James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I just wanted to say that during the scrutiny of votes, and this is normally a very tedious process in an election petition whereby you have all the records in respect of an election. So, you will have the registers and the counterfoils. You will also know in respect of the counterfoils, who actually was handed over which ballot paper. So, you can actually, during scrutiny, make such a determination. Although I think probably, on the question whether it should be deleted or not, I am neither here or there. But I know that in an ... view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, for example, if in Rarieda Constituency, during an election, you got 500 votes and your opponent got 495 votes; during the scrutiny, it is found that any of the votes of anybody who, probably, voted, but should not have voted, but he actually cast a vote, that one is struck out without necessarily identifying the ballot. If he had procured a vote through a bribe, then it is the number of votes which will determine the winner. So, if there were ten votes which were irregularly or unlawfully cast, it affects the number of votes. Your ... view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I am feeling very frustrated. I have been in court so many times and this is one of the most important grounds on any election petitions. In fact, the judges would normally allow a scrutiny only where the difference is small. Because when the victory is overwhelming, then they say that it may not change the vote. But where the majority is like five or ten and you can actually bring evidence--- I was doing a case from Budalangi, and I think hon. Namwamba knows about it, where evidence was adduced in court; women were brought ... view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to plead with Mr. Mbadi that, normally, when there is a conviction in relation to an election offense for ten years, maybe by the time you are convicted the petition has gone on for three years. In actual fact you may find that it turns out that you will be convicted for more than five years. That means not running for elections for 15 years. I would rather urge that the amendment should be “five years” because some of the offenses are not things that you can describe as felonies. They are probably misdemeanors. ... view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I just want to demonstrate that what we are doing cannot be right. The offences which are more serious, the sentences are already spelt out. You cannot make an offence for which a sentence has not been provided for. It is more serious. The ones which are provided for are more serious. For example, for the elections offences under clause 68, the punishment is Kshs1 million or a term sentence not exceeding five years. Then, it also says that a person who is convicted of an offence under this part is not eligible to be registered ... view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: I have put further amendments to the amendment and instead of the word “with” use the word “on reasonable grounds” view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: I donate it to the Committee. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I am feeling very bad that on a major issue like this one, on which I have been standing to catch the Eye of the Chair so that my voice could be heard, I did not get an opportunity to speak. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to support and go on record to say that, of the many people whom I know who could be Attorney-General of the Republic of Kenya, Prof. Githu qualifies eminently to be the Attorney-General of the Republic of Kenya. I have had occasion to do many cases with him and I know he is going to discharge his responsibilities as the Attorney-General with distinction. view
• 26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: The other thing that I would ask is that all arms of the Government, including Parliament and the Executive - but particularly these two arms of Government - should allow the Professor to be the Attorney-General of the Republic of Kenya. That is because if that is not the case, then the office of the Attorney-General cannot function in the manner in which it is supposed to function in terms of the Constitution. view