James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if we vote, the vote will be highly irregular and it will be a nullity in law. When you are putting the Question, you should be standing up; you are out of order! view
• 18 Mar 2015 in Senate: Order, Sen. Orengo! view
• 18 Mar 2015 in Senate: I will now put the Question so that you can vote. 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
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I plead that on the issue of Mandera, particularly since the loss of lives has been constant and persistent---. We have a situation where teachers who were assigned to teach in that county have, for very good reasons, refused to go back. They are now justified because if a whole Governor can be attacked in an ambush, how can an ordinary teacher survive in that county? So, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I plead with you that one hour will not be sufficient to deal with this problem and for the Senate to be ... view
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: No, Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is now on. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with what the Senate Minority Leader and the Senate Majority Leader have said. However, I want to come out with a very critical constitutional principle that is lost in all this debate. Sometimes we are of the view that county governments are really the Governors and the executive wings. If you look at the wording of the Constitution in Article 176(1), you will realize the seriousness of this matter. It says:- “There shall be a county government for each county, consisting of a county assembly and a ... view
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: So, when you make those assemblies not to function, the fundamental principal established in the Constitution of having democratic institutions elected by the people and for the people; once they are not operating, then it means that you are killing democratic institutions that we have established, not only at the national level, but even at the county level. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a grave constitutional issue and it should be handled as such. As we are waiting for this Statement on Thursday, I would rather the Chairperson of the relevant Committee – whichever Thursday he comes with this Statement; ... view
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, whenever you leave your Chambers to come to this august Chamber, there is always a retinue and an announcement; “Mr. Speaker”. With the fact that I have been in this Parliament for decades, once I hear that call, I flee into the next room in the corridor to make sure that your retinue moves to the Chamber undisturbed. I am one of the few people you have sent away from this Chamber. When you said “Sen. Orengo, leave the Chamber”, I had no alternative but to leave. In some instances, normally, I am very hard headed. Even ... view
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with your permission, I beg to move the following Motion in an amended form. THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No.30(2) and pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.33, the Senate resolves to extend its sitting time today, Tuesday, 17th March, 2015, to 7.00 p.m. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the reasons for this extension are obvious and I had alluded to them. So, I will not take any more time because it is important that Sen. Billow has his time for moving this Motion. I beg to move. view
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank the Senator for Mandera for his persistence in trying to protect life and property not only in Mandera but Kenya as a whole. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am in the Committee on National Security and Foreign Affairs and we recently visited Mandera. We are told that the border in Mandera is closed, but while there, you will realize that it is closed to Kenyans who want to go to Somalia but it is open to the elements on the other side to come into Mandera. In fact, it is an activity that we ... view
• 11 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me make a general point on this issue that is very important. Normally, we are put under pressure when it comes to the question of division and allocation of revenue. We play a very important role in so far as the division and allocation of revenue is concerned. However, we are not playing an effective role with regard to how that revenue is used or deployed by the counties. The success of the counties or the devolved system of government is not going to work out if we are just a purveyor of revenue, ... view