Sifuna Edwin Watenya

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think we had agreed on certain basic rules of the quorum when Cabinet Secretaries are asking for an adjournment of their appearance. First, I did not hear you giving the reason why the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning is not...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Deputy Speaker, it is good that she hears what we have to say because she is a colleague in the Cabinet. This very fate might befall her one day.

Sen. Sifuna To also communicate to Cabinet. Many of us are football fans; we stayed up very late last night to watch a game, but still had the fortitude to wake up very early to come and---

Sen. Sifuna It was an Arsenal versus Real Madrid game. By some fluke, Arsenal scored three goals inexplicably. (Loud consultations)

Sen. Sifuna I would rather just sit down; I really have nothing nice to say as a Chelsea fan myself. April 9, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 3 Sen. SifunaMr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the point I was making is the point of communication. It is critical for us as a House to...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to help my neighbour, the Senator for Kiambu County. The Senator for Kirinyaga County asked the Cabinet Secretary to give details of ongoing tree harvesting in Kamuruana Hill Forest. The answer that the Cabinet Secretary gave was that there was no such...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the question is---

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, why am I being heckled by people from Uasin Gishu County? We are talking about Karura Forest. I do not even think he knows where Karura Forest is. Can he allow us to engage the Cabinet Secretary?

Sen. Sifuna Why am I being heckled by people from Uasin Gishu? When it comes to forests in Elburgon or wherever it is, you can ask your question. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the reason my brother from Kiambu County and I are concerned is that Karura Forest is at the...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me just a minute. When you were mentioning the names of the delegation from Taita-Taveta, I was very pleased to hear the name of Nancy Mgoi, who is sitting there. When I was appointed the Secretary General (SG) of the Orange Democratic Movement...

Sen. Sifuna Hon. Nancy Mgoi, that was her maiden name, I think she has---

Sen. Sifuna Yes, I wanted to speak about some of those developments in just one minute. I am extremely proud to hear that she is now an hon. Member, and she is in the Speaker’s Panel in Taita-Taveta. Back in 2018, when I was appointed SG of ODM, she was...

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Sen. Sifuna Very well, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to move that the Energy (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.42 of 2023) be now read a Third Time. I would like to request Sen. Crystal Asige to second.

Sen Sifuna Hon. Senators, I can see that there is no Member interested in contributing to this. I will ask the Mover to reply.

Sen. Sifuna Chairperson, Sen. Wakili Sigei, you may proceed. April 9, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 26

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee of the Whole on the said report. I ask Sen. Eddy Oketch to second.

Sen. Sifuna(Applause)

Okay, permission granted.

Chairperson, Sen. Wakili Sigei, you may proceed. THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.7OF 2023)

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Sen. Sifuna Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to support this Motion. We must have a system of restraining county governments from hiring external law firms to represent them in courts. Last week, we were taken through a report by the County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) that indicated that we...

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Sen. Sifuna Madam Temporary Speaker, I did not say that he signed. His party leader, Raila Odinga---

Sen. Sifuna Madam Temporary Speaker, I withdraw and apologise. I would like to indicate that---

Sen. Sifuna Order, Members!

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Sen. Sifuna Madam Temporary Speaker, is it information or point of order?

Sen. Sifuna Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise on a point of order under Article 127 on powers of the PSC. One of the functions of the PSC---

No, it is okay. That information is what we are looking for. Sen. Korir, can you proceed to the extent--- (An hon. Member spoke off record) No, it was a point of order. She was guiding the House that the letter should have gone through the PSC, and the PSC...

Yes. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. That is the clarity that we wanted, as a House. I want to thank the Hon. Member because he is very thorough when it comes to the procedures. It is clear that the letter was also copied to the Senate. I am raising this...

Order, hon. Senators! Please, it is---

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker.

What is your point of order, Sen. Cherarkey?

Madam Temporary Speaker, is it information or point of order?

What is your point of order, Sen. Cherarkey?

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Sen. Sifunaensure that so long as somebody is known to them, they do not mind or care about things that are done.There are many problems that people continue to deal with. It is not due to lack of laws that this country continues to face the challenges. Today we are...

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I just needed to seek some clarification, first, as a regular victim of the very stringent criteria that you have very ably reiterated there. (Laughter)

Sen. Sifuna My point is, I think there is a duty on the part of the Secretariat to just notify the Member that his or her statement has fallen on the sword of the specific rules under Standing Order No.55 (3) . That would help us to even maybe reframe...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, just allow me to make some brief comments on the Statement by the Senator for Nandi. On 18th March, which is just a few days ago, you had visitors at the gate here, members of the medical profession in this country. They had come here...

Sen. Sifuna Hon. Temporary Speaker, I was waiting for the point at which the Majority Leader utters the words that he has finished with, thanking the nominating party for bringing such a brilliant individual to represent persons with disabilities. Of course, the record of this House will show that the...

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Sen. Sifuna 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...

Sen. Sifuna 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...

Sen. Sifuna 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. March 20, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 26 Sen. SifunaIn the...

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Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. For me, the Statement by the Senator of Lamu is most critical. We are halfway through the term of this Parliament and the term of everyone who was elected in 2022. The entire discussion for t he remainder of the period should be...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, I thank you for the confidence in both the Senator for Meru and I to execute that duty that you sent us to do on behalf of the House. Indeed, we have had a conversation with members of the KMPDU and also...

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Sen. Sifuna Thank you for that direction, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My last request is that you allow me to table the Petitions that we have received.

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I hereby table. (Sen. Sifuna laid the documents on the Table) (Resumption of debate on Statements)

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, let us not forget that this Question was supposed to be responded to a while back. You remember when the Cabinet Secretary failed to appear in the House and I was saying that he is an individual that I do not know at all. It...

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Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, you put a question to him and I can tell you for a fact, even if he was allowed to go to the second limb, we would be more annoyed than we are right now with that response. The Cabinet Secretary must be told to...

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to take this opportunity on behalf of the Senate to welcome the students from Hillcrest to this honourable House. I hope that they enjoy their tour of the Senate this afternoon. I am being informed by Sen. Olekina - he used...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wanted to comment on the Statement by the Senator for Machakos, the Hon. Kavindu. I believe Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale misapprehended the thrust of this particular statement and he should know that just in the recent days, over 100 Kenyans were stranded at the border...