James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when you have been asked to pinpoint, please, pinpoint instead of giving an explanation. We can explain the same ourselves. Otherwise, we may get to a situation where you address for one hour on a matter, which has nothing to do with evidence. That time is coming later on. view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I ask that order be kept while we are having the proceedings. As you know, there are Senators who are up standing, and that is not allowed at all. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, strictly speaking, I have one hour to second the Motion, but being cognizant of the importance of this Motion, I beg to second. I want to make the following remarks. view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: The question of removal is not a question that can be made by any one single Senator, but on account of the aggregate vote of all the Senators as an expression of the resolution of the Senate. view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to place before you certain matters which are in the Constitution to draw a distinction--- view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: If the Attorney-General emeritus and the Judge--- view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: The Judge is on his feet, and he is supposed to judge. I do not know how he is going to judge. This is probably the only power under the Constitution that has remained intact throughout our constitutional dispensation. It is a power which is onerous that I believe any time we are faced with an impeachment, we should give the whole country the feeling that anybody who appears before the Senate is assured not only of justice being rendered but even in terms of our conduct. Justice will not only be done, but manifestly seen to be done. That ... view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, for purposes of seconding this Motion, I just want to draw two issues to the attention of the Senate. The first one is on the principles of how an impeachment should be carried out and the standard of proof that is required in an impeachment. That is a matter that has been well settled by the courts in the various decisions that have been made here. I plead to the Senate to also be consistent. There is a time I tried to urge the Senate that under the principle of legality and committee of institution, we should ... view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: For example, in the Governor Samboja case, people said that we should never be compelled to obey court orders. In these particular proceedings, we are being urged that this matter is before the court and therefore we should not deal with it. view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Having said that, I would like the Senators to look at Article 99 of the Constitution in relation to disqualification of Members. When you are charged in a criminal court and convicted, you cannot be removed as a Member of this House. Article 99(2) (h) of the Constitution states that you must have been found, in accordance with any law, to have misused or abused a state or public office or in any way have contravened Chapter Six of the Constitution. That is why it is possible for a Member of Parliament, who has been convicted of an offence, to ... view