Sifuna Edwin Watenya

Mr. Speaker, Sir, sometimes you sit in this House and hear things that make you wonder where commonsense went in this country. I mean, we should just go back to commonsense. How is it that you can build a hospital next to a university that teaches medicine, when the hospital...

public schools. I want us to grow the talent in the school. I hope that we can have very serious future journalists, news reporters and all the others from this particular school.As they might understand, the press and journalism are one of the four pillars of democracy. We need them....

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.237 on the business we have just transacted regarding comments on Petitions. My reading of that Standing Order is that when the Speaker allows comments, the comments are in relation to a Petition. That is singular. When there are two...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the tools of debate that has been demonized in this House is the ‘Point of Order’. When you hear someone saying shouting “point of order”, you just think it is something negative. I could not do it – what term do I use –...

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. (Laughter) What is your point of order, Sen. Sifuna?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am on my feet on a point of order. Pursuant to the Standing Order on responsibility for statements, I do not think it is correct for the Senator for Embu County to say that Senators have no power in his own language.

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. What is it, Sen. Munyi Mundigi? I gave you privilege to welcome Senators not to dramatize your issues here. Bw. aibu Spika, nafikiri kuwa Seneta mwenzangu wa Azimio, ambaye ni rafiki yangu hakuelewa nilichosema. Watu wengi wanaona kama Seneta haina nguvu...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my good friend, Sen. Sifuna, is a very serious legal practitioner in this country. Under Standing Order No.105 and our Constitution, the sovereignty of people is either exercised directly or indirectly. The great people of Nairobi City County have elected Sen. Sifuna to represent them in...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, with the greatest respect to my younger colleague in the profession, the Senator for Nandi County, I believe that I understand the Constitution of Kenya quite well. There is a reason the framers expressed the delegated authority as exercisable directly or indirectly. All I was saying is...

Sen. Cheptumo, proceed.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to, first, prove my credentials as the Minister of Entertainment and advise my brother, Sen. Mungatana, MGH, that the next time he is in Lusaka, to try a joint called Grandaddys. They have the best meat. The delegation knows what I am talking about. Mr....

Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Cherarkey likes to call himself a Kalenjin warrior although, he does not look like one. Sen. Sifuna, proceed. We do not object to those things. It is with a light touch. OPERATIONALIZATION OF THE NAIROBI CITY COUNTY LIQUOR LICENSING BOARD Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant...

Point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir!

Point of order on him.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I can see him on the Floor.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wanted to inform my colleague here that, in fact, the conduct by Sen. Cherarkey, offends Standing Order No.121 (1) (b) , where a colleague knowingly raises a false point of order. That is not a point of order. It is a pretext for him to...

Conclude your point of order, Sen. Sifuna.

Sen. Orwoba, you are out of order. Just give him time to finish his point of order, he is also on a point of order. You cannot rise on a point of order when another Member is on a point of order. Just familiarise yourself with the Standing Orders. (Loud...

Thank you for your protection against ignorance.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, let me finish.

You want to have five minutes for information?

Sen. Olekina, are you done? Since you have been informed, we can go to the next Member?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the ink is dry on history. The vote was taken last week and it does not matter how much discomfort it causes. Let your conscience kill you, but the fact of the matter remains that you voted to deny counties money.

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

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am standing here, giving my views as Sen. Orwoba. I do not see any chains around me and let it be known to the public that what I speak here represents my belief and my opinion. I do not speak for anybody. So, as I...

Wind up, Sen. Orwoba. Your time is up. (Sen. Orwoba microphone was switched off) Resume your seat, Sen. Orwoba. (Sen. Orwoba spoke off record) Sen. Kibwana, you have got your five minutes starting now. (Loud consultation) Order, Sen. Orwoba. (Loud Consultation)

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for that indulgence. This matter has caused me sleepless nights and, therefore, I thank you for allowing me to proceed. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, regarding...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing regarding the construction of Ngong Road, a crucial road for residents of Nairobi and neighbouring counties. In the Statement, the Committee should-

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, let me say or confirm that I am rising on Standing Order No. 122 (e) which says that a Senator shall be out of order if he deliberately gives false information to the Senate. Mr. Deputy Speaker, I know Sen. Methu is a Christian. How...

