Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Oct 2024 in Senate: Hon. Temporary Speaker, I heard you ask if there is any Member of the Education Committee on the Order that you called out last. I was reading the report and I can see the Senator for Lamu County is a Member of the Committee and is in the House. view
• 23 Oct 2024 in Senate: Very well. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 23 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Allow me to begin by commending the County Public Investments and Special Funds (CPIC) Committee, which is ably chaired by the Senator for Vihiga County, Sen. Osotsi. I have had occasion to be present in some of its meetings, especially when the management of the Nairobi Water and Sewerage Company (NWSC) was appearing before this committee. I can assure you that I saw the sort of commitment by Members of The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, ... view
• 23 Oct 2024 in Senate: the Committee and especially the Chairperson to make sure that we right the wrongs in many of these water companies. As you can see from the report, the Chairperson and the Committee have demonstrated in-depth knowledge and understanding of the issues that are facing these water companies. They are making recommendations that will, help in trying to resolve some of the issues that have bedevilled these particular water companies. I am also very proud that this Committee has done almost 80 reports of those water company reports so far. We are at 100 per cent in terms of addressing the ... view
• 23 Oct 2024 in Senate: As we speak, the existing sewage network, for instance, covers only 30 per cent of the total square area of Nairobi City County. As you know, the past few years have seen a lot of rapid development in terms of housing. Very many new buildings are coming up, going up to 25 floors, and hosting thousands of tenants. However, it has not been accompanied by the commensurate infrastructure upgrade that is required. This is why much of our water and sanitation infrastructure is creaking. So, I continue to call on the national Government to honor its responsibilities under the Urban ... view
• 23 Oct 2024 in Senate: Lastly, I want to comment on something that the Chairman said, that the recommendations are arrived at by consensus. In replying, I would also want him to advise if this consensus is just amongst the Members of the Committee or, in fact, the management of the water companies themselves share in some of these recommendations. It is important that you get the buy-in of these stakeholders, especially on conflict areas such as the Kisii and Nyamira situation that you have referred to and the Bungoma and Trans Nzoia one. If there is no commitment from those stakeholders to resolve those ... view
• 17 Oct 2024 in Senate: Hon. Speaker, Sir, the Counsel that are appearing in this case are people that I hold in extremely high regard. Senior Counsel, Hon.Paul Muite, appears not to have the confidence of the judges sitting here, that, we know how to treat evidence contained in an affidavit that is not tested at cross-examination. Even the judges who appear before in the courts that you practice in know what to do with evidence of a person who is not availing himself for cross-examination. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can ... view
• 17 Oct 2024 in Senate: So, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I really do not understand what the contention is because we, sitting here as judges, know how to treat that evidence. I would like to take this opportunity to calm the anxiety of Senior Counsel, Hon. Paul Muite, that, indeed, we do know what to do with such evidence. view
• 17 Oct 2024 in Senate: Hon. Speaker, Sir, let me join you and the others who have sent their sympathies to His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua. We wish him a quick recovery so that he can come back. Hon. Speaker, Sir, it is an unfair accusation that we are impeaching somebody whilst in hospital. It has been said here, that nobody can predict when you can be taken ill. It can happen to any one of us. Therefore, we did not plan that the Deputy President would not be here to present his case. As Sen. Roba has said, many people were in fact waiting to ... view
• 17 Oct 2024 in Senate: Please, pause my time. view