James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Feb 2020 in Senate: There is a process, not only at the beginning where you have the right qualification, but there is a continuous self-development in the areas that have been particularly--- as regards to board members and Chief Executive Officers, which I think are the category of leadership and management that are known as significant members and officers. Madam Temporary Speaker, without further ado, I fully support this Bill and commend it to the House. I second. view
• 13 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is really like a procedural Motion. I stand to second the Motion and urge the House that the Motion be passed. In accordance with Standing Order No.184, the membership of the Committee is provided for in the Standing Order save for the Senators who do not occupy leadership positions. On account of some Members who are on the list who are not in the leadership positions, I want to give some information. There are some Members like the Senator for Narok County, Sen. Olekina and Sen. Kwamboka. They have hardly served for a full year because ... view
• 13 Feb 2020 in Senate: In case the Senate Majority Leader forgot, even when we were first assembled and convened, the premises where we were taken was a garage somewhere in the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). In terms of office space, it took a lot of time for Senators to get facilities and officers. Even now, I do not think we have full facilities to work as a legislature. This goes across to the entire Parliament. There is a provision in the Constitution that requires Members of Parliament to be facilitated to make sure that they can do their work. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in ... view
• 13 Feb 2020 in Senate: The Supreme Court had spoken on this and said that there is no business that the Senate should not deal with. If there is respect for courts of law and directions that they give, especially when it is an advisory opinion like the one we had, the Executive should listen. I say without fear of contradiction that having a strong Parliament is for the good of the Executive. This is because there are things which happen in Government that the President, as he sits up there, may never know. By the time he realizes, he starts a campaign. For example, ... view
• 13 Feb 2020 in Senate: When there was absolute rule, for example, the monarchy, Parliaments or judicial institutions were not important. We are created to make sure that the Executive is brought to check. So, I agree with the Senate Majority Leader that we have to come together. 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
• 13 Feb 2020 in Senate: The Senate Majority Leader and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. headed a Committee which came up with a good document. Unfortunately, in the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report, it was not mentioned. One of these days, we should have a session with Sen. Haji and Sen. Wako to tell us what happened. We cannot just be sitting with them here and there is a critical issue which we had looked at, both now and in the previous Senate and there is no word about it. I do not know whether they were overwhelmed. However, if they do not feel comfortable, they ... view
• 10 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Motion. It is to record our condolences to the family of a statesman, Pan- Africanist, and of course, the second President of the Republic of Kenya. He is the longest ruling President in our history. I know that for anybody to achieve that record, it will probably take a century. I do not think that we will change the Constitution in any way. As I said, we are expressing our condolences. Whatever I am going to say will not be in praise or criticism, but in mourning. I say this because there ... view
• 10 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am saying this because one of the things that the late President Moi did, and the historians will write whether he succeeded or not, was that he made an attempt to bring the country together. Those who were alive when President Kenyatta died know that the country was divided. The opposition which used to be part of Government was raring not to have KANU as the ruling party; they wanted change. If it was the face of a certain cabal in KANU that had taken over, at the time when President Kenyatta died, I do not ... view
• 10 Feb 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
• 10 Feb 2020 in Senate: I am saying this because things can change. At that time, nobody thought that President Moi could become the President of the Republic of Kenya. He sat in the opposition and was a very forceful Member. I was in school at that time to realize how effective he was together with people like Hon. Ronald Ngala, Hon. Masinde Muliro, Hon. Martin Shikuku and many others. Mr. Speaker, Sir, before he became Vice President, he was a Minister for Home Affairs amongst people who probably took him for granted and never thought he could rise any higher than where he was. ... view