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Senate
Sifuna Edwin Watenya
County
Nairobi
Party
Orange Democratic Movement
Status
Elected
Term
Sep 2022
–
Present
Biography
Edwin Sifuna is the Deputy Minority Whip of the House
Performance Scorecard
48.6 / 100
overall performance score
Top 7%
of the Senate
Ranked 6 of 67
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Contributions 1625 ↑ above avg 71.0/100House average: 536.0
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Bills 3 ↑ above avg 14.3/100House average: 1.8
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Committees 3 ↓ below avg 8.3/100House average: 5.5
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Initiative 111 ↑ above avg 9.4/100House average: 91.6
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Division participation 18 ↑ above avg 90.0/100House average: 15.5
Committee Membership
- A member of the County Public Accounts committee.
- A member of the Energy committee.
- A member of the National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations committee.
Committee reports 5
Reports produced by Sifuna Edwin Watenya's committees.
- Report On The Sessional Paper No. 1 Of 2025 On Foreign Policy Of Kenya National Security, Defence And Foreign Relations · Apr 2026
- Report On The Energy ( Ammendment) Bill, 2023 (senate Bills No 42 Of 2023) Energy · May 2024
- Petition Report- Energy Committee- Protection Of Rights And Freedoms Energy · May 2024
- Report On The Public Holidays ( Amendment) Bill, ( Senate Bills No 31 Of 2023) National Security, Defence And Foreign Relations · May 2024
- Sc-national Security Breport On Cattle Rustling And Loss Of Lives And Property In Lorroki And Malaso Divisions Of Samburu Centra National Security, Defence And Foreign Relations · May 2024
Topics this member is active on
Policy areas this member has been most active on — across bills, motions, questions, statements, papers and Hansard contributions.
- Justice & Human Rights 3 3 statement
- Security & Defense 1 1 statement
- Governance & Democracy 1 1 senate_bill
- Lands & Physical Planning 1 1 motion
- Anti-Corruption 6 6 hansard_contribution
- Adani — SGR and JKIA 3 3 hansard_contribution
- Healthcare — SHIF / NHIF 3 3 hansard_contribution
- Devolution 1 1 hansard_contribution
Parliamentary Activity
Sifuna Edwin Watenya has made 22 speeches this year and a total of 1664 speeches in the 13th Parliament.
Statements
18th June 2026
3 speeches in 1 contribution
Question Time
QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
3 speeches
Questions & Answers
18th June 2026
3 speeches in 1 contribution
Question Time
QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
3 speeches
Plenary Contribution
17th June 2026
9 speeches in 3 contributions
General Discussion
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR
General Discussion
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR
2 speeches
Question Time
QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
6 speeches
Devolution
17th June 2026
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Contribution
10th June 2026
3 speeches in 1 contribution
Question Time
QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
3 speeches
Devolution
10th June 2026
8 speeches in 2 contributions
Procedural Matter
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CHAIR
3 speeches
General Discussion
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR
5 speeches
Budget & Finance
10th June 2026
3 speeches in 1 contribution
Procedural Matter
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CHAIR
3 speeches
Basic Education
10th June 2026
5 speeches in 1 contribution
General Discussion
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR
5 speeches
Agriculture & Food Security
10th June 2026
5 speeches in 1 contribution
General Discussion
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR
5 speeches
Plenary Contribution
9th June 2026
4 speeches in 1 contribution
Question Time
QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
4 speeches
Bills Sponsored
Sifuna Edwin Watenya has sponsored 3 bills.
