James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1651 to 1660 of 4273.

• 14 May 2019 in Senate: The words of the Constitution go beyond just rendering a free and fair election. They are also required to ensure that the results of any election are credible, accountable and transparent. Many words are used there requiring compliance. These are provisions which normally should not even find a place in the Constitution. However, because of our experiences with elections, the results at the end of the day must be credible, accurate and transparent. Madam Temporary Speaker, I think one of the reasons my brother, the Senator for Narok, is motivated to bring this law is that, there should be certainty ... view
• 14 May 2019 in Senate: or what was announced by the Returning Officer after tallying, or the results announced at the polling station. Madam Temporary Speaker, there is an area that needs total re-evaluation in terms of this Bill that can be cleared by way of amendments during the Committee stage. I think we should not look at criminalising refusal to sign a result form. If you are criminalising an electoral process, we have a substantive law relating to elections. There was a decision to have a stand-alone law in terms of the electoral process and a stand- alone in terms of election offences. The ... view
• 14 May 2019 in Senate: Officers are not signed. In fact, in the first Presidential election during the 2017 elections, the Supreme Court of Kenya found fault with forms that were not signed by election officials. On that basis, the elections validity and transparency were called into question. When it comes to an individual candidate, I see that there is no distinction between candidate and an agent of the candidate. What if the candidate was not there and the agent refuse to sign? The criminality will fall on the agent or by the extension the candidate. It does not matter which, it may raise some ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me also join you and my colleagues in welcoming the various visitors and guests that we have in the Senate today. More particularly, if I start in the order in which you welcomed the various teams that are in the Senate today, I have special recognition for Laikipia County Assembly. This is because in the last Senate, Laikipia County Assembly was one of the first assemblies that I visited with the then Standing Committee on Implementation. They were pioneers in the sense that they had customized Standing Orders and other instruments that are used in ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: general Standing Orders and other instruments that had been supplied by the authorities. They were very well organized, and I want to recognize that. I also wish to welcome the students‟ delegations from the three counties, with a special mention of Starehe Boys Centre. I mention Starehe Boys Centre because my late kid brother schooled there. Probably without the Starehe Boys Centre arrangement, he would have never gone to school and achieved what he achieved in life. I also have very fond memories when I was at Alliance High School. There were so many debates that I was involved in ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to second the Motion. However, before I do so, let me also join you and Senior Counsel, the distinguished Senator for Nyamira, in welcoming Kenyoro Primary School from Nyamira County. Nyamira is a great county. It has given us great people in this country who have contributed to the development of this nation. We have had very good parliamentarians from Nyamira and the Kisii region generally. One would not have any doubt knowing that your representative here in the Senate – he is a colleague of mine, distinguished Senator and a Senior Counsel, Sen. The ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: Okong‟o Omogeni. Sen. Okong‟o Omogeni, you must make sure you take us to the school so that we return the visit that they have made to us today. Having said that, I now come to this Motion. I join the Senate Majority Leader in saying that some of the reports which the President is required to table in Parliament in accordance with Article 132 of the Constitution; is not a ritual. The fact that those reports are tabled in Parliament rather than any other organ of Government is critical. I support him fully in suggesting that these reports should go ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: If the Senate is inclined towards taking action like the one taken by the last Senate, then count me in because we are protecting the authority and mandate of the Senate. It is not about us. A100 years from now, people will realise that there were Senators who fought hard to make sure that the Senate plays its primary role. I remember a case in England between the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Monarch, who had powers and authority as head of government and legislature. There was a time when he wanted two Members of the House ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: There are other areas that the President spoke about at length and I may not have time to go through them all. He spent a lot of time telling us about the state of the nation. He talked of security, economy and other sectors. The image of what is happening in the country was painted in a very positive manner and I want to take issue with the economy. Whereas he did show that there is growth at the rate of 6.1 per cent and that the economy is expected to grow at a higher rate in the coming years, ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: not emerge. In fact, if that was true, then the Government would have been able to deal with the emergencies in the arid areas of the country like Turkana and West Pokot. Our people would not have suffered. I also want to follow the footsteps of the Senate Majority Leader in relation to the issue of corruption. I want to confirm to him that I agree that we have to follow the rule of law and that we should not apply different standards when it comes to dealing with corruption. My perception on that has never changed. In fact, if ... view