James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1811 to 1820 of 4273.

• 4 Dec 2018 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 4 Dec 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have a complaint. I pressed my light to be recognized and when they gave the Member a chance to speak, they switched me off. I am raising this because last week I sat here throughout and the same thing happened. I was on top of the list--- view
• 4 Dec 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not give myself any special privileges. view
• 4 Dec 2018 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 4 Dec 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very good report because it goes a little bit beyond the requirements of Standing Order No. 51(b). The work of this Committee is very important to Parliament as a whole and not just to the Senate. If you look at Article 229 of the Constitution, the requirements of debate and approval or disapproval of the Auditor-General‟s report after consideration by the Senate or the National Assembly is on mandatory terms. It is not just in mandatory terms, but also time bound. It provides that as soon as the reports are tabled, they should ... view
• 4 Dec 2018 in Senate: pronounce itself when it comes to suggestions on how to deal with the many reports within the time limited and specifically times as stated out in the Constitution. Some also require legislation, probably, because the Constitution says after discussion and debate, Parliament shall take appropriate action. So in effect, it is a very important tool for Parliament. This is because we do not just debate. The Constitution says that Parliament should take appropriate action. How we do it is incumbent upon us. I think we should reach some consensus. In the last Senate, I cannot consider ourselves to have taken ... view
• 4 Dec 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I wish to congratulate Sen. Farhiya and the Committee on Delegated Legislation for that exhaustive report. It follows quickly on the feet of the report that was given by the Committee on County Public Accounts and Investments. Sometimes it is lost to us why this Committee is very important. In fact, this Committee protects the authority of Parliament to make laws. This is because the Constitution says that no other body than those who are given that authority to make law or any regulations with the force of law, can do it without going through Parliament, and ... view
• 4 Dec 2018 in Senate: Parliament. It cannot become a law even if it has gone through the county and the National Assembly. We should review those laws because what is happening is that when we passed things to the National Assembly, including the matters that are now before them that they have annulled; we similarly can take it up to ourselves to ensure that anything that is enacted into a law, must have the participation of the Senate. Even if something that does not concern the counties, the Constitution still requires the Speaker of the Senate at least to have some intervention under Article ... view
• 4 Dec 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. After congratulating you on your election as the Temporary Speaker, it is once again a privilege to speak to this Bill while you are on the Chair on your very first day. From the outset, I support this Bill. As the distinguished Senator from Mandera has indicated, the Bill brings together the two existing schemes under the LAPFUND and the LAPTRUST, which shall be transitioned into this Scheme. This, in effect, is a mandatory Scheme for county employees, both in the executive and in the county assemblies. It is important that it establishes a uniform ... view
• 4 Dec 2018 in Senate: There is a tendency of invading these pension funds all over the world. If you look at the cases in South Africa, both in the public and the private sectors, there have been scandals on invasion of pension schemes because it is ready money available for those who can access it. In the United States of America (USA), there have also been some scandals in relation to pension schemes in both the private and public sectors. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard ... view