James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3161 to 3170 of 4273.

• 23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Hon. Isaac Ruto’s Motion was that it be adjourned until the afternoon sitting. It should be specific, otherwise, if it is passed in that sense--- Thank you. view
• 23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will stand in for the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government. view
• 23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, that being the case, whichever Bill we begin with, we will be in the same state that Mr. Mungatana is talking about. My suggestion is that we report progress to the House and give hon. Members time until the afternoon. view
• 23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to follow up to what hon. Khalwale was saying that probably because of the deficit in terms of time, the House Business Committee may consider that this afternoon we only deal with substantive business with no Questions and Statements because we are really short of time, even in dealing with the Motion itself. I agree with hon. Khalwale entirely. view
• 23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I think I want to convince Dr. Khalwale that under the Constitution there are two levels of government which are separate and distinct. Therefore, when you have a meeting or a framework for making decisions or considering affairs of the State in the manner in which it has been set here, it is not right that one level of Government dominates those proceedings. I think it is well thought out that the deputy should be one of the Governors in recognition of the two levels of government as opposed to a situation where the national ... view
• 23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I want to take up from where hon. Odhiambo-Mabona was talking, because the architecture in the Constitution must be kept in mind all the time. This is because the competencies and functions of the Senate and the National Assembly are distinct in certain respects, including financial matters. So, if you make the National Assembly subordinate in certain respects to the Senate, when the authority or function is with the National Assembly, it will disturb the overall architecture as perceived in the Constitution. The point that hon. Odhiambo-Mabona was making and those who were in Naivasha ... view
• 23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Can I give some clarification? The way I understand it is that that paper was circulated in the Chamber when we were already in the Chamber. So, it was not part of the Order Paper that we normally receive at the Bar by the Serjeant-at-Arms or when the orderlies went round. view
• 23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I think the manner in which it came is not so important. view
• 23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I am getting worried in terms of these selection panels. If you look at a lot of the draft legislation that has come or the enactments that have been made in this regard, we are sticking around to some six to ten organizations which every time we want to constitute a panel, we are confined to the very same panels that I see here being suggested by Dr. Nuh. You may find that by default, you will be having the Government being operated by bodies which are not representing anybody. view
• 23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Some of these commissions, you can even find that during their work, they may not be doing their work properly themselves. view