Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 251 to 260 of 1870.

• 3 Dec 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to take one minute to congratulate the Namibian team on the successful election they held this November. They have their first woman president, something that we, in Kenya, are still struggling with. You also know that there were elections in the USA. I had occasion to visit the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. I want also to take this opportunity to welcome the team from the USA. Lastly, because I attended elections as an observer in Somaliland, I want to speak to the statement by the Senator for Meru to let him know that, in ... view
• 26 Nov 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker Sir. I would like to join the Senator for Migori in welcoming both the delegation from Migori County and the team from Strathmore University here in Nairobi. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when Sen. Eddy was speaking, I was wondering whether the Chairperson of the boda boda is the one who is a bad teacher or whether the Senator is a bad student. This is because by the time somebody you are educating suffers such an injury, there should be a problem somewhere. It is a best day for both teams to be in the Senate ... view
• 26 Nov 2024 in Senate: of moulding young people to become the great citizens that we expect to be able to move our country forward. We continue to wish you the best in the work that you are doing at the university. Additionally, during this period that you are touring Parliament, we hope that you can pick up one or two things that will help you in your respective careers and whatever dreams and aspirations that you have. May they come true, in Jesus' name, do not say amen. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 Nov 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you know my position on the State of the Nation Address. I have always held the position that the State of the Nation Address is the state of the people and that I do not trust the current President to paint the true picture of the state of the people. Again, this year, because of that doubt in my mind, I chose to not attend the State of the Nation Address. There is usually a disconnect when you listen to the President; that is between his words and actions of his Government. Some of us have ... view
• 26 Nov 2024 in Senate: That is where I want to begin. The President could as well have been describing me. We are who we are. We believe in this democracy, we will fight for it and there is nothing anyone can do about it. The question in my mind is whether the President believes in the words that he spoke. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, another thing that he said that sounded like music to ears of the people who believe in democracy and participation of the people is that he had learned through the hard as well as customary ways that listening is a ... view
• 26 Nov 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, of course, as I expected, he spent a considerable amount of time looking back to the situation that he inherited when he came into power. In my previous debate on his Address last year, we said we want to encourage this administration to be forward looking. Yes, we understand the situation that was obtaining in September, 2022. However, you are halfway through your presidency, Mr. President. You cannot still be talking about the war in Ukraine and the strictures of supply chain out of the war. We want you to move forward. At this point in ... view
• 26 Nov 2024 in Senate: Some people have challenged those of us who were making noise about this process because they have not understood the noise we were making. We were saying that the Constitution requires that even when there are options in terms of procurement, whatever procurement method you decide to use, there has to be transparency. Those out there asking us what is the option to Adani, the Constitution already provides an option. The option after kicking out Adani is very simple. It is called transparency. I have also raised concerns about the way this Government communicates. If, for instance, you wanted to ... view
• 26 Nov 2024 in Senate: I thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I was saying that the synonyms that I saw for resilience is a person who has ability to endure suffering without incurring permanent damage or loss. Therefore, he knows that Kenyans are suffering, but he has somehow discovered that we are resilient and can take more and more punishment without breaking. This is the only thing in his Address that I agree with. I thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 20 Nov 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am a bit surprised because the Cabinet Secretary is a former Member of this House. She knows very well that once the Chair has made a ruling, she cannot argue with the Chair's decision. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know you said that I cannot raise a point of order, but she is totally out of order. You have made a decision that we, in this House, interact with the head of the Ministry. Whatever arrangements she has with the NLC on how to source information is none of our business. The person who will appear here ... view
• 20 Nov 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to make a request. As you know, I am a Member of the Mediation Committee in the Division of Revenue. We have a meeting this morning. If you could allow me to take my question, then join that meeting. view