(1)(d) says that- “One of the criteria is the need ... view
• 18 Apr 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 18 Apr 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I propose to this House that the money owed by county governments, including the Kshs100 billion owed by the Nairobi County Government to suppliers, is just as important as the money that is owed by the Central Government to the Chinese. We have been told under 5(c) of that Bill that from the last financial year, Kshs29.6 billion that was meant to go to the counties was not disbursed. These are the issues we need to address in this new financial year. We have heard another excuse here called fiscal consolidation. They are telling us that they ... view
• 18 Apr 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I watched with my own two eyes and heard with my own ears on a television that I bought with my own money and on subscription that I pay with my own money. The Chair of the PEAC was on Citizen Television . He said that he has never seen the sort of wastefulness that he is seeing in the Government and that there is no one who has the spine to do anything about it. He used those words himself and I will bring those clips here. That is what impeaches the argument we had on ... view
• 18 Apr 2023 in Senate: , we should live within our means and budget. My position is if we are eating view
• 18 Apr 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 18 Apr 2023 in Senate: , can we all eat sukuma wiki ? It should not be sukuma wiki for the counties while people are eating rare steaks and aged beef in State House and other offices of the national Government. Madam Temporary Speaker, let me proceed by saying--- view