James Orengo

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• 31 Mar 2020 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 31 Mar 2020 in Senate: cases. This is because if we look at the figures that are coming up in Northern and South Africa, we cannot say the situation is got to be better. It is going to be worse before it can get better just as many people are saying. We need to plan ahead. We are putting this Committee in place so that they can be part of the conversation and in coming out with the solution. In fact, I have seen in the Motion which is quite right that they should report in seven days. We are hoping that when they report, ... view
• 31 Mar 2020 in Senate: In fact, I know that I have about an hour, but I will not get anywhere near it. Seeing the mood of the House, everybody should be heard on this issue. Let us plan for the worst because the situation will get worse before it gets better. However, there are immediate steps which should be taken. This is because if you are telling people not to go to their workplaces during times that they normally go to work, or there will be a lockdown, you have to plan for it. How will people eat? What is contained in this Motion ... view
• 31 Mar 2020 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 17 Mar 2020 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. There have been many pandemics in history. In fact, this pandemic may be confirming the saying that history repeats itself. You may be aware that sometime in the 14th Century, there was a pandemic known as the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague. What was unique about that pandemic in the 14th Century is that it started where the other one started and peaked where this one is likely to peak, that is, in Europe. At that time, when it peaked in the middle of the 14th Century, more ... view
• 17 Mar 2020 in Senate: The world is reacting positively. For example, a great Chinese investor has given donations of equipment to all the African countries. They should first of all go to the health workers. When you board a plane and are taken through the security protocol, you are told that before you mind your child, you tie your safety belt first before you can tie the one of you minor sitting next to you. Equally, something should be done to the health workers, to make sure that they are prepared and have the right equipment. The same thing happened with many doctors who ... view
• 17 Mar 2020 in Senate: One of the things that arose while making this Constitution is that Parliament is never dissolved. We have one Parliament leading to another. There should never be a The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 17 Mar 2020 in Senate: gap. At any given time, there is always a Parliament in place just, like at any given time there will always be a head of state or president; whether acting or not. The makers of this Constitution, in their wisdom, ensured that Parliament will never be dissolved. It is just a question of one Parliament handing over to another. view
• 17 Mar 2020 in Senate: I think the context of this Motion has set it out clearly that there is a mechanism to recall Parliament when there is need. That need should not only come when there is a disaster. To show leadership, we can also be called when facts unravel to give guidance to the Executive and the nation as a whole. view
• 17 Mar 2020 in Senate: Sometimes a lot of tragedies and problems we go through are caused by the executives, either the national or the ones in the counties. So, Parliament should be at the door every time even if we are on recess. view