Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Aug 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am addressing this House on the 7th August, 2024, and when we talk about pending bills. Let us not forget the longest and biggest pending bills is to the people who lost their lives and were injured during the bomb attack. I know that there is a Committee of this House that had taken upon itself to resolve that issue once and for all. We will continue to remind them that that matter is still pending. Secondly, the reason I was drawn to Sen. Wafula's Statement is because I heard the Governor of Bungoma, ... view
• 7 Aug 2024 in Senate: We have passed Motions here, as Sen. Osotsi told you, that we needed every pending bill below Kshs1 billion to be paid by the end of the last financial year. We needed to see county governments filing payment plans with the Controller of Budget; those plans should also be filed with us. As far as I am concerned, I have not seen any county that has actually filed or complied with that Motion. So, it becomes very difficult for us to explain to the people why this is happening. I am happy that now I have someone that I can ... view
• 1 Aug 2024 in Senate: On a point of clarification, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 1 Aug 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have had a conversation at the Senate Business Committee (SBC) regarding access to parliamentary proceedings by the media. Pursuant to Article 118 of the Constitution, I also know that our business is supposed to be done with access to the public. However, I have noted that in the past three weeks, this Senate Chamber has been very lonely. I have not seen any members of the public in the gallery. I am a bit concerned whether there is any justifiable reason why we no longer receive delegations of members of the public to the proceedings of ... view
• 30 Jul 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, you have put a direction on the Floor, but I can see all my colleagues standing up and defying the directive of the Speaker. We have just had a similar situation with the Senator of Turkana County and we put it to a vote. We are all here and we will just clear the air. I need guidance. I am not doubting what you have told us, but how is it possible for a Member to ascertain that the error involving Sen. Abdul Haji actually happened? How can we ascertain that? view
• 30 Jul 2024 in Senate: Very well. view
• 30 Jul 2024 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 30 Jul 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, under Standing Order--- view
• 30 Jul 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I will be very brief because I have seen the application of Standing Order No. 89 twice this afternoon. To me, the more concerning issue is how it is possible that an error affected one vote. However, when the question was put again, you see that people have voted totally differently from how they voted just a few minutes earlier. That to me is of great concern and it reflects very badly on the House and on the integrity of the votes that we take here. The process that you have undertaken there of ascertaining every person's ... view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: On a point of clarification, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view