James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3711 to 3720 of 4273.

• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are now engaged in the process of reforming the courts. If the Member had confidence in our courts, I would have heard him saying that the courts should stay the way they are. But within the constitutional framework, we have said that the Chief Justice must go and all the judges must be vetted. If there is any evidence of my view and the Member’s view of the Judiciary, he got it by voting for a new Constitution, that there is no confidence in the Judiciary as presently constituted. view
• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, again, we need relevant implementing legislation. If I can refer my colleague to Article 63 on Community Land, there are provisions about making land available to these communities if those areas are considered traditionally occupied land, hunters’ or gatherers’ ancestral land and places of worship. All these are within the constitutional provisions. We are working on a National Land Commission Bill together with a Land Bill that will enable us to implement these provisions in the Constitution. There is now a constitutional framework for addressing these issues. Our old Constitution did not give us a framework for ... view
• 18 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Member for Gwassi should not be worried because in a public rally in Turkana, an old man stood up and said that hon. Ethuro is now the Orengo in the Tenth Parliament and the Minister was very happy with it. I have written to our Mission to the AU to secure me a certified copy of the ruling. As soon as I get it, I will take the necessary steps. We need not worry about this ruling because within the context of our new Constitution, which goes beyond the recommendations of the ruling, we will bring ... view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My point of order is in relation to the House. Whenever any hon. Member is under investigation, it undermines the authority of the whole House. So, it is wrong for names to be mentioned and there ends the matter. We cannot have a country in which the names of more than six hon. Members are mentioned and we do not know when the investigations will be concluded. Since this relates to the authority of the House, and I am just being a friend of the House – forget that I am an ... view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will be very brief. I think that the Committee has done a commendable job and they should be congratulated for the manner in which they went through the vetting process. They are giving us a template which the Attorney-General can use to draft the new process on how Parliament can vet people who have been appointed or nominated for other public positions. I just wanted to say that the rain started beating us in this country when we did not have a proper Judiciary in place. This was the case even during ... view
• 22 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand to second the Motion moved by His Excellency the Vice President. I think this Parliament will go into history as one of the hardest working Parliaments. We have had a very long Sessions and in those Sessions, we had very long sittings. This is an exemplification of the fact that we are prepared to be patriotic and work for Kenya together as a nation. I just want to add one or two things, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, very briefly. This is the time to get the country of Kenya back. Even in the Order ... view
• 21 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have sought the Member’s indulgence that I got this Question yesterday in the evening and I have not been able to craft an appropriate answer. Could I be allowed to answer this Question on Thursday this week? I do not know why the Question is there by Private Notice because if you look at it, there is no life threatening situation. However, I would seek the Member’s indulgence that I answer it on Thursday. view
• 21 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it depends on where you were brought up. If you were brought up by the Anglo-Saxons, evening starts at 3.00 o’clock and not at 6.00 o’clock. At 6.00 o’clock it is already night. If you are in Oslo, it is deep in the night. view
• 21 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. If I heard hon. Mututho right, he was reading an amendment Motion? I thought he was moving an amendment to this Motion. view
• 21 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the things I would really plead with you because I have been in this House, when the House is subjected into doing things in a rush. That is how this country became a one party state. This is how J.M. Kariuki was killed! view