James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Sep 2019 in Senate: We agreed to keep the majority of the Members of the Committee on Health because this is the way it should be. However, just to inject a little bit more energy into the Committee, it was recommended that the originator of the Motion, being Sen. Wetangula, be part of this Committee. I commend this Committee as it is. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in Senate: Let me say that part of the reason why we are here now, instead of having resolved this matter as a House, is because the Committee on Health dilly-dallied a bit. They may have had their reasons. I am putting it diplomatically and politely. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am looking forward to the outcome of the work they will do, rather than what has happened in the past. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to be as brief as possible because this is a matter the rest of the House would want to contribute to. You will remember when this matter came before the Committee--- view
• 18 Sep 2019 in Senate: Bado yuko Kilifi County . view
• 18 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I have mentioned, the total worth of this entire project was Kshs38 billion. This is a matter in which counties did not have a choice. The national Government on its own initiative, contracted companies to supply these medical equipment without consultations and concurrence of the counties. Therefore, complaints which came from counties were many and quite substantial. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in Senate: You remember when we were dealing with documentation that were brought before us, very quickly on the face of it when they were placed before the Senate, we found that the Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) which should have been signed by view
• 18 Sep 2019 in Senate: counties or was put before us as evidence that they had been signed by counties in relation to nearly 21 counties, were only available on the first and last pages. It is normally quite a bit tricky for those who deal with documents. People are often made to sign documents without thinking of the consequences or signing the last page of a document without knowing the content. More than 21 counties had signed this MoU but had not read its contents or the contents were not made available to them. Some 16 counties in which all the MOUs that had ... view
• 18 Sep 2019 in Senate: when it is being planned. Somebody sat down and said, in the words of Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jr., “How can we make some money? How can we steal?” view
• 18 Sep 2019 in Senate: There are people who know even where the money is allocated, and where the budgeting process is going on. That is why the National Assembly has been captured. I want to say here without fear of contradiction that the National Assembly has been captured. The Constitution says that the holder of the pass is Parliament, and it is not just the National Assembly. This is because when you read the Constitution, there are some money Bills; not so defined as money bills in the Constitution, but exempted under Article 214. However, in essence, they are money Bills which have to ... view