James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1641 to 1650 of 4273.

• 21 May 2019 in Senate: I have said here before that I may support whatever campaigns that are going on to fight against injustices or corruption but that does not give the State the power or authority to arrest people as they want and keep them as they want. The law is very clear. There is a habit now that is growing within the law enforcement agencies; that, you are arrested and taken to court only for the prosecution to ask for you to be detained for a The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: week, two or three weeks. This habit used to be there in the old days where somebody was taken to court on holding charges for one, two or three weeks. They have found a new mechanism of arresting people and keeping them without charge. I was surprised when I went to the Central Police Station in Kisumu and being a lawyer, I demanded why the Deputy Minority Leader was under custody. There was no explanation. The entries that were made in the Occurrence Book (OB) were at variance with what he had been told. One officer told me that he ... view
• 15 May 2019 in Senate: On a point of information, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 15 May 2019 in Senate: There could be a problem at my station. view
• 15 May 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I wanted to inform the distinguished Senator for Makueni that it is not the size of the weapon. Sometimes the smaller they are, the more lethal. Let them bring their big guns, but we are going to take the lethal guns. view
• 14 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sorry to get this chance after you had almost closed debate but I am grateful. This is a very serious matter. The starting point is that Members of the Senate, each one of us, was voted in by voters from the constituencies and the counties. Those votes count and they matter. Therefore, in issues of legislation, while being conscious of Articles 94, 95 and 96 of the Constitution, the place of Senators and the Senate cannot be undermined. For this, I would urge us, to be as clear as possible. We should not only be ... view
• 14 May 2019 in Senate: granted but there will be a time that it will be assumed that even on account of the Division of Revenue Bill, our role is merely to pass or approve without amendment, whatever comes from the National Assembly. Since Article 10 requires us to comply with the Constitution, all of us, I think even going to court by proxy is not good enough. We must take the bull by the horns; where we can go directly to the Supreme Court. view
• 14 May 2019 in Senate: In fact, we are so important that we cannot go to a Magistrates Court to determine issue to do with the Senate. We cannot go to the High Court. We have to go to the Supreme Court for advisory opinion. I urge every lawyer in this Chamber, in the Senate, including the Senate Majority Leader – when we go to the Supreme Court, the first speech will be made by the Senate Majority Leader while fully robed. The Speaker will be sitting there, even with these robes to show that in the Senate we also have our President. In the ... view
• 14 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I accept. view
• 14 May 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I stand to second the Bill. I plead with the Mover that we make a few amendments to the wording of the Bill during the Committee of the Whole or Third Reading. The intention is to have election results which are accepted at the time of the announcement. Madam Temporary Speaker, one of the things about Kenyan elections is that problems begin at the end of the elections. We want a situation in this country where after an election, people can accept the results and live with it. This will largely depend on the integrity of the ... view