Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1791 to 1800 of 1812.

• 11 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he also announced a reduction in the price of fertiliser as a way of trying to reduce the cost of living. We have now been told to expect the next crop. Kenyans are supposed to go hungry or suffer for the duration it takes to raise a fresh crop of maize and that immediately that is here, we will use the new fertiliser and the prices of food will go down. We have been asked to tighten our belts. Sen. Cherarkey, while in an informal setting, told me that the new crop of maize is almost ... view
• 11 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to warn him that before he informs me, he should know that I am also a farmer. view
• 11 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I doubt that I have any more information than I left with when I went to sit down but I thank my brother for the effort. We had a plan as well for reduction of the cost of living. We believe there is an alternative path to reducing the cost of living and especially the cost of food. We have had occasion to have conversations with farmers in the Rift Valley and they pointed out that the problem has largely been, one, the reliance of rain-fed agriculture which has become very unreliable given the scourge of ... view
• 11 Oct 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
• 11 Oct 2022 in Senate: scientists on both sides do not agree on any particular point, they usually encourage people to teach the controversy. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, they we have been challenging my brothers and friends on this side to table evidence, to show that there are no issues of safety in GMOs. I encourage that you allow people debate the controversy. view
• 11 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I conclude, as I see my time is almost up. The decision such as the lift on the ban of GMOs is a radical policy pronouncement. We have told the Majority side, that we believe it is a matter upon which further public participation ought to have been undertaken before the decision was made. I refer the House to Article No. 10 of our Constitution. It states that whenever any State officer, public officer or any person makes or implements public policy decisions, they are tied down to complying with the national principles and values as ... view
• 11 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with all due respect, this is the reason why I was asking for your protection. I am not introducing any matter. I am addressing myself to the President’s proposal on food security. I am allowed by the Standing Orders to read brief references from authorities like the Pope. The other Senators who spoke did not avail authorities from their faith. I would like to read the encyclical. It is available on the website. If you are unable to access the website because you are a rural Senator, I can get one for you from Bishop Anyolo’s ... view
• 11 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he further says- “The most vulnerable of this become temporary laborers and many rural workers end up moving to poverty stricken urban areas. The expansion of these crops has the effect of destroying the complex networks of ecosystem, diminishing the diversity of production and affecting regional economies, now and in the future.” He concludes on this particular topic by saying- “Certainly, these issues require constant attention and a concern for their ethical implication. A broad responsible, scientific and social debate needs to take place, one capable of considering all the available information and of calling things ... view
• 11 Oct 2022 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to inform my colleague that as we speak, the “hustler” Government that you put in place in Nairobi City County, is evicting those hawkers you are speaking about from the Central Business District (CBD). I want you to join me because we all have to fight for those ‘hustlers’ to make sure that the Nairobi City County Government does not remove those ‘hustlers’ from the streets. view
• 6 Oct 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On behalf of the Nairobi City County delegation, I welcome our lovely students from Karen C. You may wave to the Senators so that they can see you. view