Sifuna Edwin Watenya

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Apr 2025 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, pursuant to Standing Order No.153, I beg to move that the Committee of the Whole do report to the Senate its consideration of the Energy (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.42 of 2023) and seek leave to sit again tomorrow. Thank you, Madam Temporary Chairperson. view
• 2 Apr 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Chairperson. I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I request Sen. M. Kajwang’ to second. view
• 1 Apr 2025 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I second. view
• 1 Apr 2025 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
• 27 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will suffer the same incapacity as the Leader of Majority. We have not had the benefit of the Report of the Committee, but Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has attempted to shed some light on what the Committee has done. First of all, allow me to comment on the question of the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF). Mr. Speaker, Sir, our Constitution has set out everybody's job. Everybody's job is clear in the Constitution that certain classifications of road are going to be done by the county government, certain classifications are going to be done by ... view
• 27 Mar 2025 in Senate: entire thing I remember sitting here with those Members, I do not want to mention their names, but they know themselves. Mr. Speaker, Sir, they told us in no uncertain terms that if they do not get RMLF, we will not get Division of Revenue. I have told Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale's Committee the same thing; that, in fact, if they do not get these RMLF funds, they do not care whether CHPs are being paid. I am very happy that, as a Committee, you are able to distinguish these things, separate them and let that controversy over RMLF be resolved ... view
• 27 Mar 2025 in Senate: Speaker, specific instructions were issued to the Committee on Health to bring all those stakeholders on board to that conversation. When I was speaking that day, I was not aware, that the Committee of Health of this House, that same day, had--- I remember seeing on the news that they gave certain deadlines to the Ministry to clear arrears of salaries for these county health workers and Universal Health Coverage workers. I want to tell the Senate Majority Leader that I am happy there are things we are doing, as a House, to assuage the situation. We are not just ... view
• 27 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am a very proud Member of the County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) under the able leadership of Sen. M. Kajwang’. During our meeting to adopt this particular Report, we were given the definition of fiduciary risk by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO). A cursory search of the term fiduciary risk gives us its definition as the potential or loss that can arise when an entity fails to work in the best interest of the people, leading to misuse, mismanagement, or lack of transparency. In that Report, you will see that the cumulative fiduciary ... view
• 27 Mar 2025 in Senate: We have also met officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and made recommendations for prosecution of people. We have made recommendations to professional bodies like the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) that regulates accountants. We have also made recommendations to the Law Society of Kenya on lawyers who give wrong information or wrong advice to their executives and those who collude with their departments to steal money through legal fees. We need all these institutions to come to the rescue of our counties. If you look at the total exposure on stalled projects, Nairobi City ... view
• 20 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget, regarding the non-settlement of insurance policy maturity claims by the Corporate Insurance Company Limited. In the Statement, the Committee should address the following- (1) The total value of outstanding insurance policy maturity claims at Corporate Insurance Company Limited, including the duration for which these claims have remained unpaid and the number of affected policyholders. (2) The causes of the delay in settlement of the claims and the timelines for resolving the issues. (3) The current financial ... view