James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2221 to 2230 of 4273.

• 1 Dec 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Did you notice they have said quietly that the Minister has not been sworn in yet, for which we appreciate but Sen. Murkomen is so much in a hurry. He is already occupying his seat. Are we being told something we have not been told? view
• 1 Dec 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. If this was a view
• 1 Dec 2015 in Senate: , I would go by what Sen. Mutahi Kagwe has said. This is the Senate and there are legal processes that we are required to undergo, in which case, we should not assume that the National Assembly is going to do the necessary. Secondly, the assumption of office is only when somebody subscribes to the oath of office. I am also excited and wanted to give a speech, but part of the duty of Parliament is to do confirmation hearings. The Senate being a “senior” House will be wrong to behave like a baraza before the process is complete. view
• 19 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to also say a word of welcome to the visiting delegations from counties. What is happening in terms of engagement between the Senate and county assemblies is a very good thing. In fact, the whole of this morning, the Senate Committee on Implementation, which I chair, had a retreat with the committees on implementation from Bungoma, Tharaka-Nithi and Lamu county assemblies. I noted to the MCAs from Tharaka-Nithi that their Senator is the Senate Majority Leader, just in case they do not know. Similarly, I told the ... view
• 19 Nov 2015 in Senate: However, I have been told that, that was corrected, although it is a distinction that I do not want to run away from because the politics, beginning from Mzee Jaramogi Odinga to Argwings Kodhek and others, played a very important role in the struggle for freedom in this country. Right now, what Siaya requires like all other counties is more 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
• 19 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I plead with you not to go the way that the distinguished Senator for Mombasa has suggested. For us to adjourn, it should be a decision by the House. Whenever we want to adjourn for any purpose, the matter should be placed before the House and a decision made. It should not be a matter left to the Speaker. In any case, we have a programme which is preset. To interfere with it, you will need a resolution of the House. I say this out of experience because we fought over this matter a long time ... view
• 19 Nov 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. In conclusion of what I was saying yesterday, if you look at Article 43 of the Constitution on Economic and Social Rights, which are set out there, relates to standard of health and health care services, accessibility and adequacy of housing and reasonable standards of sanitation. There is also the issue of food and quality of food, water, social security and education. I am referring to this particular article because looking at the Bill under Clause 6(2), you will notice that the distinguished Senator from Mombasa has given some responsibilities and functions to county ... view
• 19 Nov 2015 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, Sen. Hassan has provided us with a mechanism under which there is national Government, after making these strategic plans that are again required under this Bill to undertake a process through which they can report, not only to citizens at the county level, but eventually, come to the Senate. Although these reports are supposed to go to the National Assembly and to the Senate, in this Bill, Sen. Hassan provided a mechanism under which the Senate can follow up and make sure that some of these things are implemented. That is found in subsequent clauses of this ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I congratulate my brother, Sen. Hassan, for moving this Bill. It is unique in many ways because soon after Independence, those who fought for it, including the likes of the late Mzee Kenyatta in Kenya and the late Nyerere in Tanzania and even the late President Nkurumah in Ghana said that on attainment of Independence, our principal role was not now the normal business of politics or fighting on the platform of freedom or human rights. For that matter, there are many African nations which stated that this new beginning was so demanding and there was ... view
• 17 Nov 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir. This is a matter that we cannot leave unresolved, because the Constitution is very clear. When we handle a vote which is basically a memorandum and a reservation from the President, the Constitution gives Parliament certain powers. Those powers are in Article 115(2). We should ask ourselves what to do with the Presidential Memorandum. That is what we are trying to do in these proceedings. If I may read in extenso, the entire Article 115(2) states that:- “If the President refers a Bill back for reconsideration, Parliament may, following the appropriate ... view