James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2131 to 2140 of 4273.

• 18 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am reporting to the House what I was told. I spoke to some of them and those are the words they used. They were trying to make a point. If you are not seeing the point I am trying to make, then woe be unto you. They were making a specific point about this being “their jubilee”. I do not know why a political party is also called ‘The Jubilee Party’. view
• 18 Oct 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 18 Oct 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. This is a very important Motion for Adjournment. The starting point is the Constitution of Kenya. This Constitution enthroned issues of environment to the Chapter dealing with the Bill of Rights. When we talk of environmental matters and resources of this country, they are not held in any other Chapter of the Constitution, but in the Chapter that is dealing with the Bill of Rights and that is Chapter five of the Constitution. The Constitution itself devotes the second part of that Chapter on issues dealing with environment and natural resources. How the State ... view
• 18 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, part of Kenya is currently suffering because of the bad implementation of projects that was done before. If you look at Kajiado County, it is suffering from water deficit because of the activities that surround the water towers in Kenya such as the Mau, the Aberdares and the utilization of water which affects the entire county. The flower farms that have come up have no regard for availability of water to human beings. We have occasionally seen livestock being brought into the city because people are looking for water for the animals. When somebody comes up ... view
• 18 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if there is a matter concerning your county you cannot take off. It follows. The other day there was a matter raised about Machakos and I was to travel with the Senator for Machakos. I tried to wait for him but I had to go because he had to wait until that matter was prosecuted. If you listened to Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o, this thing raises very important legitimate questions that we should look into as Kenyans without running away from it. Instead of politicizing it based on who has raised the issue, we should look at ... view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am just concerned about the utterances by counsel when he makes a blanket accusation that most county governments have not… without any evidence before this Senate. He may have allowance to say a lot of things but he should not cast aspersions on other counties. I just want to stand guided on this particular issue that he is treading on very dangerous waters. Unless he has evidence, he can show us. view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I hope I will not be fishing. I want the Auditor-General to clarify a matter to me. He will agree with me that the head of the county treasury is the CEC Finance. Would he expect the CEC to be familiar with the legal regime surrounding management of financial resources? view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am worried about the interventions which have been made by the Controller of Budget because the County Assembly of Nyeri as it should was relying on the power donated to the Controller of Budget under Article 228 (6) of the Constitution which states that every four months the Controller of Budget shall submit to each House of Parliament a report on the implementation of budgets of the National and County budgets and therefore the quarterly budget. The County Assembly has relied on a report by the Controller of Budget. She cannot have it both ways. Either ... view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Due to time, could we get some direction from you that the parties as they answer questions particularly the witness that they should answer questions directly so that they cannot consume our energy too much? When they are asked a direct question whether this is a church or a mosque and he says when I was in Dar- es-salaam – naturally, you just get worn out. You better answer the question. view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would want to say this with a very heavy heart. A lot of times when people want authority and power, there is an element of excitement, but when it comes to accountability, then people try to run away. In accordance with the Constitution, in fact, the Constitution of Kenya borrowed words which are more relevant in the corporate world than in the public affairs. It says that the County--- view