James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: That includes the Senator of Bomet, the Senator of Kitui but in the order of significance because they have hierarchy even in the church. We have a better spokesperson for the Christian faith in this House and Sen. Wambua and others will follow. view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Sen. Kavindu Muthama, I want to assure you that I am one of the people who have been listening to you because I have heard you when you were wearing the other hat and as a family person because I know you care. For the distinguished delegation that has accompanied you led by the former Vice- President, Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka; I do not like calling people “former”. As far as I am concerned, hon. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka is the Vice-President; that title never goes away. What you are doing out there in the region, maybe is what visited you when ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am rising on this point of order because Sen. Cherargei is a lawyer and we believe in constitutionalism. If there was no rule of law entirely in this country, there are so many Senators and Members of National Assembly who are facing charges in court, but because of the Constitution, nobody can kick them of this House. A Member should not be in order to malign others on the basis of allegations. Who has more reputatonal challenge; is it the one who has allegations made against them or one who is already charged in court? I ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Particularly when in the Gallery, there is a former Vice-President and Senior Counsel, I think he needs to go to Sen. Wako and take a few tutorials so that next time he opens his mouth, he knows what exactly to say. What worries me is that, on mere allegations, there are people who have been removed from this House and found themselves in detention and we laughed over it. Now we have Members of Parliament who are charged with offences and I know they are innocent until proven guilty. For him to take the Floor of the House and besmirch ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I join the Co-Chair of the joint committee in the request that we be given more time to come up with a report. Allow me to state that nobody in this country should say that the role of Parliament is ceremonial. You cannot have a provision in the Constitution where Parliament is required to conduct business or a transaction for ceremonial purposes. The fact that Parliament is involved in this process is proof enough that the two Houses are not ceremonial. In fact, Parliament is one of the few institutions which is involved in the ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: nobody was heard. In fact, if the matter had gone to the public and was informed by the public, the results would have been different. Madam Deputy Speaker, now that the public, county assemblies and government institutions have spoken, why do they expect Parliament to become a voting machine? We are an important Arm of Government. I would plead with the people who are making commentary on this process to be very patient with Parliament. We know the timelines and our duty. Today we swore in a new Senator and she swore a constitutional oath. We are aware of what ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, when I was urging you to extent, the Co-Chair and the Clerk-at-the-Table were busy talking to you. That is why I pleaded my case to the Co-Chair to listen to me. view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the issue that has been raised by Sen. Wako is very critical and is foundational on how a multiparty democracy operates. You can be a member of a political party which belongs to a coalition. For example, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. is member of Wiper Democratic Party, but he can be a member of National Super Alliance (NASA) or Jubilee Party Coalition. However, you cannot be a member of two distinct parties. This is because jubilee is a distinct party and the Senator of Baringo will tell you that he is a Member of KANU, but ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: I would dare Sen. Murkomen to repeat what he is saying on the Floor that he is a Member of Jubilee Party and a member UDA and be ready to face the consequences. view