James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Feb 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I am grateful that you gave me the opportunity to add a voice to this question. Could you direct the relevant Committee to act on this with immediacy and sense of urgency? view
• 10 Feb 2021 in Senate: I thank you. view
• 9 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise out of your Communication from the Chair. view
• 9 Feb 2021 in Senate: I appreciate the roles that lawyers in the Senate have played, particularly Senior Counsel, Sen. Okong’o Omogeni, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jr. and the staff in the Legal Affairs Directorate of the Senate. As you are aware, the High Court made orders, which required the National Assembly to abide by the Constitution in relation to Article 110(3). view
• 9 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate what you have done. Your predecessor in the Eleventh Parliament stuck his neck out to ensure that the role of the Senate is not belittled and that there is respect for the law and the role of the Senate. Similarly, in this case, you were the first Petitioner. The High Court upheld what was already decided by the Supreme Court, that is, the National Assembly must abide by Article 110(3) of the Constitution. There was an attempt to get to the Court of Appeal to issue conservatory orders to ensure that the National Assembly continues ... view
• 9 Feb 2021 in Senate: In their view, the work of the National Assembly and Parliament was coming to a standstill. However, the Court of Appeal disagreed and said that they must comply with the orders that were made by the High Court. view
• 9 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what I wanted to bring out in this is that it has cost the National Assembly Kshs90 million to defend this case. I understand that they have paid lawyers Kshs90 million to prosecute this case in the Court of Appeal. The Senate has not spent a single cent in this case. view
• 9 Feb 2021 in Senate: It has not even provided coffee or tea, by whatever description, to the lawyers who have been prosecuting this case. view
• 9 Feb 2021 in Senate: This is what is in Article 110 of the Constitution - patriotism. Senators here have been duly patriotic to make sure that no public money is spent in resolving the dispute between us and the National Assembly. view
• 9 Feb 2021 in Senate: Before I forget, the preparation and instituting of this case before the High Court started during the tenure of the former Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, the Senator for Nandi County. The distinguished Senator for Meru County was the Vice Chairperson of this Committee, and I was one of your Members. Senators need to congratulate themselves in this great achievement. view