Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1701 to 1710 of 1820.

• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are the coalition, view
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Like my colleagues who have gone before me, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 52(1), to make a Statement on an issue of national and general topic of concern, namely, the ongoing strike called by the Kenya Air Line Pilots Association (KALPA), that has grounded the operations of our national career, Kenya Airways (KQ). view
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am making this Statement as a Member of the Senate Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation and also as a concerned citizen and customer of KQ, who was stranded over the weekend in Mombasa together with many of my colleagues due to this strike. view
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: While the events that happened are costly, crippling to transport operations and an embarrassment to our country, it is time this issue is sorted out once and for all. This is not the first time that we are witnessing this and even worse. The fact that threats are being employed instead of addressing the issue, means that we have not learned anything from our past mistakes. We are basically back to square one. view
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, let me remind this House that KALPA has undergone several changes of guard over the years. However, the problem seems to remain the same. Therefore, the issue is not about the pilots at the helm of this union, but the underlying work conditions. view
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: It is astounding that the same Government that supposedly came into power on the promise of voicing the perceived suffering of the masses, promising to improve the general welfare of our people, is the same one now issuing threats to a union that is only fighting for the rights of its members lawfully. view
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when the pilots gave their strike notice on 19th October, 2022, we expected that negotiations should have been stepped up to avert the strike. Instead, intimidation was deployed after KQ obtained a court injunction on 31st October, 2022, against the strike notice from the Employment and Labour Relations Court. The airline’s threats of disciplinary action if the pilots refuse to observe their rosters did not work then. The result of this hard stance was the costly strike that is costing the airline Kshs300 million daily. I must add that those threats continue even as I speak. As ... 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: Roads and Transport, our friend, Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen, has cheapened this conversation as just some hot air from our very competent pilots. The union followed the law by giving notice and trying to air their grievances in many negotiating forums. Obviously, these did not work. The problems raised by the pilots have been recurring from time to time, with the administrative ones being opaque management of the airline’s financial and commercial issues and contracts; bad leadership and governance; violation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)--- view
• 8 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will if it is of any comfort to my colleague. As a lawyer, I am very much aware of the sub judice rule. We know that the matters that are dealt with by the Employment and Labour Relations Court are labour related. They deal with disputes between the employers and the employees. What I am addressing in my Statement are historical issues surrounding the management of the national airline and the general relationship with the employees. So, allow me to proceed. Further, the union has raised other grievances that touch on matters of safety and security ... view