Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1611 to 1620 of 1820.

• 24 Nov 2022 in Senate: So, I have assured them that I will be here as long as their parents want me to be here. When they come of age and they have better policies for people, I will be more than happy to cede that space to one of them. They have also presented a Petition to me to take the management of the school that they will want to see a swimming pool in their school. They asked me if this House was kind enough to mandate that the swimming pool is built at Emerald, they will be very happy. So, I thank ... view
• 24 Nov 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is a bit difficult to speak after my brother has given us such an in-depth analysis. I was introduced to this term, biopiracy, yesterday. I did not know it existed. My greatest concern upon learning of the export of trees was the fact that nobody appears to be in charge. It is very saddening. When you hear the CS speak, you will realise that she also does not understand how the entire thing was arranged and done. We urge the Government to take charge. Kenyans want to be sure there is somebody at the ... view
• 24 Nov 2022 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
• 24 Nov 2022 in Senate: It is not just about the things we are exporting but even what we are importing. The newspapers were telling us that there is already a ship at Mombasa offloading maize. The Ministry of Agriculture today said that they are not aware of any ship at Mombasa. I almost called you, Mr. Speaker, to allow me take the next available flight to the port and come back and report to you whether I physically saw a ship at the port of Mombasa offloading grain. It appears that nobody is at the wheel in all the agencies concerned or there is ... view
• 24 Nov 2022 in Senate: However, I am aware that people move fully-grown trees for ornamental purposes. This is so that if you want to set up your Boma quickly and you are a young man, like Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe, you have visitors coming; you want to show them that they are already matured trees and that people have been living there; you can come to my home and cut a few grown trees, so that it looks like people were living there. view
• 24 Nov 2022 in Senate: I am sure that the purpose for this bio-piracy was for those ornamental purposes. However, we want an assurance that the people at the ports who are responsible for issuance of licenses and in charge of Government are aware of what is happening, so that when we ask questions, we are not told we do not know who in Kenya Forest Service (KFS) issued the license. view
• 24 Nov 2022 in Senate: Sen. Cheruiyot is the person who should be telling us - because he is the one who speaks on behalf of the Government – that this is the person who issued this letter and this is the purpose for which these trees were moved. He should tell us whether this is legal or permissible. If we have a Government that only reacts to outrage on social media, then we might as well have these group administrators who are the “say-it-all” on social media running the country because they are the first ones to get this information. view
• 24 Nov 2022 in Senate: I support the fact that we need to take care of our environment and protect our species. If we are going to import - the way that our governor also suggested – fully-grown trees, at the very minimum, let the agencies that are responsible be able to answer questions when Kenyans ask them and not pass the buck or tell us that they do not know. view
• 24 Nov 2022 in Senate: I thank you. view
• 24 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if Sen. Orwoba was my neighbour, I would have donated my one minute, but, unfortunately, she is too far for my magnanimity to reach her. view