Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1691 to 1700 of 1820.

• 9 Nov 2022 in Senate: I congratulate those who have been nominated to serve in the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC); Sen. Joyce Korir, Sen. Omogeni and my brother Sen. Kinyua, who I serve with in the Standing Committee on Energy. I know that you have what it takes. This entire life is about pairing our skills to the opportunities that are available. Where I come from, you cannot tie a heifer that is supposed to produce milk, on a plough to plough the fields. You cannot milk a bull because it has no milk. You are supposed to match your skill and abilities and the ... view
• 9 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
• 9 Nov 2022 in Senate: We want people to understand that every single position, including the positions we hold as elected Members, we hold them in trust for the people who elected us. We want the Senators nominated to PSC, to remember that those positions are held in trust for MPs who have nominated you to those positions. They cannot be opportunities for you to advance your own selfish interests. It cannot be about satiating your greed. Sen. Omogeni, I know you have none. However, I assure you that on the day you demonstrate even a whiff of having abandoned the ideals for which we ... view
• 9 Nov 2022 in Senate: This is what we are looking for. Thank you for reinforcing the fact that we are an independent House which can make its own decisions and cannot be taken for granted. view
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is good to see you back in that chair; we have suffered. However, that is beside the point. You are the one who has informed this House that there is a variance between the names that have been submitted before this House and the ones submitted in the National Assembly. This matter did not come from us. I need your assurance that if indeed you have said this Motion will come back to the Floor of the Senate tomorrow; it will come back in the same form that it appears in today’s Order Paper. ... view
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: Very much so, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in fact, he has captured my fears. We are removing this Motion from the Order Paper. However, all the Clerk needs to do is to cut and paste it on tomorrow’s Order Paper. If there will be as much a variance as a comma, we will know that it is not a Motion of this House. As long as you assure us of that, you have my full support. I am sure you will exercise Solomonic wisdom. The demons we are trying to cast out are serious and they will rear their ugly faces tomorrow. We will ... view
• 8 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
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: to fight against greed in this House and impunity from some of these people who call themselves leaders. It is time we massacre greed on the Floor of this House. view