Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1641 to 1650 of 1820.

• 23 Nov 2022 in Senate: There is also the question of high cost of inputs. For us in the Azimio coalition we had proposed that we need a broad analysis of all the costs that go into producing any crop to try and see if we can manufacture some of the inputs locally to make them cheaper and more available to the farmers. We talked about investing in locally made mechanization whether it is tractors or jembes. view
• 23 Nov 2022 in Senate: It is quite unfortunate that even the most basic farm inputs are imported from elsewhere. The idea was to set up our own fertilizer factory. I was hoping that Sen. Mandago - because he was the Governor of Uasin Gishu County - could give us an idea as the Senate of what happened to the fertilizer industry that we were supposed to set up in the North Rift to help our farmers. view
• 23 Nov 2022 in Senate: These were the proposals that we had made. I have always argued that if something makes sense like on this particular issue, it does not matter which political persuasion you fall under. It does not matter which political persuasion you belong to. It is a fact that we need to protect our farmers. We must do something about the current situation to avert future food crises. I believe that our colleagues on the Majority Side will agree with us that some of the proposals that we made are positive to encourage the production of food. We both spoke about guaranteed ... view
• 23 Nov 2022 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
• 23 Nov 2022 in Senate: You can see that this attitude is not only with the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Trade and Industry because he has his boss. If the President does not share in the attitude of the CS for Trade and Industry, Hon. Moses Kuria, he should not wait for Members of Parliament (MPs) to collect signatures to impeach him. He should just say that this is not the attitude that we came into power with. We came into power on the promise of being the Government for the Mwananchi . The arrogance that is being displayed by this CS, that he has ... view
• 22 Nov 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to add a bit of emphasis on the request for Statement by my brother, Sen. Cherarkey, Senator for Nandi County. view
• 22 Nov 2022 in Senate: I am a Member of the Committee on Roads Transportation and Housing. This is a matter of urgency. I am aware that the resources, the Kshs9 billion, that he is talking about was set aside and actually provided for in the last financial year. view
• 22 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mombasa Road has now become an eye sore. When this matter comes to the Committee, we will call the responsible people starting with KeNHA to give us answers on what the plan is with Mombasa Road. It is not fair for the residents of Nairobi and all who use that road that there is an Express Way that they have to pay for yet it was built on top of a road that was okay. Mombasa Road was okay back then. We did not have the blockages in drainage that we see on the stretch of Uhuru Highway. Right now, ... view
• 22 Nov 2022 in Senate: We would like this matter to be given the seriousness that it deserves. The contractor should explain to us why it has taken so long to restore Mombasa Road to where it was before. The people of Nairobi and other road users lost a number of lanes on that road. Our understanding was that the Express Way would not affect the number of lanes on the road when being built. view
• 22 Nov 2022 in Senate: If you look at the section at Next Gen Mall for instance, the intake for Express Way is on Mombasa Road. You cannot tell me that Mombasa Road used to look like that because we barely have two lanes remaining. This is a fallen highway. view