James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2631 to 2640 of 4273.

• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity. I think there are two constitutional issues here which I think the Chairman, Sen. Murkomen, should consider; that in an open democratic government, the first principle is that you must have an elected Government. We are glad that the Governors are elected and the Members of the County Assembly are also elected. The other more fundamental principle which I think should be called into question is that there should be no taxation without representation. The Government is taxing citizens on an everyday basis at the national and the county ... view
• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know there is something I share with Sen. Kagwe depending on what he did yesterday, probably his memory may be affected and I quite understand. I said exactly what you are saying. I think this is a very serious issue because if it remains unresolved, the effectiveness and functioning of the devolved system of Government remains into question and it is being adversely affected. view
• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to make some brief comments, because the time is nearly up. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you look at some of the cash crops that we have in this country, for example, coffee, at the turn of the last century, it was not grown in this country as a cash crop or any other form that we can say it was an indigenous crop to the people of Kenya. The same goes for tea and even sugar cane. There had to be interventions by the Government to make the coffee, tea and sugar ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion as amended and commend the Mover for bringing it, particularly her concern for the position and interests of those who previously served in the local authorities or have been seconded to those counties or county governments. This is keeping on with the Constitution. The right to employment is important, if we are to build a caring nation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, having said that, there is something important to realize in debating this matter. In the previous local authorities, there were many people who were seconded or taken there by the central ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there was an English bishop who was asked to prove the existence of a stone. Instead of going into the academic theory of trying to conceptualize whether or not the stone exists, he said: “Kick it if you doubt its existence.” So, I just want the hon. Senator to one day even walk to the Office of the President and start from there, and then go the security forces. You will end up with the Chief of the Defence Forces who can suggest that those soldiers who were moving out of Westgate were carrying water. Sometimes when ... view
• 23 Oct 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
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: That is clear! view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is Sen. Billow in order to demand for an answer which has already been given? I think he is taking a lot of our time 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
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me a chance to support this Motion. I want to agree with Sen. G.G. Kariuki in his opening remarks that the proponents of the new Constitution had an idea about building a new constitutional arrangement where we would govern ourselves in a better way and where there would be standards in leadership and management of public affairs. I think this is an important starting point for anything that we want to do, be it in the agricultural sector or in matters to deal with security or any endeavor that we take ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On this same point about delegations, I was seeking your direction that whenever we are voting and the list is read out, what I have seen in black and white in terms of delegations, is that there are only 47 names in the list. I wonder whether it is not right to have a list of names with the Members of that delegation. Like in Siaya, it should not just be the name of the Senator for Siaya but there should be a list containing the names of that delegation so that ... view