James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 May 2019 in Senate: statements, the two leaders recounted what had happened in Kenya over the years, since 1963. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yesterday, I also tried to recount what has happened since the multiparty election era. I recalled the cycles of violence that happened in 1992, 1997 and in every election that we have had. In those elections, we have been confronted with incidences of ethnic animosity, a society that has become antagonistic, acrimonious, and violent and not at peace with itself. The two leaders noted that despite the changes that have taken place such as the amendment to the Constitution and the ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: If you look at the political conversation that is going on at the moment, I do not think that we will go there if we do not come together as a nation and realize that there is a more important responsibility in front of us even before we come to the elections in 2022. If you see the political groupings and formations that are going on at the moment, contrary even to the statute that is in place and contrary to the objective of this Bill, you would come to the conclusion that 9th of March, 2018 came and it ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Abraham Lincoln once said that ―A house divided against itself cannot stand.‖ He was quoting the Bible; the Gospel according to St. Mark. I do not quote the Bible often. view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are told ―Do not quote my name in vain.‖ Therefore, I am normally very careful not to quote the Bible. People like quoting the Bible. In fact, if you go to political meetings, you will discover that politicians quote the Bible more than the clergy. Politicians read the Bible from Revelation to Genesis; they read it backwards. They can tell you the number of books in the Old and New Testaments. I am happy that our people of the Islamic and Hindu faith do not quote their holy books as much as Christians. view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, a lot of these is just hypocrisy. You will find that someone has stolen, beaten his wife and done all manner of things that he should not do, but he is in a political meeting quoting the Bible: ―Love thy neighbour as you love thyself.‖ I am saying this from the bottom of my heart because I want to make a speech like I have not done this year. We are getting to the point that we are trying to run from. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Some of us have seen political skirmishes for so long that we do not want to see it happen again. view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: It looks like the Post-Election Violence of 2007/2008 is coming all over again if we are not very careful. We need to stand together now to go through the process of reforming our way of governance as voted by the two leaders. Kenya has always made it when the leadership comes together. When KANU and KADU went to Lancaster, they went as a team and we achieved our Independence. When we wanted to change the Constitution, the Parliamentary Parties Group (PPG) brought people together. There was ceasefire for a while. In 2007, after the elections, there was a grand coalition ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, last year, the two leaders under the BBI came together and launched a nine points agenda that if you read through, you will realize to what extent this Bill is necessary and should be passed as yesterday. view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: My worry is that if you look at what has confronted the Prime Minister of United Kingdom (UK), is that there was division in Parliament and in her own party. A majority of Britons wanted to come out of the European Union (EU), but because of division in the political class, the UK is a very confused society at the moment. Nobody knows where they are headed. view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I can tell you that even in Kenya, in the next two months, we will be begin to wonder where we are going. I hope that the wisdom to try and ceasefire in terms of elective politics will prevail. A lot of the issues raised through the BBI were to do with competitive politics. The other initiatives have dealt with the same point. I, therefore, hope that the political class will heed to this Bill and show more unity of purpose in terms of pursuing the nine point agenda that was a subject matter of agreement ... view