James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 May 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, normally, when you look at somebody and end up calling them a gentleman, it requires you to do a thorough examination. Many men in this country are not gentlemen and they have bad manners. They are not distinguished and do not have table manners. They also do not know what to say and where to say it. They do not want to lead a society in a distinguished way like Amb. Mugo did. He was one of the first few ambassadors we had in this country. I know that it is because of him that it ... view
• 12 May 2022 in Senate: I like your remarks at the end. When you say Kenya is bigger than all of us. Sometimes, we speak as if Kenya is there for people to burn. You cannot burn this country because it belongs to its citizenry. The sovereignty of this country is on the people of Kenya. Therefore, whatever we do in our politics, at the end of the day, we should stand for each other as brothers and sisters under one God and one single, sovereign nation called Kenya. I hope students today will remember this occasion when Sen. Mugo uttered those beautiful words and ... view
• 12 May 2022 in Senate: On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 12 May 2022 in Senate: Sen. M. Kajwang’ was right. The Senator of Kitui County is going home in July whether he likes it or not. If he was not a mere mortal, he would perform a miracle to stay here. To that extent, Sen. M. Kajwang’ was justified. view
• 12 May 2022 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 12 May 2022 in Senate: I wanted you to allow me correct a statement that I made that Sen. Wambua is going away in July. That was not accurate. The way I see things in Kitui, he is likely to come back here. I wanted the students to go away knowing that their Senator is coming back. view
• 12 May 2022 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen, Wambua is a Bishop. When he talks about the Bible, he view
• 12 May 2022 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 12 May 2022 in Senate: does it with some authority. Understanding the Bible requires somebody to know Jewish feebles. The Bible is a story written at a particular time in history. If you take the words literally they can mean different things. Generally, the Bible the Bible talks about women in a way that may lead somebody to the conclusion that women are not to be honoured, but that is not true. view
• 12 May 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you read stories about Jezebel, Eve, Magdalene they are stories that are written in a way that you think that women are not quite to it morally. The only reason I am saying this is the story of Jezebel in the Bible. If you read the story in the Bible you have quite the opposite conclusion of what that woman was. You do not understand that she came from another community. She was not Jewish. She came with the customs of her community of which the Jewish people were not very happy about. If you ... view