James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1061 to 1070 of 4273.

• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: Police officers should be tutored that carrying a gun has some responsibilities and the last thing that they should do is to kill. The United States of America (USA) is not any better, but now they walk around with cameras. If they shoot anybody, there is likely to be a record of how it happened, but in Kenya, there is no record. 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
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: I thank Sen. Sakaja again, and I hope that the Committee will take up this issue. They should call up the highest people in the land, not just minions who are coming from the police department or the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. Mr. Matiang’i, as the Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, should be called upon, because this is a critical issue. It should not just be the Inspector-General of the NPS, but the whole security sector. Article 238 of the Constitution says that even the security sector has to ... view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the only reason I want to comment and support the Statement by the distinguished Senator of Vihiga is that every time you walk into a hospital and look at the work that nurses do, you would be out of your mind to try to create a situation where nurses do not get their salaries. view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: I know of families who sometimes even abandon their sick relatives, but nurses are always there, taking care of patients, some of them on a death bed or in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). What is happening countrywide and now more particularly in Vihiga County cannot be supported under any circumstances. view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: The national Treasury does not have absolute authority to withhold funds that have been allocated to the counties. Once funds have been appropriated by Parliament, which is the National Assembly and the Senate, those funds have to be paid promptly to the counties. In fact, I am being reminded – and probably Sen. Olekina will talk about this more articulately – about the suspension or withdrawal or otherwise stoppage of funds 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
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: which are allocated to counties can only be done by the approval of the Senate. Therefore, this is a matter that calls for prompt action. For whatever reason, the national Treasury may withhold funds if they are justified. It should not be used as a tool of punishing innocent Kenyans who toil day and night looking after the lives of other Kenyans who may be in distress. Although this is a matter which we are making a Statement under the appropriate Standing Order, I think the new CS for the Ministry of Health probably should be called to this House ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me also join you in welcoming the delegation from Kisii County who are ably represented by the distinguished parliamentarian, Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri. Being a delegation of Members of the County Assembly, you are our brothers and sisters because the Constitution provides that the legislative authority of the Republic is delegated by the sovereign who are the people to Parliament which consists of the Senate, National Assembly and the county assemblies. Therefore, you are part of the legislative structure in our country although at a devolved level. For that, we are hoping that as we ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in Senate: Finally, the first Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) rally was in Kisii and you set the process well. The county assembly was involved and your representative spoke both at the leader’s meeting and at the rally. view
• 19 Feb 2020 in Senate: I hope that you will continue to do the good work that you are doing. You have produced some of the best legislators in this country over time. I will not mention their names but one of the greatest legislators you have produced is Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri. He has been in the National Assembly, the Senate, in the Foreign Service as a diplomat and in the Cabinet as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Education. So, we are proud of you and your sons. view
• 19 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the two distinguished Senators for bringing this matter to light. The danger in this whole saga is denial. In China, the doctor who started talking about the possibility of the spread of this view