James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as I conclude, there is something that needs to be done about our athletes and sports people. In fact, by winning many races, there is no reason why Kenya by now has not hosted one of the major world events because we have big names and they have been successful many times. If we were moving with them at the same pace, we should be having a world class stadium in Nairobi City, Eldoret Town, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained ... view
• 15 Oct 2019 in Senate: Kisumu City or wherever we think it is right to have it. We seem to celebrate their successes. However, in terms of action, we seem to be doing very little. I hope that in recognition of what our sports men and women are doing, the Government will wake up and have high class athletics stadia all over the country. Although that was promised during the 2017 General Elections, people do not talk much about them anymore. However, it is never too late. It is high time that was done in recognition of what our sports men and women are doing. ... view
• 15 Oct 2019 in Senate: We should take the example of a country like Jamaica which decided to go for talent, particularly in the short races. The sprints used to be dominated by the United States of America (USA). Now a small country like Jamaica, year in, year out, competes with the country with the best resources in the world. There was a time in Eastern Germany, although it is alleged, that they were using certain drugs and so on. By the State taking a direct interest and starting to train people early such as this young lady called Biles in the United States of ... view
• 15 Oct 2019 in Senate: Imagine Eliud Kipchoge at this stage is still breaking records. I think he is self- made man. It is not the environment or the facilities that were there. Sen. Wetangula has explained how he was a pacesetter for other athletes. Imagine if these facilities were there and accessible, we would be winning many more races as a country. view
• 15 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, I thank Sen. Cheruiyot for bringing this Motion and making me feel like a Kenyan. Sometimes I do not quite feel it when things go wrong, for example, when leadership is corrupt, indecisive, lost for direction, has no passion and is not principled. I like Sen. Mwaura a lot because he quotes that late Presidents Nyerere and Mandela because they had some kind of vision. These athletes are beating us at having a vision that the impossible is possible. This country can make the impossible possible. Athletics alone can bring this to us. In ... view
• 15 Oct 2019 in Senate: I thank you. view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also would like to support this Petition. As you know, one of the important areas for the struggle for freedom in Kenya was on land. The land question has not been resolved up to now despite more than half a century of independent Kenya. 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 Sep 2019 in Senate: The Constitution set out a framework with which to deal with the land question including ways and means of dealing with historical injustices in so far as land is concerned. Particularly in the Coastal, Central Kenya and Rift valley, there are many areas where the land question continues to be a big problem that needs immediate resolution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is important that so long as we do not have any means of employment for a majority of Kenyans, land seems to be the only available resource for the ordinary people for purposes of settlement, shelter and even earning ... view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: land effectively for purposes of building the economy, that land should be expropriated and given back to the people. In this Petition, you find there are people who live in the forest not because they were taken there by anybody, but because that was how they lived in the past. They were hunters and gatherers. It will be highly unjust to move such people out of the forest without compensation or finding alternative settlement. That is not to say that we cannot and should not protect our forests. Those forests must be protected. If there are people living in the ... view
• 26 Sep 2019 in Senate: On a point of information, Madam Temporary Speaker. view