James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I cannot deny that he has engaged in a lot of extracurricular activities which are on record. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the point which has not been answered from many interventions is with regard to Section 44 that has brought a lot of contention. There are three words in those particular provisions and I think this is important because if you address it clearly and directly, it may let the country know what we are talking about. There are three words; “notwithstanding”, “complementary” and “commission”. Under these provisions, the Clause, we are talking about the discretion to determine ... view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand guided. view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you look at this Bill, part of the proposed amendments are amendments to laws that do not exist. Surely, what are we doing passing a non-existent law? Article 95 of the Constitution says that Parliament shall carry out its function in accordance with the Constitution. I am very happy with Sen. Sang and I will forever call him a learned friend, but not so for your neighbour who is next to you because he needs to be candid. When Parliament is dealing with something which is clearly unconstitutional, we should say so but not let it ... view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: I have appeared for President Kibaki when he was in the Opposition about laws which were made here. I have also appeared for President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto when Kenya African National Union (KANU) was going away and His Excellency Kibaki was taking away his Members and making them Ministers. I went to court on their behalf, but now that they are in power, they are forgetting. When power gets into your head, you will never remember that one day; there is a bigger power; the Almighty, which will deal with you. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just ... view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the point that has been raised by the Leader of Minority on the question of the Kisii Delegation is an important matter that you need to resolve. You need to resolve it in terms of Article 123 of the Constitution. Article 123(4)(a) deals with the discretion of the head of delegation while absent to designate somebody to vote on behalf of the delegation. Article 123(4)(b) says:- “The person who votes on behalf of a delegation shall determine whether or not to vote in support of, or against, the matter, after consulting other members of the delegation.” The ... view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My point of order is on the question of consultation. You can remember this. Such an issue arose in the last Parliament when there was a decision which was made by the President then, hon. Kibaki, under circumstances where he was required to consult the Prime Minister. It was a matter which affected the business of Parliament. Former Speaker Marende gave a ruling defining and telling us what consultation was; a very long ruling. He said that consultation in the end must entail concurrence. It is not just meeting somebody and The ... view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: Mr. Chairperson, Sir, first, the difficulty is about what we are going through in respect of what Sen. Kagwe said; that we can pass and then come back. Election timelines are already--- If we keep on changing the law midstream, I think we are not going to have a very good election. Having said that, the provisions which are in that Clause which is supposed to introduce a new section 44A, the problem about it is that 44A being a self- contained Clause and is not part of section 44, the regulations that are being made under Section 44 would ... view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir. There is something that is happening to this House which is terrible. If you read Article 117 of the Constitution, it says there shall be freedom of speech in this Parliament. That is apart from the Bill of rights. There is something which is happening in this Parliament which never used to happen. To switch off a Member of Parliament when he is trying to say something is ludicrous. You better look at what is happening in South Africa. Nobody is ever switched off. In this Parliament, we are just becoming ... view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: Look at you, you better listen to me. You all the time open your mouth when somebody is speaking. You better learn some manners. You are not the only Member in this House when somebody speaks you are on a point of order. What we are saying is that there must be freedom of speech. view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: But the Clerks here---- (Sen. Orengo spoke off record) view