Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1571 to 1580 of 1870.

• 21 Feb 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Last week, I was getting hot and bothered about this matter. Now that I know exactly what is going on, I am just laughing. I have discovered that they are just basic political games. I would use the word ‘cheap,’ but people will jump out of their seats. When I was elected, I came to this House thinking that I would be legislating, oversighting and representing my people of Nairobi. Last week, someone added that I view
• 21 Feb 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
• 21 Feb 2023 in Senate: have also come here as a student to learn. Therefore, I will also take this opportunity to teach the law that I know. view
• 21 Feb 2023 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I hope that your children are watching. I will be saying a few things, and I hope that I can inspire them to be future senators of Nairobi. First, I am happy that we have come to this juncture. I was imploring you last week to get this matter out of your office, so that we can pursue the dispute between us and one of our Members in the proper forum. I agree with Sen. Dullo on the action that she has taken. The proper forum for resolution of disputes between political parties and their members, ... view
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• 21 Feb 2023 in Senate: are being told that the Minority Side will stay without a Whip until that matter is resolved. It cannot be true. In my submissions, I ask that you separate matters that are covered by these proceedings and the court order that was served upon you. If there are matters that are not covered by that dispute, make pronouncements on the leadership of the Deputy Minority Whip seat. Lastly, we heard you being told that you should be afraid of some undisclosed consequences if you were to defy a court order. As a lawyer who did not waste time or sleep ... view
• 21 Feb 2023 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I further point out that every time we argue with our colleagues in the National Assembly on which House is the Upper or the Lower one, we impeach our own arguments by making ourselves subservient to the National Assembly every single opportunity we get. If precedent is set in this House, why are we being referred to the National Assembly? The Senate is not a student of the National Assembly. We do not need to learn anything from them. We are okay and equipped with all the knowledge that we need as a House. Our precedent ... view
• 21 Feb 2023 in Senate: I join my colleagues who are insisting that we should be discussing serious issues. Every day I open my newspaper my heart breaks. The other day, we were told that we have 4,000 unemployed doctors in this country. Again, we were told that the same doctors that the Government has been unable to find work for are being imprisoned here by the Ministry of Health (MoH); saying that they cannot seek opportunities outside the country. view
• 21 Feb 2023 in Senate: What sort of relationship are we in with our nation? The country refuses to provide an opportunity for you and then denies you an opportunity to look for jobs elsewhere. Those are the matters I was elected to discuss here. view
• 21 Feb 2023 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I conclude, we in the Minority Side have no problem prosecuting this matter before the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT). It is something over which we have experts. Sen. Osotsi wrote the book on how to deal with political parties at PPDT. view