James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1261 to 1270 of 4273.

• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, sometimes governors also tend to ignore county assemblies. In fact, what is happening in Taita-Taveta County arose out of lack of respect between the two arms of the county government. It is not just Taita-Taveta County, but there are many counties where governors take county assemblies for granted. That should not be the case, because county assemblies have responsibilities of legislation and oversight at the county level. view
• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: Any governor, therefore, who does not respect the county assembly is a matter that should be amenable to some form of remedy, including an impeachment if the grounds of impeachment are met. To that extent, I hope that the governor, going back to Taita-Taveta County, will take it upon himself to go through a process of reconciliation. This is so that the people of Taita-Taveta do not suffer from the differences and conflict which have emerged between the county assembly, the governor and, probably, the executive as a whole. view
• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if we cannot apply the impeachment processes effectively, probably, then a more parliamentary system would have commended itself, where it is easy to remove a Prime Minister or a governor if he or she was a regional premier, for example. However, in our system, the impeachable offences are not left to guesswork; they are stated in the Constitution and the County Governments Act. Eventually, when we sit down from these experiences, we still need to go back under the County Governments Act and the law regarding impeachment, which we tried to put in place. We should articulate ... view
• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: That is very good information, although it is a rhetorical question. However, in law, there is never no solution. If I can give the governor free advice, he should go back to court and he can say: “Arising out of the decision of the Senate, the matter has been compromised and there should be no further proceedings.” However, if he elects to go on, the courts can still hear it irrespective of the decision that has been made and say the debate in Parliament or the Senate has been vitiated. He can make that election. However, if he is brought ... view
• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: is really what Senators say. Even without any evidence, we may look unreasonable, but when you convict on an impeachment, it does not matter whether there was sufficient evidence. This is because we are not sitting as a court of law; it is partly a political process, so long as there are proper articles of impeachment. At the end of the day, the decision as to whether there is sufficient evidence or the law has been complied with, it is a decision that is made on a very pragmatic basis by the Senators. In the USA, the Republican Party now ... view
• 23 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me join the rest of us in congratulating Sen. Naomi Shiyonga. We can literally say that she has “scooped” an award. view
• 23 Oct 2019 in Senate: That is very good English. She is the one and only who has in the current Session of the Senate received such an award. We have been congratulating many other people who are not Members of the Senate or the National Assembly, but the enumeration of what she has done as the basis of getting this award is very empowering. As we know, support of students in secondary schools and widows across Kakamega County, fundraising for churches and schools, empowerment of youths and women groups, among others. This is the kind of leadership at the local level. Being a servant ... view
• 23 Oct 2019 in Senate: I will just encourage my sister that she should make it an annual event of scooping awards every year. view
• 23 Oct 2019 in Senate: Do not just scoop once, but scoop many. Every time you will scoop we will come back and congratulate you. We wish to tell everybody to try and follow in our footsteps in getting awards for little things. Sometimes people think that it is the big things in society that change life. Sen. Hillary Clinton wrote a book about the wellbeing in a little village. That is how you make a difference. Even nations start from families. What you do amongst families and communities means a lot. This is truly commendable and congratulations Sen. Shiyonga. This is something that is ... view
• 23 Oct 2019 in Senate: seconded. view