Sifuna Edwin Watenya

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

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker Sir, there is something that my colleague from Kiambu County has said and I believe it cannot be allowed to stick. He must also withdraw the assertion that, in fact, we have been refusing to attend certain sessions. (Loud consultations)

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order No.103, we are not allowed to be discussing matters that are the subject of a court proceeding. It is a matter of record that in fact the reason why the Minority side does not attend sessions including foreigners and...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to begin as my colleague has done, by thanking the Members of the Committee for a job very well done. Regarding that small discussion that was going on about page 11 and its contents, I have only one observation to make, that in...

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, there was reference---

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, can I be heard, please?

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker Sir, there was an allegation that was made here and that is what I was responding to. Anyway, I am happy that we as Senators got to interact with this particular case. It was very interesting. For the first time in my life I got an...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, the statements that are being made here must be relevant to the discussion that we are having. You have already given us direction. Governor Orengo is not an accused person. He is not facing any charges before this particular Senate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the person...

Sen. Sifuna On a point of information.

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Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to pass that opportunity to another Senator. I wanted to express some sentiments on the question that had been put forward by Sen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC.

Sen. Sifuna Sen. Sifuna, if I got Sen. Cherarkey well, he was addressing himself to the financial implications of the Bill; that at some point, for this Bill to live to its objectives, it requires some finances. Therefore, through the revenue raising measures that have been captured in the Finance...

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

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

Sen. Sifuna Take your seat, Sen. Sifuna. Let me listen to what Sen. Kinyua seeks to intervene on.

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Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to seek some clarification or guidance from you, pursuant to Standing Order No.1. By way of information, the person listed to appear before the Senate this morning, the Hon. Cabinet Secretary for Trade, Investments and Industry, Hon. Kuria, is the subject of...

Sen. Sifuna On a point of information.

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform the Senate Majority Leader that, in fact, the National Assembly applied to be enjoined in that particular case and they are an active party.

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I believe I have been called to give my Statement.

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (1) , to make a Statement on a matter of general topical concern, namely the rampant fires that have recently ravaged markets in Nairobi, destroying property estimated to be worth hundreds of millions of shillings. Mr. Speaker,...

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Sen. Sifuna Very well. Sen. Sifuna, I will allow you under Standing Order No.1.

Sen. Sifuna I will consider that request from tomorrow going forward. (Laughter) I will consider that request from tomorrow going forward. (Laughter) NOTING OF RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST ORDINARY SESSION OF THE SIXTH PARLIAMENT OF PAP

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to move the Motion - THAT, the Senate notes the Record of the Proceedings of the First Ordinary Session of the Sixth Parliament of the (PAP) held in Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand, South Africa on 23rd October – 12th November, 2022 laid on the Table...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the PAP Ordinary Session of The Sixth Parliament took place between the 23rd October and 12th November 2022 in Midrand South Africa. The Session was held under the African Union (AU) theme of the year which is; Building Resilience in Nutrition on the African Continent and Accelerating...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the purpose of the PAP is something that this House should know. As outlined in Article 17 of the AU Act that constituted it, is to ensure the full participation of African people in the development and economic integration of the continent. Also, known as the African...

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Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, in my understanding, we are supposed to allow the Mover of the Motion to complete moving the Motion, then we give our contributions on the Motion.

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, under which Standing Order? I did not get that. June 15, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 18

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, what is out of order?

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, do I proceed? If you allow me, I can give contributions on the matter as well.

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, as the Deputy Minority Whip, I confirm here that as the leadership of Minority side, we are having serious challenges whipping Members of Jubilee in this House. They have decided publicly that they do not want to associate with us. We, as a Coalition, have...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, the concept of whipping in any Parliament in the world is that you second Members to a committee to represent you there. They are representatives of the Coalition. You cannot go there if you do not represent us. What are you doing there? You cannot...

Sen. Sifuna We can die tomorrow---

Sen. Sifuna (Inaudible)

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just wanted to inform my friend, that we are not saying that a certain Member should not be a Member of any committee. We are saying that they should be seconded to those committees by the side to which they belong; physically, legally and...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, to be fair, it is for him to say.

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to join my colleagues who have spoken before me in supporting this Motion. I happen to have been lucky enough to have been part of the Committee that dealt with the first impeachment that was brought to us from Meru. I...

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I join you and the House in welcoming the students who have visited us this afternoon. It is an interesting day to visit the Houses of Parliament, a bit more interesting on the other side of the National Assembly because of the very...

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, always protect me from Sen. Cherarkey. I am entirely proud of the two Senators who have collaborated to put together this Bill. Sen. (Prof.) Kamar is a renowned educationist. I have the privilege of sitting next to Sen. Crystal Asige and I can tell...

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

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No. 159, I rise to withdraw The Office of the County Printer Bill (Senate Bills No. 10 of 2022) , which is appearing in our Order Paper today, at number 14.

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Allow me to join my colleagues who have thanked the Committee on Finance and Budget for a job very well done. In continuation of the discussion we were having yesterday, I would want the House to pay attention to a matter that has...

Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me join the rest of my colleagues in passing my condolences to the family of the late Marya. Mr. Speaker, Sir, every now and then, life will serve us these little reminders that, in fact, life itself is very fickle. The Office...

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Sen. Sifuna What is your point of order, Sen. Methu?

Sen. Sifuna On a point of information!

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know why he said unfortunately but--- (Laughter) Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know why he said unfortunately but--- (Laughter)

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Sen. Sifuna To be fair, I am going to allow our lady Senators to speak. We will start with Sen. Tabitha Mutinda and thereafter Sen. Kavindu Muthama, then we rest this matter.

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Sen. Sifunapublic 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...

The second Petition is by Sen. Mariam Omar. ILLEGAL DEMOLITION OF HOUSES BY KENYA POWER IN CHOKAA

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Sen. Sifuna Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a pressing issue because today, we came ready for supplementary questions for the Cabinet Secretaries. It is as if some of our dashboards are hazard lights; they are on yet we do not get the opportunity to contribute.

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

Sen. Sifuna

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

Sen. Sifuna Bw. aibu Spika, nafikiri kuwa Seneta mwenzangu wa Azimio, ambaye ni rafiki yangu hakuelewa nilichosema. Watu wengi wanaona kama Seneta haina nguvu lakini sisi tunajua kwamba Seneti ni ‘upper’ House. Seneta wa Nairobi, rafiki yangu kutoka Azimio, kwa sababu leo sio siku ya kurusha mawe, unafaa uelewe--- Mimi...

Labda kuna nguvu nyingine anazungumzia na sio hio ya uongozi. Kuna hitilafu hapa.

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