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@AdamJSchwarz It was an extremely difficult fight against evil. Students were beaten up, podcast hosts were arrested, political opponents were murdered, and many other bad things happened. This win was a joint effort of an entire nation. Both people living in Serbia and all over the world.
Remember that one-term US Senator who became President of the great United States of America at 47 years of age, as a young, fresh-faced lawyer thought by many to be “inexperienced?” I was looking at his Senate record. It says he sponsored 148 bills, two of which became law. But if you thought the similarities between Obama and Sifuna are already uncanny, you should see some of the bills Obama sponsored (or cosponsored with other Senators). Take a look at just three;
1. The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act 2006 – the object of which was to create a public database tracking federal grants, contracts, loans and financial assistance to reduce government waste, arrest opacity of financial transactions and stem fraud.
2. Democratic Republic of Congo Relief, Security and Democracy Promotion Act – the first federal law geared towards promoting peace, democracy and accountability following human rights abuses in the DRC.
3. Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act 2008 – which was aimed at tightening oversight and improving data quality of federal spending disclosures.
They sound exactly like what Sifuna would do or has done in the Kenyan Senate.
In Kenya, the process of sponsoring a bill is so difficult that most MPs actually leave without a single bill to their name. But the one-term Senator has already sponsored several, two of which have successfully gone through the Senate.
1. The Energy (Amendment) Bill, Senate Bills No. 42 of 2023 – the objective of which is to increase transparency in energy purchase agreements and lower the cost of electricity, by among others, disclosing details of energy purchase agreements, making such agreements subject to Article 201 of the constitution on accountability and public participation, as well as publishing the names of beneficial owners of independent power producers contracted by the state.
2. Sports (Amendment) Bill, Senate Bills No. 33 of 2024 – creates a ring-fenced County Sports Association Fund, to which every county government is compelled to remit at least 1% of all revenue, in order to grow grassroots sports and enhance their capacity to empower the youth.
Proposed Bills (including bills retired to support those by other leaders serving similar interests);
3. Office of the County Printer Bill – intended to remove the reliance on the central Government Printer in Nairobi and give independence to county printer.
4. Basic Education (Amendment) Bill – intended to recognise informal educational institutions (APBET schools) in poor neighbourhoods, to align them with government capitation and support. Bill paused in support of a similar one by a Member of the National Assembly.
5. Police Integrity and Accountability Bill – proposed to enhance police evidence gathering and storage systems, record the treatment of suspects and create accountability for police actions in the field (to forestall cases like Albert Ojwang’s).
Besides these, Senator Sifuna has proposed pro-people amendments to nearly every bill that has come to the floor.
Now, let’s look at the other tools available to a Senator, including Motions, Petitions, Request for Statements and CS Questions. To compile a full list of what Sifuna has done using these tools would require two days of typing, but among the key issues he has prosecuted through these platforms are;
1. Restoration of grabbed public lands, among them the Tom Mboya Social Hall, Martin Luther Primary School, Kimathi Primary School and Visa Oshwal. Others are on course, like the grabbing of the College of Insurance land in South C.
2. At least six items touching solely on the welfare and wellbeing of police officers, including promotions, salaries, living conditions and deployment modalities.
3. At least four submissions on the welfare of staff, farmers, retirees and suppliers contracted to the struggling sugar companies in Nyanza and Western.
4. Motion to investigate and remedy congestion and dilapidated infrastructure in boarding schools across the country.
5. At least five submissions touching on the destruction of Kenya’s forests, water towers and other natural resources, including Mount Elgon National Park, the Nairobi National Park, Karura Forest, Ngong Forest and Uhuru Park.
6. An audit of the Kenyan mining sector, to address illegalities and human rights abuses in mines in the country.
7. Petition over Kenyans illegally recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine.
8. Petition on the eviction of the Single Mothers Association of Kenya (SMAK) from their premises in Ziwani, Nairobi.
9. Medical cover challenges of both teachers and police officers.
10. The welfare of refugees dwelling in Kenya.
11. Water shortages in Taita Taveta County.
12. Status of several roads in the country.
13. The operational state of universities in the country.
14. The unfair labour practices and working conditions of staff of major supermarket chains in the country.
15. Electricity supply crises in many parts of the country.
16. The kidnap, deportation or torture of prominent Kenyans visiting the EAC bloc.
17. The dangerous rise of a goon culture facilitated by state apparatus.
18. Working conditions, pay and kitting of health workers, including nurses and community health promoters.
19. The welfare of sportspeople, encompassing all sports in the country.
20. The state of stalled projects and pending bills in Nairobi County.
Additional to these are the publicly-visible oversight duties by Sifuna in the County Public Accounts Committee, which became legendary over fears by Governors with audit queries to appear before it while Sifuna was a member.
Then of course there are his oversight blitzes over Nairobi health facilities, the Dishi na County project, the county’s disaster management systems and county expenditure systems. The success rate of his Senate pursuits, by my assessment, stands at about 94%.
Even with this heavily summarised list, you can see that there is no Senator, since 2013, whose works have touched such a diverse population of Kenyans, and who has gone out of his way to push pro-people agenda like Sifuna has done.
@makaumutua wouldn’t know, because while Sifuna was standing between police bullets and Kenyan youths to protect them from harm at Parliament buildings, Makau was recording Baba’s whereabouts for the state to track the enigma.
We will be back soon with the ODM version of Sifuna’s achievements.
"Greatest resource, Blessing from God, We should not Use them or ABUSE them" This is how the President sees the Young people.... Now, lets put these sentiments against the truth on the ground....
1. GREATEST RESOURCE: We have seen how our greatest resources are handled...Look at our forests...Look at our minerals, Look at our Water... Look at our Land.
2. BLESSING FROM GOD: The way the youth and the nation is backed up against the wall,, No employment, Messed up education system, No justice, Impunity jus to name a few vices evident...We are trully not a blessing to this government. We feel more of a curse, and we are dealt with as such.
3. NO USE OR ABUSE: "We should not Use or Abuse them....Well here, sisemi mengi. From the Killings, Abductions, School tragedies, Failing Education system, and Systematically keeping them in poverty, goonism culture etc.
Its clear what's Preached and what's Practised is as Day and Night. They cant be reconciled, but there's a cheat code to understanding what's being said..."When they go LEFT, Make sure you are always on the RIGHT, " coz thats where the Truth is. Ndo Maanake, ☝🏿TAM.
@makaumutua We don't want someone who has done anything.
We want some who has done nothing.
Sifuna has done nothing in his entire life and that's who exactly we want.
@C_NyaKundiH The solution is resetting the country to the rule of law. We do not necessarily need another saviour. We need a system where the Constitution is supreme, institutions are independent, public resources are accounted for, corruption has consequences, and nobody is above the law
@C_NyaKundiH Nairobi MCAs, history will judge you! You had the chance to hold Sakaja accountable through impeachment, but you chose to retreat. Now a building has collapsed, lives are feared lost, and Nairobians are paying the price for failed leadership. You cannot dodge responsibility.
NOTA: “There’s NO Black woman that has been uplifted unless a man is doing it.”🤭
The GOAT once asked Kim to name just one Black woman in history who has uplifted another Black woman. She couldn’t name a single one. 😂