Sifuna Edwin Watenya

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I read this Statement on behalf of Sen. Tabitha Mutinda, who is a Member of my delegation. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. ----

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, she had asked me to do so, but I forgot that her Statement was the first on the list. I profusely apologize and pray that you do not visit the wrath of God on me.

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education, regarding the state of infrastructure at Mwiki Primary School in Githurai area. In the Statement, the Committee should -

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As a Member of the Senate Business Committee (SBC) , I am a bit concerned about the Statement read by Sen. Kibwana regarding the delay in processing of legislative business in the House. I undertake, both as a leader and Member of the...

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Sen. Sifuna Hon. Senators, let us agree. Do we limit the debate to 3 or 5 minutes? (Loud Consultations) Sen. Olekina, what is your point of order?

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, because of the interest in this matter and we only have 13 minutes, I propose that we limit debate to 5 or 3 minutes.

Sen. Sifunatime to renegotiate some of the PPAs. I will be happy to disclose to you that many of those Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are not averse to those re negotiations.We do understand the contractual obligations that we got ourselves into are a bit restrictive in terms of what we...

Thank you, Sen. Sifuna. Next is Sen. Wakili Sigei.

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Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) , to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights regarding the predicament of Master Austin Karanja, a minor with hearing impairment, who was mauled by school dogs on 28th October,...

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

Sen. Sifuna Thank you my Chair for Roads, Transport and Housing, for being gracious enough to allow me to inform you. The only reason the discussion is centred about the presidential election is because, the NADCO Report had a history and that was the dispute that was brought to the...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations, regarding the tragic incident that led to the death of Master Jollyben Iboshe, a February 20, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 8 Sen. Sifunanine-year...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I second.

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me, just like the rest of my colleagues have done to begin by congratulating members of the NADCO Committee for a job well done. As you know, I was part of the initial committee that attempted to resolve some of the issues...

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I support the report. (The Clerk-At-The-Table Approached the Chair)

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.105 on responsibility for statement of fact, it is not a fact that it is ODM that went to the streets. Kenyans went to the streets to demand this dialogue. Secondly, we are debating a Report of a bipartisan process. I...

Sen. Sifuna Proceed, Sen. Orwoba. February 20, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 35 (Applause)

Sen. Sifuna So, you want to know whether ruling was rendered on Sen. Cherarkey?

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Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. You caught me unawares there, but I will take this opportunity on behalf of my colleague, the Senator for Meru County, who is also our Deputy Speaker, to welcome all of you to the Senate. I hope that you have a fruitful...

Sen. Sifuna On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No.121 (1) (a) and (c) regarding where a Senator unnecessarily interrupts proceedings or consults in a disruptive manner. I am sitting right behind Sen. M. Kajwang’, but I am unable to follow debate because...

Sen. Sifunathrough the bulk purchases being proposed in this amendment. What that does is that the public can only rely on Nairobi Water to supply 300 million litres of water per day because 200 million litres are now in the hands of a private company. What happens to that private...

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Sen. Sifuna Order, Senators. Certainly, Sen. Orwoba is uncomfortable. Kindly switch on the AC. February 14, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 12 Sen. Sifuna(Loud Consultations) (Loud Consultations) February 14, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 13

Sen. Sifuna Hon. Senators, I will proceed to propose the question. (Question proposed) At this juncture, I will allow intervention from Senators. If you are interested in contributing, you would need to key in. Proceed, Sen. Maanzo. (Loud Consultations)

Order, Sen. Orwoba. Sen. SifunaAlthough this may not exactly fall under this particular Act that we are trying to amend, it is probably under the Parliamentary Service Commission Act. For this particular purpose and now that we are dealing with the devolution and serious money involved and most probably from...

Sen. Sifunafor the Senate Business Committee (SBC). In fact, there are no perks that I am aware of. This is one of those committees that cannot be adjourned for lack of quorum.If you are a Member of this Committee, you must show up for meetings of this Committee. I suspect...

Sen. Munyi Mundigi, proceed.

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Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to second the Motion by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. As a member of the Senate Business Committee (SBC) , this is a matter that I am aware of. We discussed before the Committee that to accommodate those of our colleagues who have...

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to assure Sen. Orwoba, that I do not receive any preferential treatment from the Exchequer. In fact, the amount of money that is assigned for office operations is the same for all the Members of this House. If she is...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I say thank you to Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale for bringing this Statement and all my colleague Senators who have spoken about the late Lawrence Sifuna. On behalf of my entire family, I say thank you for also allowing colleagues to mourn this great gentleman. As...