Sifuna Edwin Watenya

Sen. Sifuna 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...

Sen. Sifuna 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...

Sen. Sifuna 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.

Sen. Sifuna 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.

Sen. Sifuna:March, 25, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 12 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...

Sen. Sifuna:March, 25, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 12 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...

Sen. Mungatana.

Sen. Mungatana.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to comment on this Motion. I congratulate Hon. Joe Nyutu for moving a very good Motion that will promote the discussions around the funding of education in this country. Every time we talk about education, I am reminded of Cuba....

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to comment on this Motion. I congratulate Hon. Joe Nyutu for moving a very good Motion that will promote the discussions around the funding of education in this country. Every time we talk about education, I am reminded of Cuba....

Asante, Bw. Spika, kwa fursa uliyonipa ili nichangie mjadala ambao umeletwe na Seneta wa Murang’a, Sen. Nyutu, kuhusu kuwapa mikopo waalimu walio katika vyuo vya walimu. Niko katika Kamati ya Elimu ya Seneti inayoongozwa na Sen. Montet. Swala hili kwa mara isiyo moja, tumelileta kwa maafisa na Mawaziri wanaohusika na...

Asante, Bw. Spika, kwa fursa uliyonipa ili nichangie mjadala ambao umeletwe na Seneta wa Murang’a, Sen. Nyutu, kuhusu kuwapa mikopo waalimu walio katika vyuo vya walimu. Niko katika Kamati ya Elimu ya Seneti inayoongozwa na Sen. Montet. Swala hili kwa mara isiyo moja, tumelileta kwa maafisa na Mawaziri wanaohusika na...

I rise to support this Motion by Sen. Joe Nyutu, the Senator for Murang’a County, on the exclusion of funding from the higher education funding model because it speaks to fairness and the reality in our teaching colleges and institutions. Our Constitution guarantees the right to education in Article 43....

I rise to support this Motion by Sen. Joe Nyutu, the Senator for Murang’a County, on the exclusion of funding from the higher education funding model because it speaks to fairness and the reality in our teaching colleges and institutions. Our Constitution guarantees the right to education in Article 43....

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I am a member of the Committee on Education and would like to thank Sen. Joe March, 25, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 18 The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) What is your point of order, Senator for Nairobi City County? Sen....

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I am a member of the Committee on Education and would like to thank Sen. Joe March, 25, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 18 The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) What is your point of order, Senator for Nairobi City County? Sen....

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. When we went to university, the government supported us. We did not even know what the fees was, because it was paid. When you came in, you were given a residency. You had a hostel in which you lived. You could eat in the dining...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. When we went to university, the government supported us. We did not even know what the fees was, because it was paid. When you came in, you were given a residency. You had a hostel in which you lived. You could eat in the dining...

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to inform Sen. Cathy Mumma that from 2013, a number of counties have actually been allocating funds for VTCs. I say so as a former Governor of Uasin Gishu County who served for two terms. I ensured that there was...

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to inform Sen. Cathy Mumma that from 2013, a number of counties have actually been allocating funds for VTCs. I say so as a former Governor of Uasin Gishu County who served for two terms. I ensured that there was...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I take the point made by Sen. Mandago and actually rephrase what I said to say that majority of governors have not been investing in VTCs and Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) . In fact, very few have invested in childcare which is within...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I take the point made by Sen. Mandago and actually rephrase what I said to say that majority of governors have not been investing in VTCs and Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) . In fact, very few have invested in childcare which is within...

Sen. Sifuna 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...

Sen. Sifuna 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.

Sen. Sifuna: Sen. Sifuna: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...

Sen. Sifuna

Sen. Sifuna

Sen. Sifuna 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...

Sen. Sifuna On a point of information. The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Abdul Haji)Go ahead, Sen. Sifuna. 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...

Sen. Sifuna 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...

Sen. Sifuna Sen. Okong’o Omogeni.

Sen. Sifuna 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...

Sen. Sifuna 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) ....

Sen. Sifuna Mr. Speaker, Sir, I confirm that I have authorisation in writing from Sen. Catherine Mumma to the request statement on her behalf. March, 12, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 5 The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) I am in receipt of that authorisation. Sen. Sifuna Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, but just...

Sen. Sifuna

Sen. Sifuna 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...

Sen. Sifuna 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...

Sen. Sifuna 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...

Sen. Sifuna 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) ;...

Sen. Sifuna 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

Sen. Sifuna 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,...

Sen. Sifuna 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...

Sen. Sifuna 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...

Sen. Sifuna

Sen. Sifuna

Sen. Sifuna

Sen. Sifuna 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 March 4, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 4 Sen. SifunaHousing on a matter of countrywide concern regarding safety standards at the Kisumu International Airport after it...