James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2621 to 2630 of 4273.

• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with your permission, I rise to request for a Statement from the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. The Statement that I request is in the following terms: Knowing the high standards of integrity, transparency and accountability which are required of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and the central place which the Commission together with the Judiciary occupy as pillars of democracy and justice, is the Government satisfied that the IEBC as presently constituted and with the problems and challenges facing it including prosecutions undertaken against its senior members, that it can still ... view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in view of what I know about the Chairman’s mother who passed away recently, I am inclined to accept that. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it should go on record that I was consulting very senior, able and distinguished Senators; Sen. Sang himself and Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to second. Essentially, this is a house-keeping process in which by way of this Motion, we are trying to fill in gaps that have arisen out of vacancies, some of them which may be temporary and some which may not be temporary. Essentially, they were as a result of election petitions. Therefore, this is something that is necessary so that the requisite number of Senators of the Committee are in ... view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: 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
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to seek your directions. Sen. Machage stood on a point of order. Maybe before you judge him, is it right to ask him which Standing Order is being breached? If he cannot demonstrate, could he suffer further sanctions instead of just a lashing from the Chair? view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, one of the things I admire about the Lion King, the distinguished Senator for Meru, is that he is not only a distinguished lawyer, but also a very practical politician. But is he also in order to carry us through a process of speculation without any foundation? Because the list that has been placed before the House was brought before the Rules and Business Committee, where the 30 leaders who are here sit, or the head of those coalitions sit and approve this list – and he was there. In fact, he attended the meeting; the Lion ... view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: The distinguished Senator for Meru was there. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, Sir, the rules are clear, the Constitution is clear and if anybody has got a complaint, you know what to do. The Constitution is clear on this issue about membership of political parties and the conduct of Members who belong to political parties; the Political Parties Act is also clear. There is a history behind it, as Sen. Kajwang was saying; some of these things did not--- view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rarely speak. I was looking at you to see if the Speaker shows discomfort, then I can go on and on; but the moment I will realize that the Chair is not comfortable, I will sit down; and I sit down! 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
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, maybe the Clerk could delegate somebody. view
• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am so surprised with what my chairman is saying because I am a Member of that Committee. I am the one who actually proposed him to be the Chairman of that Committee and when he was being attacked here I defended him. So, do not give a blanket praise to the Jubilee Coalition Government. I am also here and CORD should get some credit for voting you. Otherwise, next time you know what I will do. view