He is now heckling. You have the records of all of us here. Edwin Sifuna is a Catholic. He is a Christian. He spends all his time during weekends in church. I follow him very closely on social media. He is always at African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa (AIPCA)...

Of course, it will be remise, if I do not mention the question of pending bills. As I have said, Nairobi City County is in a crisis. We have pending bills of almost Kshs100 billion.A concept of payment in lieu of rates was introduced in the Budget Policy Statement. I...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me join you and the rest of the House in welcoming the students from New Riverstar in Tasia, Embakasi East. I wish them a fruitful visit to the Senate. I hope they get to learn something from the deliberations this afternoon. It is one...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. What is your point of order, Sen. Sifuna? Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.105, for responsibility of statements of fact. I want Sen. Cherarkey to tell this country where I can buy unga at Kshs150, if...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have directed the Senator for Nandi County to substantiate three things that I requested. I do not know if you are vacating that direction because he needs to tell us where we can get unga for Kshs150 this afternoon. Did he mention anything about unga? Yes....

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for allowing me to join you in welcoming the students from Precious Blood School, Riruta. This is a school that needs no introduction given the history of stellar performance that has been shown. Just by way of information to this House, my wife is...

Hon. Senators, debate is limited to 10 minutes per Senator. (Applause)

Mr. Speaker, Sir---

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

Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have found ourselves in this situation before. What the Senator for Migori was objecting to was not the use of the term “handshake”. It was the use of the phrase “handshake government” and attribution to some of the things that happened to this creature called “handshake...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to conclude because I only have one point left.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, just like you, I was the Secretary General (SG) of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) , the largest party in the coalition called the National Super Alliance (NASA) then. I am still the SG of ODM. I know for a fact that we did not join any...

Even the point that he said that there were people appointed to the Government by virtue of that, he should substantiate which CSs were from ODM.Since this is a House of record, there is no problem for him to refer to the “handshake” since we all know what happened. However,...

Point of order!

others are listening to their political leadership. I first heard of this figure of Kshs385 billion from one the leaders in Kenya Kwanza.Madam Temporary Speaker, under Article 215, there is established a CRA and is given the principle function of making recommendations concerning the basis of equitable share of revenue...

sukuma wiki, can we all eat sukuma wiki? It should not be sukuma wiki for the counties while people are eating rare steaks and aged beef in State House and other offices of the national Government.Madam Temporary Speaker, let me proceed by saying--- sukuma wiki, can we all eat sukuma...

Madam Temporary Speaker, kindly confirm for me how much time I have left.

Constitution in terms of how much money should be divided between the two levels of government where we are asking for Kshs425 billion; no shilling more, no shilling less.I thank you. Constitution in terms of how much money should be divided between the two levels of government where we are...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. What is the point, Sen. Sifuna? Sen. Cherarkey, have your seat. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you look at the wording of Standing Order No.53, all of us, Senators, have the opportunity to request for Statements and information. There is nothing that bars...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, there is a point of order. What is your point of order, Sen. Sifuna? Mr. Speaker, Sir, is Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale still seconding the Motion by the Senate Majority Leader or he is now moving his own amendment of...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is clear that even the Chair shares in the confusion of this so-called young bull. (Laugher) There are two documents before us. The first one is the Division of Revenue Bill that was moved by the Senate Majority Leader. The second one is the Report of...

(Laughter)Can he withdraw the entire folklore he just told us here about bulls? Just as a way of guidance, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, the Senate Majority Leader has moved the Motion. Kindly, proceed to do what a seconder does. (Laughter) Can he withdraw the entire folklore he just told us here...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you look at the Report by the Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources, one of the Statements that was sought, that is Statement No. 6, was actually sought by me. I was conferring with the Chair of the Committee because in the Report, they said...