Stage:
Committee Stage
Stage:
Introduced / Published · 1 Sep 2024
Notes: Source: https://www.parliament.go.ke/sites/default/files/2024-09/%20The%20Energy%20%28Amendment%29%20Bill%2C%20No.%2042%20of%202023.pdf
Stage:
Introduced / Published · 1 Feb 2023
Notes: Source: https://www.parliament.go.ke/sites/default/files/2023-02/The%20Office%20of%20the%20County%20Printer%20Bill%2C%202022.pdf
Voting Record
11Ayes
6Noes
1Abstain / Spoilt
2Absent
18Divisions attended
Voting History: 20
Date
Vote
Decision
Motions
- ADJOURNMENT OF THE SENATE TO DISCUSS A DEFINITE MATTER OF URGENT NATIONAL IMPORTANCE RELATING TO THE POLICE BRUTALITY, ARBITRARY ARRESTS, AND EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE BY THE POLICE DURING THE DEMONSTRATION ON MONDAY, 20TH MARCH, 2023. That, pursuant to Standing Order No. 37, the Senate do adjourn to discuss a matter of utmost urgency and national importance, namely, police brutality, arbitrary arrests, and excessive use of force by the police during the demonstration on Monday, 20th March, 2023. 23 Mar 2023 Seconded Source ↗
- MOTION - PROMOTION OF MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES FOR MOTHERS THAT, AWARE THAT according to the World Health Organization, globally 10% of pregnant women and 13% of women who have just given birth experience a mental condition, referred to as perinatal depression, which is higher in developing countries with 15.6% during pregnancy, and 19.8% after child birth; FURTHER AWARE that women who go through still birth and those that lose their children during delivery are taken to the general maternity wa 13 Oct 2022 Passed/Adopted Seconded Source ↗
- MOTION - PARKING CHARGES IN INSTITUTIONS OFFERING ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC THAT, AWARE THAT, many urban areas and towns in Kenya lack designated car parking areas as a result of imbalance between parking supply and demand mainly due to ineffective land use planning and miscalculations of space requirements, thereby leading to exorbitant parking fees; NOTING THAT, most essential services offered in hospitals, educational institutions, airports, shopping malls and other public utilities ar 13 Oct 2022 Passed/Adopted Source ↗
Petitions
- Recruitment of Kenyan Nationals into the Russian Army and the detention of Kenyans in Ukrainian prisons 28 Apr 2026 Committed to committee Source ↗
- The eviction from property Ref No. CP & ARCH/00219 excision of L.R. NO209/6738 25 Nov 2025 Committed to committee Source ↗
- Eviction of Korogocho community living in the Nairobi River corridor after its declaration as a special planning area 16 Apr 2025 Committed to committee Source ↗
Questions
No questions recorded yet.
Statements
- Frequent fire disasters in Nairobi City County request 15 Feb 2024
- Non-appearance of CS Energy and Nairobi Governor before committees Member's Statement 14 Feb 2024
- construction and maintenance works for airports in Kenya, specifically, the Jomo Kenyatta and Kisumu international airports, which have experienced roof leaks and flooding during the heavy rains experienced recently request 16 Nov 2023
- Construction and maintenance works for airports in the country request 16 Nov 2023
- Alleged grabbing of Tom Mboya Social Hall in Makadara Constituency request 17 Oct 2023
- Interpretation of Standing Order No.55 on admissibility of extracts and quotations Statement 17 Oct 2023
- the status of the ownership of the land of Tom Mboya Social Hall in Makadara Constituency request 17 Oct 2023
- Alleged claims of hire of corpses from mortuaries, during the anti-tax demonstrations held in June and July, 2023 request 19 Sep 2023
- a morbid and most unfortunate claim that corpses were hired from morgues during the anti-tax demonstrations of June and July request 19 Sep 2023
- Alleged unfair hiring and promotion of nurses in hospitals within Nairobi City County request 19 Sep 2023
- Attempts to grab land occupied by Kimathi Primary School in Kamukunji Constituency request 9 Aug 2023
- Attempted grabbing of Kimathi Primary School land in Kamukunji request 9 Aug 2023
- Request for Statement from Standing Committee on Labour and Social request 29 Jun 2023
- Neglect of the families of the five freedom fighters who were imprisoned in Kapenguria, during the fight for the country’s independence request 29 Jun 2023
- Rampant market fires in Nairobi destroying property worth billions Member's Statement 21 Jun 2023
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