Sifuna Edwin Watenya

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know if Ms. Murimi knows that this is the first time that only one person from one specific school is sitting in the Speaker's Gallery. We usually have hundreds of students. So, we are honored. I guess you are the guest of honor this...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was signaling the Serjeant-at-Arms to ensure that Ms. Murimi is here to hear her Senator contribute to the debate this afternoon. Mr. Speaker, Sir kindly allow me to address her.

Do not be jealous. Ms. Murimi, the Motion before us this afternoon seeks to have a resolution of this House to include teachers or people who go for training as teachers in the higher education funding. So, as it is right now, there are very few at the tertiary level...

You have your own parents. You can tell the story of your circumstances while growing up. Allow me to tell mine. At that particular moment in time, they used to involve even the chiefs and there were forms to be filled to ascertain that you were eligible for these loans....

Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is only fair when - I do not want to say older Members, but - when people who were there, when these things were happening--- (An hon. Senator spoke off record) Thank you, I stand corrected. When the senior Members use some of these terms that...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know if Ms. Murimi knows that this is the first time that only one person from one specific school is sitting in the Speaker's Gallery. We usually have hundreds of students. So, we are honored. I guess you are the guest of honor this...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was signaling the Serjeant-at-Arms to ensure that Ms. Murimi is here to hear her Senator contribute to the debate this afternoon. Mr. Speaker, Sir kindly allow me to address her.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, unfortunately, for many Kenyans and young students that is no longer the case. We saw a report last week in the media, that over 500,000 people who have graduated from the universities are unable to service their loans. I remember the very first time I got a...

You have your own parents. You can tell the story of your circumstances while growing up. Allow me to tell mine. At that particular moment in time, they used to involve even the chiefs and there were forms to be filled to ascertain that you were eligible for these loans....

Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is only fair when - I do not want to say older Members, but - when people who were there, when these things were happening--- (An hon. Senator spoke off record) Thank you, I stand corrected. When the senior Members use some of these terms that...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the statements that have been requested by Sen. Korir, Sen. Osotsi and Sen. Hamida are the clearest indication of how lost we are as a country. There is a big problem in this country and we need to address it. Yesterday, there was a report that...

On a point of information. Go ahead, Sen. Sifuna. Nilikuwa nataka nimjulishe Seneta wa Laikipia kwamba mbali na kuwa Rais wa kwanza kuingilia utendakazi wa bodi ya Nairobi Hospital na kujaribu kuinyakua, hii ni mara ya kwanza kwamba kesi hizo zilipoondolewa umemskia akisema hivyo. Hiyo pia ni kuhujumu uhuru wa...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to make brief comments on the statement by Sen. Mungatana. Let me just say congratulations to Kapsabet Boys for marking 100 years. Given the reputation of that school, the expectation is that anybody who properly went to Kapsabet Boys can properly pronounce the...

Sen. Okong’o Omogeni.

He did, he said so. You know, that is why we have to listen to all the details. You have a commitment, between four to six months, the road will be done, good drainage, beautification and all those things. He committed himself to do that and the secretariat has captured...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to comment on the statement sought by the Senator for Nandi County. It is disturbing that weeks after the incident at the University of Nairobi (UoN) , Kikuyu Campus, the officer involved has not been identified by the National Police Service (NPS) . No arrest...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I confirm that I have authorisation in writing from Sen. Catherine Mumma to the request statement on her behalf. I am in receipt of that authorisation. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, but just as a leader in the House, maybe the Senate Business Committee (SBC) needed to...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. As you know, I am a Member of the County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) and I was listening to the Senate Majority Leader advising us on the timelines when we need to submit some of...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On behalf of my colleagues here and the entire House, I join you in welcoming the students from State House Girls to the Senate. I hope that they get an opportunity to learn whatever it is that they can learn in the short period that...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not have time to confirm with the Senator for Taita-Taveta whether his governor was in Nairobi yesterday. I cannot believe that we are still discussing pending payments of stipend of only Kshs2,500 to Community Health Promoters (CHPs) . Yesterday, I was embarrassed beyond words that...

I do not want to name them because they know themselves. They were so embarrassed. In fact, I saw a spectacle I have never seen, where a governor stood up to challenge the Head of State. For all her bravery and all the problems that I have with Governor Mbarire,...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, as we say in Nairobi, there is no information there. I want to confirm to this House and to Sen. Mungatana that I am already famous. I do not need to be more famous than I am right now. The things I am saying on this Floor...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is some of the most useless information that has ever been tabled on the Floor of this House. I have no use for that information because it is a fact that it is not the Senate that originates the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) ; it comes...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, please do not allow your office to be policed by people who are not members of the Speaker's office. ROLES, WELFARE, WORKING CONDITIONS AND FUNCTIONALITY OF DEPUTY GOVERNORS

The office of Deputy Governor is established under Article 179 (5) of the Constitution of Kenya, which provides that each county shall have a County Executive Committee comprising the Governor and Deputy Governor, as well as members appointed by the Governor, with the approval of the County Assembly, from among...

Hon. Speaker, as part of the leadership in Nairobi, I was deeply embarrassed by what we saw in the city on Friday. Somehow when I take the microphone, the volume just plummets. I do not know what is going on. The point I was making is that we were deeply...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you were not in the seat earlier. There were interesting inputs from some of my colleagues about the work of this House. They cast aspersions at some of us and said that we had not done our oversight work well. I expected them to be in...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. As you know, as the Secretary General (SG) of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party, I am the patron of a programme in the party that we call---

There is a story I was trying to tell you. Please, freeze my time. As the SG of ODM, I am the patron of a programme called “He for She” at the party. It is meant to encourage women in ODM to participate in politics. I am proud to report...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing on a matter of countrywide concern regarding safety standards at the Kisumu International Airport after it was besieged by goons on Saturday, 21st February, 2026.The...