James Orengo

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• 10 Mar 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, a lot of times you find that crime goes unpunished because of bad investigations and prosecutions. I challenge those who sometimes criticize courts a lot. If you go to the criminal courts now where a lot of these cases are being done and you follow how a case has been prosecuted, you will be shocked to learn that a lot of times the investigating officer was not ready. He was ready to charge, but he was not ready with the evidence. If he is ready with the evidence, probably the witness is not there. If the witness ... view
• 10 Mar 2020 in Senate: Sen. Wetangula, you can remember this magistrate who was called Mr. Hew who was in Court No.8. There was one time when the Chief Justice complained about the manner in which he was handling cases. He was coming to the courts very late. One of the senior lawyers went and found he had not come. The lawyer went to see the Chief Justice; Justice Wicks. The lawyer was Georgiadis, a very well-renown lawyer. When 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
• 10 Mar 2020 in Senate: they went to the court, they found there was nobody in the court. The magistrate had not come and he was not in his chambers. The magistrate was given a warning. The next day, he was in his chambers by 8.00 a.m. One minute to 9.00 a.m., he was in the courtroom alone. He sat there for five minutes and there were no files and no prosecutor. The files came in at 9.10 a.m. The prosecutor was not there with the prosecution files. He just said call out the files. When the files were called, there was no prosecutor and ... view
• 27 Feb 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise at this Order on account of the decision which the Deputy Speaker made yesterday to assign the committees on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations and Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights to discuss the matter do with Nairobi. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had wished to urge you to review this decision. The Deputy Speaker exercised his powers under Standing Order No.1 which is only to the extent of making a decision on a procedural question. The decision that he made yesterday was not to do with the procedural question when he ... view
• 27 Feb 2020 in Senate: At the same time and on the same matter, the Senate will be calling the same people. Under the law, the publication of the notice was under the Intergovernmental and Public Relations Act. The party that has to be notified is not the Senate, but the county assembly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am urging that you let us not go beyond authorities that are created under the Standing Orders. If there is a definite resolution that the House wants to make, then we need a substantive Motion. If it was a substantive Motion, we would have gone beyond what we ... view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, even before I refer to the Standing Orders, there should be some rationality in debate; and that is why we have Standing Orders. I had thought of another way of dealing with this matter, because there is a substantial question. So, it cannot be dealt with piecemeal by the Senator for Nairobi City County, and piecemeal by the Senate Majority Leader. In fact, this matter required a substantive Motion. It is not a Nairobi City County matter. I am very glad about Sen. Khaniri’s knowledge of the Standing Orders. I think he is a true heir to ... view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: I would like the Deputy Speaker to allow me to make my point. Mr. Speaker Sir, Standing Orders 94(1) and 94(2), are very relevant. Looking at Standing Order 94(3), it states- “In determining whether a debate is out or order on the grounds of anticipation, regard shall be had to the probability of the matter being brought before the Senate within a reasonable time”. 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
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: That reasonable time is 3.30 p.m. What I plead is that we roll this into a debate on the Substantive Motion, and that Sen. Sakaja is give prime time – just like I was consulting with the Clerks to be given prime time – because this matter is so crucial that we cannot handle it piecemeal. Although somebody makes a Statement under Standing Order 47, the moment he starts reading that Statement, it becomes the property of the House. We must comment by the tradition of the House. Therefore, I urge that you give him more time to discuss this ... view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker Sir. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: I agree with the position that the Senator for Nairobi City County has taken. This is because there will be no resolution for the debate that we are going to have on this urgent matter of national importance. We will debate and talk, but there will be no resolution. However, out of his Statement, there can 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