James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2481 to 2490 of 4273.

• 3 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Article 181 of the Constitution is very clear on what circumstances one can be impeached, in relation to those who have been elected as Governors. Therefore, what I am proud about, reading the two Reports that have come before this House, is that the Senate is up to the task and it looks very clear as to why the Constitution makers in this country decided to vest this power on the Senate. They could have vested this power on the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of ... view
• 23 May 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support this Motion. I agree with the comments made by the Senate Majority Leader in support of the Motion and the Senate Minority Leader. I want to repeat, particularly, what the Senate Majority Leader said about our constitutional responsibilities. This is something that we cannot run away from. Unfortunately, these matters of impeachment, the origination of this process does not lie with the Senate. It lies somewhere else. Once that process has been undertaken in accordance with the law, Constitution and with the County Governments Act and in accordance with the ... view
• 23 May 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 23 May 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am finding the distinguished Senator in a lot of difficulties, because he is not saying that he is saying anything. He is just saying that he is sending a signal! I think a signal sometimes can be appropriate, especially when you are forgotten! view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The problem of the approach that is being used by the Senate Majority Leader and the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget is that the Constitution is being read selectively. If you read the Constitution selectively and take one part of the Constitution, then what you are saying is true. I cannot disagree with it. But if you look at the financial provisions of the Constitution and do not read them conjunctively, then we are bound to fall into a big constitutional error. There is no problem talking ... view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have to finish this, because he was given his time. This is the mischief that this Constitution was supposed to address. Under the last Constitution, you would find situation where accounts were not audited for ten years, for example. So, this is a requirement of Parliament. It is supposed to be done so that we do not defraud the people of Kenya by sitting on these accounts. Finally, now that this Government is saying it is digital, it should do these things every year instead of after every three years. The other important issue is ... view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Constitution talks about constitutionalism and the rule of law. If we knew that these accounts had been laid, the reasonable thing to do was to go by what--- view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Are you taking the words of a lawyer as facts? I would think that a medical doctor is closer to knowing what happens to animals. So, the only conclusion that you can draw is that the Senator for Meru is in the habit of watching--- Is he making a scientific statement or it is from observation? view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The statement that the Senator for Kakamega is making is not correct. This is because at the First Reading of a Bill, the Bill is only read and there is no procedure for discussing it. view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just wanted that to go on record, because it may reflect to the public that the Bill is passing and we are not noticing, when our responsibility at the First Reading is to take notice and then it is committed to the Committee for consideration. view