James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 May 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, allow me to Second. I do not have a lot to say. I fully support the sentiments expressed the Senate Majority Leader. Madam Temporary Speaker, if we do not look carefully at some legislation which comes from the House, we will be legislated out of existence. In the areas where the Constitution is clear about our role, we are suffocated out of that role. Madam Temporary Speaker, when it comes to the issue of intergovernmental relations that is governed by the Intergovernmental Relations Act which is underpinned by Article 189 of the Constitution, the Senate has no ... view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: amendments by the National Assembly are mischievous and are without a constitutional basis. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. must be commended because when he was crafting this Bill, he followed the constitutional path on how to suspend a county government. All that is laid out in the Constitution just like the question of impeachment law that has been brought and is under discussion; we have followed the constitutional path and structure for undertaking an impeachment. Madam Temporary Speaker, I, therefore, agree with the Senate Majority Leader on important things like these. I am glad that the Senate has always been together. ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was not going to say anything until Sen. M. Kajwang‘ mentioned me. The last time I was a president was when I was a president of the student union with a very strong government and cabinet ministers, including a Minister for Foreign Affairs. We used to go for delegations to Dar es Salaam where we met with the Africa Liberation Union, which was based there. view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: At that time, at least the student leadership was properly recognized in terms of the laws that were in place. In fact, it was during my presidency that the term ‗president‘ was banned. Legislation was brought by the then Attorney-General, hon. Charles Njonjo, that you could not refer to anybody as ‗president.‘ This was because President Kenyatta would make a speech somewhere, and the students would also make a speech somewhere, led by their president. view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Putting that aside, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I commend the students and emphasize that hard work and being conscious of their environment is very important in this country. This country has many problems, but with young like them, we are going to make a difference. I hope that with the commitment that they had, in rising to the high office of student leadership, that they will continue to rise and one day--- I think it is more likely to find Sen. M. Kajwang‘ and Sen. Sakaja here; but it is highly unlikely that you will find me sitting in this Senate. ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I commend Sen. Pareno for bringing this matter. I think what we need are not new laws, like the Majority Leader has said. Whenever you try to bring new laws, normally it is a claw back on the Constitution. The Constitution is clear on this point that the compensation must be prompt. In fact, the understanding of prompt as defined under the law is ―immediate‖ and it must be in full. There is some type of legislation that we tried to bring through this House; where we were trying to allow the Government to pay in instalments. ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, and the Front Bench because the Senate Majority Leader did not hear what was said. He was busy conversing with others. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have made my point that the Government should never engage in a project involving compulsory acquisition of land without planning and 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
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: allocating funds in advance in order to meet the compartment that there is in the Constitution. Sen. Pareno has raised some points about the situation of the environment. That around the road under construction, there is a lot of destruction, wastes and environmental degradation. That road in the eyes of the people has left an environment that is not good for them. Although those who use it may be excited about it. However, the local people who are not using it every day may not quite appreciate that infrastructure. We hope the Committee will come back with a proper report ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I had gone through some of the provisions of the Bill yesterday. I will make a few observations that I think are important in consideration of this Bill. Other than changing name of the commission, this new regime of law is also changing the constitution of the commission. The current commission consists of nine commissioners and that includes the chairperson. Eight commissioners are appointed by the National Assembly and that is where we went wrong. We allowed an important The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: player, in peace building, to be exclusively nominated by the National Assembly and allowed the President to make the appointment. In this Bill, the process of appointment is not inclusive for there is no people participation. Clause 11 states that the selection panel shall consist of various organisations such as religious organisations, Government Ministries, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and others. I have noted that the National Council of Persons living with Disability will form part of the selection panel. I am glad that they are there. However, the same people are always appointed to serve in these commissions. ... view