Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Sep 2023 in Senate: organisation or a Government entity in this country known as the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board (KPPB). It is their responsibility to ensure that the supply and availability of this stupefying drug is not as rampant as it is right now. I saw an investigation by one of the local media houses. It was so easy to procure these drugs. You just go across the county and ask them ‘ leo mko na gani ?’ Which one do you have now? They will even tell you that there is a more potent one that has come. This should essentially be ... view
• 21 Sep 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with your kind permission, as the head of delegation for Nairobi County I would like to allow Sen. Nyamu to convey the welcome remarks. view
• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to join you, the House and the Senate Majority Leader in welcoming the delegation from Somalia. I welcome them to the City of Nairobi. I am the Senator for Nairobi. I hope that you will learn a few things in your time in the City of Nairobi and in this Senate. Let us continue with our friendship. As you understand, our borders have allowed us to live together for a long time as people of Somali origin and Kenyans. To add on, there are Kenyans of Somali origin and Somalis of Kenyan origin. We hope ... view
• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is important that when you give such direction you make it clear under what provision of the law he has been allowed to dress like that because there are no specific rules for individual Senators. The rules apply to all of us. view
• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: If there are some unique understandings then we should know so that I can also save money on material such that instead of wearing a full-sleeved, I can wear a half-sleeve. view
• 20 Sep 2023 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 Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No. 120 on relevance, the matter that is before us is a report of the Committee on Powers and Privileges on the conduct of a named Senator. I urge ‘my sister’ to restrict herself to the contents of this report. It is a matter of record in this House that I have been punished severely for every crime that I have ever committed on this Floor so that nobody can bring that into this particular discussion. I have never been let scot-free, not because of my sex or anything. I have been ... view
• 20 Sep 2023 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, six years ago, there was a famous black French footballer called Mr. Benjamin Mendy, who arrived at the Manchester Club called Manchester City, as the most expensive defender at the time. Around November of 2020, this gentleman was arraigned in court and charged on six allegations of rape. At that particular point, when those charges were brought against Benjamin Mendy, his career entirely stopped. His contract at Manchester City, of course, was put on hold and his bright future as a footballer was thrown into confusion. It was only in January of this year that that footballer ... view