James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I wish to support the Report. However, I would like to say that it is a little bit disappointing. While this Report is welcome, it relates to a region. Just by going through the names of the countries involved in the Forum, we have Angola, the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an area with big problems. When you read this Report, it is like it is the best place in the world to live in. view
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: There are regional organisations that are trying to ensure that the principles enunciated by the United Nations and other regional conventions are fully complied with and Parliament should be in the forefront in trying to convince states to be obedient and loyal to some of these conventions. I can tell you, as a matter of fact, that in the few meetings that I have been attending, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) or the Southern African Development Community (SADC) as organisations are playing a more fundamental role in bringing peace and security in those areas than our own ... view
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: You will find people are very excited when there are statements from the USA, Europe and more democratic counties in Asia. You will find they are live to their constitutions and the objectives of the various laws that inspire democratic rule. view
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, my problem with this Report is that parliamentarians cannot meet in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where there are a lot of problems and there is not even one sentence noting any of the problems in the region, including South Sudan. There are Members of Parliament in the East African region, apart from Uganda, one of whom was hospitalized here in Nairobi for quite a while and had to be taken to Brussels for treatment. If we cannot protect our countries or children and women, as one of the objectives of this forum, ... view
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: In paragraph four of this Report, the FP-ICGLR talks about intervention in the following priority areas: Peace and security, democracy and governance, human rights and social issues, economic development and gender, children and vulnerable person. Whereas I support the Report and the organisation that this should be encouraged instead of being criticized, I hope that the Chairperson and the leader of the delegation, whom I respect very much--- In fact, if there is anybody who has been oppressed and hunted like a wild animal just for standing firm for the truth, it is the leader of this delegation. He had ... view
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: This Report is not reflective of the problems that are faced by any category of people, particularly those listed here, like children and women. If the Report that has been laid before this House and the annexure were to be considered as a mirror of the challenges in the region, I think many people will find it a little bit wanting. Madam Temporary Speaker, with those remarks, I beg to support. view
• 9 Aug 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, once again, I commend Sen. Khaniri for bringing out this very important Statement. However, there is something we are missing out in this Statement which should be looked into with some concern. It is not seeking, as it were, to address wholly the question of power or power generation or supply in the country. I agree with Sen. Sakaja when he talks about affordability. To contextualise what Sen. Khaniri is saying in terms of what is going on in the country at the moment is that, those who are receiving these electricity supplies are being loaded with ... view
• 9 Aug 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Although I stand to support this Bill, I would have hoped that it would have been discussed after all hon. Members had been given sufficient time to go through it. Although it is the second time it is coming here, but that is only good enough for those who were in the Eleventh Parliament. Although it has been with hon. Members, the most important thing I am trying to point out is that there is a Supplementary Order Paper, and this Bill is before the House courtesy of that Supplementary Order Paper. It is coming ... view
• 9 Aug 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I did not want it to be taken for granted, and I think that is the way it should be. Nonetheless, I thank the Majority Leader for putting in a word for me. However, Madam Temporary Speaker, there is not much to be said in the sense that the calendar of the Senate is already predetermined, and that all of us are looking forward to this period of recess. This is not a recess to rest, but to do other work. Oversight will continue, whether we meet in committees or in plenary. So long as ... view
• 8 Aug 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I wish to thank the Senator for Bungoma for donating five or so minutes of his time, so that I can say something about this. I fully support this Motion that is co-sponsored by Sen. (Prof.) Kamar together with the hon. Senator for Bungoma County. I just want to say two things. First, the issue of maize has been with us for a very long time. In fact, the formation of this ad hoc Parliamentary Committee is not the first one. During the first Government under the late President Jomo Kenyatta, there was a serious maize scandal ... view