Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Apr 2024 in Senate: absolutely devastated. People have not been paid for years. Their businesses have been closed, people have been auctioned, and yet we continue to talk about pending bills. That is why I supported the Motion that was brought to this Floor by the Senator for Narok County, that we need to ring-fence money, and once money is sent to the counties, the county governments must make sure that they pay all those pending bills. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, I want to speak on the question of overlap of functions. Again, I refer you to this report of our own Parliamentary Budget ... view
• 30 Apr 2024 in Senate: absolutely devastated. People have not been paid for years. Their businesses have been closed, people have been auctioned, and yet we continue to talk about pending bills. That is why I supported the Motion that was brought to this Floor by the Senator for Narok County, that we need to ring-fence money, and once money is sent to the counties, the county governments must make sure that they pay all those pending bills. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, I want to speak on the question of overlap of functions. Again, I refer you to this report of our own Parliamentary Budget ... view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you caught me confirming the law on whether this House can impose the same sort of sanctions that we have seen imposed by committees on witnesses who fail to appear. I have said enough about Hon. Aisha Jumwa and I have no more to say. As a legislator, you have advised us on more than one occasion that this cannot be a House of lamentations. We need to proceed and impose a fine in accordance with the law for non-appearance of the Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Aisha Jumwa. As for my brother, the Prime Cabinet Secretary in charge ... view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you caught me confirming the law on whether this House can impose the same sort of sanctions that we have seen imposed by committees on witnesses who fail to appear. I have said enough about Hon. Aisha Jumwa and I have no more to say. As a legislator, you have advised us on more than one occasion that this cannot be a House of lamentations. We need to proceed and impose a fine in accordance with the law for non-appearance of the Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Aisha Jumwa. As for my brother, the Prime Cabinet Secretary in charge ... view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: He is a qualified pharmacist. That young man has languished in jail at an un- disclosed location. We are unable to get any information on his whereabouts and whether he is okay. It would have been a nice opportunity for the Cabinet Secretary, who comes from that very same county where that young man comes from, to give answers to the family of that young boy. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I express my disappointment. However, I want us to proceed in line with the law; impose those fines and issues summonses. If they fail to appear, other consequences can follow. I ... view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: He is a qualified pharmacist. That young man has languished in jail at an un- disclosed location. We are unable to get any information on his whereabouts and whether he is okay. It would have been a nice opportunity for the Cabinet Secretary, who comes from that very same county where that young man comes from, to give answers to the family of that young boy. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I express my disappointment. However, I want us to proceed in line with the law; impose those fines and issues summonses. If they fail to appear, other consequences can follow. I ... view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I seek your clarification on whether the options of this House are limited to the provisions of Standing Order No.51(d). Why is the option of the fines and other penalties that are available to the committee not available to this House as a whole? Censure Motion is a longer route. At the Committee on Energy, my Chairperson, Sen. Wamatinga, fines people liberally for failing to appear. I do not know why this is not an action we can take this morning for the failure to appear by the Cabinet Secretary because we are not satisfied by the ... view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I seek your clarification on whether the options of this House are limited to the provisions of Standing Order No.51(d). Why is the option of the fines and other penalties that are available to the committee not available to this House as a whole? Censure Motion is a longer route. At the Committee on Energy, my Chairperson, Sen. Wamatinga, fines people liberally for failing to appear. I do not know why this is not an action we can take this morning for the failure to appear by the Cabinet Secretary because we are not satisfied by the ... view