Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1461 to 1470 of 1831.

• 22 Mar 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I assure you, on behalf of the Minority side, that nobody here is interested in playing any games. We are interested in protecting the integrity of this House including how business that comes to this Floor is processed. We do not have a problem if the Committee goes back to redo their report and sign with a majority that we can all see. It is a question that is very easily ascertainable. I do not mean to impute any negativity on the part of the Chair, but, we do not understand how it is so difficult. How ... view
• 22 Mar 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, we are all capable of establishing whether a document has been signed by the majority of the Members. When we see such decisions, then we start questioning whether we have fairness in this House. From those documents, it is very clear that only four Members out of the nine have signed. So, it is not a report that should be brought before this House. Please, let us not force issues. Let us correct where mistakes have been made and we move forward together as a House. view
• 22 Mar 2023 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 22 Mar 2023 in Senate: Because of you! view
• 22 Mar 2023 in Senate: It was caused by you! view
• 22 Mar 2023 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 22 Mar 2023 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 22 Mar 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, with the greatest respect, I stood up on a point of order when he made that comment. Your direction – the HANSARD will bear me witness – was that we wait for him to finish moving that Motion before we raise points of order. We have proceeded to do just that. Instead of you giving proper directions on him withdrawing that, you are telling us that the matter is spent. We would like to be given specific directions from your Chair on how exactly that matter is spent. The HANSARD will bear me witness that you are ... view
• 22 Mar 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, we on the Minority side have come to accept that in this House we are going to have to contend for the next four years with the prevalence of acute short man syndrome on the majority side. This is because, there are two Senators who are now becoming--- view
• 22 Mar 2023 in Senate: Yes. I stand to second the Motion. view