Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, do you want me to bring a substantive Motion to discuss Arsenal? The point that I was making is that this is something that the Senate Majority Leader alluded to, some of these things are personal choices. Although this facility is available for everyone, not everybody engages in gambling. However, what we should not do, I have seen this very worrying trend where we want to demonise and criminalise everything such that ‘ Sherehe’ is being painted as something very evil and that it is somehow targeting young people. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard ... view
• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have laws in our books to prevent operators of a club, just like this law that we are debating this afternoon. It has restrictions on the age limits of the people who can participate. There is a restriction on the age of persons who can enter into a club in Nairobi or anywhere else. Having the rules there should be sufficient for us not to criminalise the activities. We are trying to make sure that the activity is conducted safely and does not endanger the lives of people or, in fact, jeopardise the future of ... view
• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: gambling activity shall conduct activity under a gambling control system approved by the authority. The authority cannot approve a system under that subclause unless you, as the licensee, provide amongst other things, at subclause 2(g), responsible advertising. What he was concerned about is something I think the legislation has already anticipated and provided for. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in Clause 69 of the Bill, there is a definition of when online transactions begin and end. There is a minimum number of days provided for your payout to be made. The concerns by Sen. Cherarkey that you can win money and ... view
• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: office for them to go. If they decide to go and listen to Reggae the whole day at Aluta, who are you to judge that person and say that this is something that is evil and should be stopped? We need to end the hypocrisy in these things. Let us address the underlying socioeconomic issues first. This is because a person who is meaningfully employed such as Commissioner Sen. Korir there has a full diary is full from the morning to evening, 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days. If we factor in the difficult travel ... view
• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: That is fine. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this Motion. As I said, I was deeply embarrassed in the morning by the fact that we had the opportunity to put serious questions to the Cabinet Secretary responsible for Health, but in my view, we squandered it. In fact, that point was demonstrated later in the afternoon when the Senator for Embu County, Sen. Munyi Mundigi, came up with a question to the Committee on Health that he should have directed to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, but instead wasted time massaging her. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is the position ... view
• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: been no further meeting between the Ministry and the doctors. This is because the Ministry insists that the doctors must give up that one right that they have, to enforce their rights; the right to go on strike, so that a conversation can be heard. As Sen. Mumma has said, the Government today must understand that CBAs do not expire unless and until a new one is registered in the Labour and Employment Court. When a Government comes in and finds an agreement in place, it is the responsibility of that Government to honour that agreement. In fact, in the ... view
• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am seconding. Nothing stops the Cabinet Secretary and officials in the Ministry. Today, I met them outside the corridor and told them that they have embarrassed the Ministry and themselves. All they need to do is to have informal meetings with doctors. Sometimes, these issues are not resolved in formal settings where you use tough language and you want to show us. Today, I heard the President say that if you are supporting doctors, you should pay them using your money. I want to remind him that the money that pays doctors and ... view
• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is very embarrassing for this House. Our Standing Orders require that you put a question to the Cabinet Secretary. We are not here to worship the Cabinet Secretary. Ask a question. You cannot give us stories. If you want to give us stories, go and see her in the Ministry and give her those stories you are giving us here. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, please--- view