Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 May 2024 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 and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 8 May 2024 in Senate: from a tear gas canister that a police officer fired during an exercise of his democratic right to picket and protest. I gave him my advice that that is the reason why Sen. Sifuna wears a sufuria on his head when he goes to maandamano, because that way the damage to the head is lesser. If you are wearing something like a sufuria on your head, if you are hit with a tear gas canister, you will not be hospitalized the way he was. I want to express my frustration with the medical practitioners in this House. They are telling ... view
• 7 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to inform the hon. Senator that, in fact, the announcement by the President yesterday was on plans that his Government is 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 and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 7 May 2024 in Senate: intending to put in place to help the people of Nairobi City County. This is coming two weeks after people have been moved from their houses, which have been washed away. I was extremely disappointed that instead of addressing the people of Mathare about what the Government has already done, the head of State was talking about things he was going to do. Where does he think these people have been living on for the past two weeks? This rain in Nairobi City County started beating us--- view
• 7 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will absolutely insist on that line. If you protect me from these frivolous points of order, I was going to tell you about what the county government has done. I was expressing my disappointment. The rain in Nairobi started beating us seriously on the 20th April, 2024. By the 24th April, 2024 we the leadership of the county were calling for the national Government 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 and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 7 May 2024 in Senate: to declare this a national disaster because our own county was overwhelmed. I hear people parroting about the two per cent of the county resources being directed to the disaster account. It is not as if the county governments receive all the money allocated to them by this House, then separate the two per cent and put it in the account. As I speak right now, if you are a serious person who follows devolution you know that the county governments have not received money since January. The equitable share of county governments has not reached counties from January. If ... view
• 7 May 2024 in Senate: I want to advice— view
• 7 May 2024 in Senate: Let me make the correction you have asked me to make--- view
• 7 May 2024 in Senate: I ask the hon. Senator for Tana River County, the very able Danson Mungatana to not wait for President Ruto’s money because it is not coming. I thank you. view
• 7 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, under Standing Order No.105 on responsibility for statements of fact, is the Senator for Nandi sure about the things he is telling this House? That I have not visited any of the places that have been affected by these floods? I know for a fact I have. So, when he stands here, can he substantiate that Sen. Sifuna has not been to these places? view