Sifuna Edwin Watenya

Sen. Sifunathe allocation to counties, even if it be marginal in exceptional years such as this, when we do not have a Finance Act in place.The third principle that we agreed on and we were able to convince our colleagues in the National Assembly, is that the county governments can...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the point that I was making was that the Head of State now, in this institution of Parliament, should note the voices to listen to. I think he should spend more time with Sen. Onyonka. He might be able to guide him November 27,...

Sen. Sifuna Hon. Senators, before I open the Floor to the Members to contribute, I would like to acknowledge the visiting delegation from the County Assembly of Kisumu. November 27, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 9 Sen. Sifuna better than some of the voices he is listening to in the House since,...

Sen. Sifuna: Order, Members!

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, every day, I continue to be a very proud Secretary General (SG) of the ODM party, and especially the contribution of Members of my party in discourse in this particular House. (Applause) November 27, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 6 Sen. Sifunawith extremely complex assignments and...

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Members of this House should always allow us to provide important context. So, when I point out that the Hon. Dennitah Ghati was nominated by ODM, it is not something that should be frowned upon. This is information that should help you,...

Sen. Sifuna I take this opportunity to welcome the entire delegation to this House, and I am sure that specifically the two Members that I have mentioned, Hon. Denita and Hon. Mark Nyamita, will treat the members of the entire delegation in the fashion in which we have directed as...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, every time I have stood here, I have always implored my colleagues to always remember that we exist in a certain context. You cannot be tone deaf. On an afternoon when somebody has just brought a Statement here on the dire state of affairs at...

Sen. Sifuna On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I am rising under Standing Order No.103 to direct the House that it is a matter of public knowledge and notoriety that, in fact, the subject being brought on the Floor of this House is a subject of court...

Sen. Sifuna Hon. Temporary Speaker, I heard you ask if there is any Member of the Education Committee on the Order that you called out last. I was reading the report and I can see the Senator for Lamu County is a Member of the Committee and is in the...

Sen. Sifuna Very well. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Allow me to begin by commending the County Public Investments and Special Funds (CPIC) Committee, which is ably chaired by the Senator for Vihiga County, Sen. Osotsi. I have had occasion to be present in some of its meetings, especially when the...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not want to interrupt Sen. Cherarkey, but I did not quite get what he said about how the Committee dealt with my amendment. Read the report at page 10, it says the Committee unanimously rejected the proposal to exempt industrial sugar from the...

Sen. Sifuna Hon. Speaker, Sir, the Counsel that are appearing in this case are people that I hold in extremely high regard. Senior Counsel, Hon.Paul Muite, appears not to have the confidence of the judges sitting here, that, we know how to treat evidence contained in an affidavit that is...

Sen. Sifuna Please, pause my time.

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, when I put this question yesterday, seeking clarification from the defense team, they chose to make snide remarks about appointments that have been made recently of members of my party, Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) . I have agonised about some of the things that the...

Sen. Tabitha, when you were speaking, the Senators gave you a pin drop silence. The same must be extended to the Senator for Nairobi City. Sit down, Sen. Mo Fire. Proceed. Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, when I put this question yesterday, seeking clarification from the defense team, they chose...

Proceed, Sen. Karen Nyamu.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I can assure you none of us is enjoying these proceedings of an impeachment Motion against the Deputy President, particularly those of us from the Government side, the Kenya Kwanza Coalition, for obvious reasons. He has been our leader, we have been in the trenches...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, unfortunately I hear that the Bible verses have been exhausted. However, I seek a clarification from my friend, Counsel Macharia, who has helped me to understand complex legal issues before. Counsel, because you have presented a coalition agreement to explain this issue of shareholding, where...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I increasingly grow proud of our Standing Committee on Finance and Budget. (Applause) October 15, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 11 Sen. SifunaMr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the CHPs of Nairobi, I will vote to oppose any reduction in the monies that was allocated for them.The...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am surprised the Senator for Nandi wants to insert himself in the communications between my mother and I. Therefore, we as a House must in totality take the position that there is absolutely no justification for these things. As I said even during the...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, from the onset, I am extremely disappointed in terms of the sort of filing that has been done by the governor's team. Perhaps at the inception of these hearings, all the parties need to introduce us to the documents they have filed. I say this...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, the volume that the counsel is referring to as volume one is not paginated. He had indicated that he had filed a separate volume that was properly paginated. Let us allow him to withdraw the documents that are not properly paginated and give us the...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to put a question to the counsel for---

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My question goes to the counsel for the governor. I would like to refer him to volume one of his documents. On page seven, paragraph 20, there is an averment made by the governor that, in fact, there was a holding of the...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am referring to bundle Vol.I of the governor’s bundle on page seven.

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Counsel, you have presented the averments at paragraph 20 (a) as a holding of the court. That, in fact, the paragraphs you have superimposed there were a finding of the court. You are a lawyer of great repute, and reading a judgement, you...

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As you are aware, over the period of 16th to 31st August this year, I had the opportunity to visit the United States of America (USA) with your kind support. During that period, I had the opportunity to engage with Kenyans living in...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I even go to the supplementary questions, I am wholly disappointed by the quality of the response. I thought that the full title of the Cabinet Secretary of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs also puts him in charge of coordination of other Ministries. Surely, if...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you have indicated in your communication, this is an extremely unique matter that has elicited immense public attention. Therefore, given the mood of the House and especially on the Minority Side, I respectfully decline to second that Motion. (Applause)

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to give notice of the following Motion- THAT, WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 181 of the Constitution and Section 33 of the County Governments Act, on Wednesday, 2nd October, 2024, the County Assembly of Kericho approved a Motion for the removal from office, by...

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to move- THAT, WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 181 of the Constitution and Section 33 of the County Governments Act, on Wednesday, 2nd October, 2024, the County Assembly of Kericho approved a Motion for October 8, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 14 Sen. Sifunathe...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was saying that I can hear murmurings, but this is something that we have done multiple times in this House. As far as I know, the Standing Orders do not allow us, as a leadership, or indeed as Senate Business Committee, to make that...

Order, Hon. Senators. Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, therefore, to keep the matter brief. We propose a Motion for you to make the decision, out of respect for our own Standing Orders and respect for the Members of this House. All of us will abide by that decision. With those...

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