James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Dec 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the point that is being made by the Senator for Narok is very important, not in terms of what was said, but the rules of debate of the House to protect its dignity and ensure that its authority is maintained. The habit of Senators, including myself, and I am, probably, attracted to behave that way because there is impunity to this fundamental principle; that any matter that is pending before the House cannot be taken out there. We must all wait until it is resolved by the House one way or the other. Now that the Senate ... view
• 3 Dec 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the point that is being made by the Senator for Narok is very important, not in terms of what was said, but the rules of debate of the House to protect its dignity and ensure that its authority is maintained. The habit of Senators, including myself, and I am, probably, attracted to behave that way because there is impunity to this fundamental principle; that any matter that is pending before the House cannot be taken out there. We must all wait until it is resolved by the House one way or the other. Now that the Senate ... view
• 2 Dec 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with your permission, I want to take this opportunity to thank you and the Senate. I am doing this in my capacity as the Chairman of the National Committee for the Funeral for the late Senator for Homa Bay County, Sen. Otieno Kajwang. I really want to register our appreciation as a Committee and on 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
• 2 Dec 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am a Member of the RBC and, indeed, I agree with the Senate Minority Leader that this Motion is predicated on the fact that we are about to go on recess. But now knowing the developments that have taken place in the country and what the Government has done in reaction, the country is in a state of crisis. The people in Mandera cannot contemplate the Senate or the National Assembly going on recess when there is a crisis. In view of what has happened by the national Government nominating a Member of the National ... view
• 2 Dec 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you have absolutely misunderstood me. This Motion is predicated on the fact that we are going on a mandatory recess on Thursday and both the Mover and Seconder have alluded to that fact in support of this Motion. I am trying to plead with you that it would be a tragedy for this Parliament to contemplate going on recess on account of what is happening. I am trying to persuade the House and I think the hon. Senator will agree with me because a lot of times we agree on matters of this nature when the ... view
• 2 Dec 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in reaction to that information which I welcome, unfortunately when somebody is giving you information to make a case against the case you are trying to make, then it is not very useful information despite the fact that he is my leader. It cannot be gainsaid why we want this House to sit tomorrow morning and yet tomorrow morning, we are supposed to have committee meetings. For example, I sit with the Senate Minority Leader in a very important committee. It means that that committee cannot meet tomorrow because of the way we have organized the ... view
• 2 Dec 2014 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have little time, but I want to make a few points. First, it is about the arrogance which the agents of terror are showing in Kenya. With regard to places which have been attacked, including Mandera, Al-Shabaab is sending a message saying that they can attack any time anywhere at their moment of choice. I am saying so, because the attack in Mandera; the ones which have happened in the last ten The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is ... view
• 12 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to join my colleagues in supporting this Motion. In doing so, I want to remind the people out there that the Senate is not an ordinary Chamber of Parliament because it may be lost to those who are criticizing the Senate that each elected Senator here is elected directly by the people from the counties. It is not like in some countries where you find Senators elected by a college of councilors or a college of a county assembly. The Senators in Kenya are directly elected by the people and in accordance with ... view
• 12 Nov 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The principle in the Constitution is that the Commander-in-Chief is civilian. The military is under civilian control. That is why anywhere you go in the world, you do not find heads of States wearing military uniforms every other day. This is because you lose the constitutional principle that the military is under civilian control. view
• 12 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have three minutes. Let me be the bad advocate in this issue and think like others are thinking; that the military is there legally and constitutionally. If that is so, Article 238 of the Constitution which deals with the principles of national security, provides as follows in sub article 2(b):- “national security shall be pursued in compliance with the law and with the utmost respect for the rule of law, democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms;” (c) “in performing their functions and exercising their powers, national security organs shall respect the diverse culture of the ... view