Sifuna Edwin Watenya

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was hoping that the Senator for Uasin Gishu, who I think is still the Chairperson of the Committee on Health, would be present in the House to listen to the Statement by Sen. Chute on the completion of Sololo Level 4 Hospital. Similarly, we have had...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I could sense some anxiety on the part of the Senate Majority Whip when the Statement by the Senator for Kirinyaga, Sen. (Dr.) Murango, was being read. It was as though he did not want us to have an opportunity to speak about the...

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Just a minute, Sen. Cherarkey. Sen. Sifuna, what is your point of order? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is the Senator for Nandi in order to ascribe duties that are reserved for investigative agencies to a political party? He knows very well...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I hold brief for the Senator for Nandi County. I hope that I will not be denied an opportunity to speak to the Statements because I have read them. This is a request for Statement by Sen. Cherarkey. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) , I...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to make brief comments on the two Statements by the Senator for Nandi County on the pending bills owed to Kenya Power by counties and the alternative revenue streams for Kenya Power. I am sure you all remember there was a very embarrassing spectacle in...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the leaders on our side for handing this responsibility to me. I know that the Cabinet Secretary for Health is here and Sen. Wambua is one of the people with questions for her. I am sure he will get an opportunity to say what...

Very well, Sen. Methu. (Laughter) [The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) left the Chair] [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Abdul Haji) in the Chair]

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Daystar has two campuses; one in Nairobi and another in Machakos County. (Laughter) Thank you, Sen. Sifuna. I also want to notify them that it is the best university. My son attended the university and did international relations and security studies. He is not...

Number two, it emerged that UHC nurses have been on strike for three weeks, demanding to be put on similar terms to their colleagues working in these national institutions. They are saying that the ones who are not put on permanent and pensionable terms, although they do the same work...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to take this opportunity on behalf of the people of Nairobi City County as well to convey our heartfelt condolences and commiserations with the people of Turkana through their Senator; Sen. hon. Lomenen, who has caused this Adjournment Motion for us to...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to welcome you back. Since the delegation from Lesotho is still here, I want them to pass my regards to the former Prime Minister, Moeketsi Majoro, who is my personal friend. He was the head of delegation for the Observer Mission for the...

Please, give the hon. Senator another thirty seconds. Kuna sharia inayojulikana kama Kenya Heroes Act. Sheria hii inasema kwamba tuwatunze na kutoa njia ya kuwatunza hawa mashujaa wetu. Nilishtuka sana kuona Spika mwenzako katika Bunge la Kitaifa akisema ameshangazwa na kusikia kwamba Leonard mambo amezikwa katika makaburi ya Langata.Bw. Spika,...

Bw. Spika, sisi kama Bunge ili tusije hapa tena kulalama jinsi ambavyo mashujaa wengine wanatelekezwa, tuweke fedha katika Bajeti ya mwaka huu kwa sababu tuko katika hiyo cycle ya Bajeti, katika Bunge la Kitaifa na hata hapa. Tuweke pesa kwa ajili ya hii National Heroes Assistance Fund ili tusije kupigwa...

want to vary it because there is wisdom in that leadership. That is why you have leadership in the House.What will guide my judgment in supporting or not supporting this Motion? First is just guidance from the Senate Majority Leader whether the decisions of this magnitude made in this House...

Sorry, we apologise for that hitch in the system. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I take this opportunity to welcome my colleagues in law of the Colloquium of Legal Counsel in parliaments across the continent. I have heard of a brother from Uganda; our neighbour, Libya, Sierra Leone and Ghana and...

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with great respect, I think that we can guide each other here. On previous occasions where somebody has doubted the record that has been read out by the Speaker, our Standing Orders require that the entire HANSARD be produced. If in the event the Senator argues...

Very well, understood. I have not come to determine what we should do with this. Very well, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Very well understood.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are Members of that committee, and whatever directive you will make, we will abide. For your information, we have elections to get the chairperson and the vice-chairperson on Tuesday next week. By the end of the day Tuesday, the committee will be in place with...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as a new Member of the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations Committee, I do not think you need any sessions with the committee to know why the President is being heckled across the country. That is my position. Nevertheless, I want to...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when somebody is called to substantiate--- When “a Senator” not “somebody”. Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. When a Senator is called to substantiate, they must provide something to back their claims. You cannot take us down a rabbit hole trying to teach us English and Literature....

Hon. Senators, we are welcoming distinguished visitors from our neighbour, Uganda. Order, Sen. Wamatinga, Sen. Mo Fire and Sen. Cherarkey. (Loud consultations)

Mr. Deputy Speaker, I was saying that it is something that causes me personal pain and embarrassment as the Senator for Nairobi that Dr. Besigye faces the things he is facing right now, including an illegal and unconstitutional court martial. He was abducted in my own City of Nairobi. It...

I can see Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is looking at me. If Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale sends somebody to represent him at a function in Malinya, and that person has questionable character like, for instance, is a night runner, murderer or has bad manners generally, the reputation of that person rubs on...

Madam, Temporary Speaker, it is going to mess with my flow of thought, but let him inform me.

and regional problems used to be resolved but it is no longer the case. We appear to be meddling with internal affairs of other countries and especially our neighbours and that is hurting our image.After that vote was taken, I have seen many submissions where people are saying that there...

Asante sana, Mstahiki Naibu Spika. Wakati kama huu sio wakati wa mzaha kwa sababu ni lazima tuwape wale ndugu zetu ambao wametuaga heshima yao. Ninataka niichukue fursa hii, kwa niaba yangu, haswa mimi kama kiongozi anayetoka kwa jamii ya Mulembe, na kwa niaba ya wakaazi wote wa Nairobi, pamoja na...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. As you know, this is my first term of Parliament. I have only had two-and-a-half years to interact with the late Sen. Cheptumo. As the Senate Majority Leader confirmed, yesterday when we went to the residence and we met his wife Anne, daughter Cheptoo...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to briefly comment on the statements by Sen. Faki and Sen. Hamida. However, before I do so, this is the last Sitting of the week before a major event happens in Addis Ababa. I am happy that Sen. Olekina is back from...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the constitutional mandate of oversight to county governments is vested in only one institution; the Senate, for which the member of Nandi is a member. Is it in order for him to demand that a political party, which he knows does not have the same powers...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to take this opportunity, not only as Senator for Nairobi City County, but as one of the leaders in this House, to welcome our students to the Senate this afternoon. I hope that you get to learn a few things about how...

He is famously known for dreaming of a city in a forest. In an interview just a few months before he passed away, he said his one biggest regret was that he was not able to achieve that dream.Many people can still remember how Mombasa Road, all the way through...

Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the poor working conditions and lack of essential equipment and kits for Community Health Promoters (CHPs) in Nairobi City County. In the Statement, the Committee should-