James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Jun 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise under Standing Order No. 46 (2) (a) to make a Statement on a matter of concern. This is in relation to the arrest of fishermen and three Kenyan Administration Police (AP) officers in Lake Victoria, purportedly on a matter connected with fishing in the lake. On Monday, 11th June, 2018, three AP officers from Usenge in Bondo Constituency, Siaya County were arrested while on duty in Lake Victoria. Soldiers from Uganda pounced upon them, disarmed and arrested these police officers together with a number of fishermen, whose fishing boats were confiscated. The three AP officers ... view
• 12 Jun 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also want to join in supporting this statement. The most important responsibility of a government is to protect the life of its citizens, leave alone property. The first and foremost is beginning with life. In respect of the Coast – Mombasa, Kilifi, Lamu, Kwale and in some respects, the whole of North Eastern province such as Wajir, Garissa, Mandera and now Laikipia is being mentioned - I have had some experiences also to do with Laikipia; the unexplained and unjustified disappearances of citizens is not a matter which has started today or yesterday. It ... view
• 12 Jun 2018 in Senate: I second. view
• 12 Jun 2018 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 31 May 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the land question has always been a very important one; not now, but even in pre-independence and during the struggle for Independence. That is why the independent Constitution of Kenya had a whole chapter dealing with land with emphasis on community land. One of the things that we need to determine moving forward is the extent to which the national Government can override the interest of communities, particularly those communities that have suffered from historical injustice. As a person who comes from Kericho County – the Senator for Kericho County knows this very well – there are ... view
• 31 May 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to support this Motion. In supporting it, I want to commend the prevailing mood in the country, particularly the action being taken on the part of the Executive in dealing with corruption. This morning at the National Prayer Breakfast, it was instructive that all the leaders who spoke there, including the leaders in the Government and in the opposition, spoke in unison not only against corruption, but also in support of the measures that have been taken to deal with this animal called corruption. view
• 31 May 2018 in Senate: The crowning of the events of today was by the Speaker of the Senate conducting a ritual at the end, which was partly in the Luhya language and partly in English. view
• 31 May 2018 in Senate: Some people may have thought that it was being done in jest, but it was an important statement towards the question of dealing with corruption. However, the problem is that this has happened before. Even in 1906, when the Prevention of Corruption Act was enacted as an ordinance in Kenya, it was for the purpose of dealing with corruption then and the people were talking the same language. Indeed, I can tell without fear of contradiction, that a lot of people do not believe what we are saying. This is what we are going to deal with. It is not ... view
• 31 May 2018 in Senate: To the public there, we are just speaking in tongues. By the way, Madam Temporary Speaker, the only way we can deal with corruption is by starting a conversation about ourselves, as leaders. Kenya is not maturing as a democracy; we are afraid to become a mature democratic country. We are afraid of speaking truth to power so that when we talk about corruption, we talk as people who are restrained. However, in a country that is maturing to become a proper democracy, it is important that when we talk about corruption, we start that conversation with ourselves. This is ... view
• 31 May 2018 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate view