James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also want to join the distinguished Senator for Kisumu County in addressing the matter on the mall in Kisumu. This was our flagship project for the Lake Basin Development Authority. It is a shame that the Government can commit so much money through a regional body yet the project does not get to fruition. It is important for this matter to be closed. We can deal with the administrative or other questions involved. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained ... view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: We will be cutting loses by handing over the project to the authority because the building is more or less complete even as we try to resolve other issues. A time will come when we will end up spending more money to make the mall functioning. I join the Senator for Kisumu to demand that Statement be dealt with as quickly as possible. Moving Kachok Dumpsite from the city centre is long overdue. It was a flagship project for the County Government of Kisumu and it has been long in resolution. We were told that the dumpsite would be moved ... view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the distinguished Senator for Vihiga County for coming up with this Statement at a time when we are remembering a great icon, footballer and Kenyan. view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: In fact, when I think of great footballers in Kenya, there is nobody who had all round skills like Kadenge. If he were playing in Europe today - although I do not support Barcelona - his skills would have easily put him in the first 11 of Barcelona. When I think of the greatest team ever assembled in all time; the Brazilian team that played in Mexico in 1970 with Pele, Jorginho and Ravelino; looking at the skills that those players showed at that time, Kadenge would have easily surpassed the skills of those great Brazilians. view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this icon, who, for more than a decade, was the name that every football lover praised and wanted to see in action. At this time when we try to remember him, it would be incumbent upon the Kenya Government - as Sen. Khaniri has suggested - that one of the national stadiums, not in Kakamega County because that would be making him a regional icon, be named after Kadenge. Since there are so many stadia with the name Nyayo, I think Nyayo Stadium should become Kadenge Stadium and the Kasarani Stadium can be left with Moi. The ... view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: That is just a suggestion because I cannot think of any suitable national stadium that can be named after Kadenge. view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: Having said that, we need to have some kind of programme where we can train our young people who want to emulate Kadenge to belong to the best in the world in football. I saw the women from the United States of America (USA) who have won the Women’s World Cup four times in a row and they have done that because a lot of resources were put into the women’s team in USA. They have surpassed the great nations in football. view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in Kenya, we have shown that we have the football talent but we are not putting enough resources in order to support the footballers and football, generally. At this time when we want to remember Kadenge, it is a time when we should try to find out a more effective way of making Kenya great in the world of football. This is because football is a big industry and also something that is admired all over the world. It was shameful that in this region, our teams, Uganda and Tanzania, have been bundled out from the Africa ... view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also join my colleagues in congratulating the Chairperson of the Mediation Committee for a job well done. I also commend the membership of that Committee from the Senate. Sen. Pareno here was being modest with herself. You went there as a team and came up with a very good Report. One of the things that I have seen in this Report that very important is that in areas that deal with devolution and the role of county governments, and their participation on national issues, including projects like irrigation, in so far as they ... view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: will express solid confidence in the Senate. The dream that one can scrap the Senate anyhow cannot and will not happen. Particularly, if we still believe in democratic governance and that devolution forms an important pillar in our constitutional architecture. To that extent, I believe that the people of Kenya have confidence in the Senate. Let me also come out clearly and say that I understood hon. Duale yesterday to be saying that certain Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) cannot be summoned to come to the Senate, or should not appear before the Senate. I know that our Committees normally invite CSs ... view