Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Nov 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Whereas I support the general idea of dealing with the problem of cattle rustling, my brother, the Senator for Nandi County will view
• 21 Nov 2023 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
• 21 Nov 2023 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
• 21 Nov 2023 in Senate: have to do a bit more to convince me whether we are not replicating laws that are already in existence in our books. I have a few concerns about the Bill. Fortunately or unfortunately, last week I was unable to participate in an important debate on the deployment of police officers to Haiti. Had I gotten that opportunity, one of the issues I would have addressed was the adequacy of our own security forces to deal with the security challenges in this country. I believe that the question of cattle rustling is a security problem. Moreover because the Constitution of ... view
• 21 Nov 2023 in Senate: have to do a bit more to convince me whether we are not replicating laws that are already in existence in our books. I have a few concerns about the Bill. Fortunately or unfortunately, last week I was unable to participate in an important debate on the deployment of police officers to Haiti. Had I gotten that opportunity, one of the issues I would have addressed was the adequacy of our own security forces to deal with the security challenges in this country. I believe that the question of cattle rustling is a security problem. Moreover because the Constitution of ... view
• 21 Nov 2023 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
• 21 Nov 2023 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
• 21 Nov 2023 in Senate: I do not know or would like to be convinced whether creating a specific law on livestock is the right thing to do in light of the fact that this law already exists. Clause18(2) creates what is essentially a mirror of the existing laws on robbery with violence. That if you steal anything and under that particular moment of theft you are armed with an offensive weapon or use the threat of force, it graduates the crime from a simple to a capital crime. That would be a problem. The same goes for Clause19. There is already an existing law ... view
• 21 Nov 2023 in Senate: I do not know or would like to be convinced whether creating a specific law on livestock is the right thing to do in light of the fact that this law already exists. Clause18(2) creates what is essentially a mirror of the existing laws on robbery with violence. That if you steal anything and under that particular moment of theft you are armed with an offensive weapon or use the threat of force, it graduates the crime from a simple to a capital crime. That would be a problem. The same goes for Clause19. There is already an existing law ... view
• 16 Nov 2023 in Senate: On a point of Order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view