James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Oct 2020 in Senate: want to finds out the principles dividing these two movements, you cannot determine. It is embarrassing and shameful. We should bring to an end to make room for us to deal with things that matter. view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: I want to inform the able Senator for Makueni that without teachers during the constitutional making process, there would have been no TSC. It is the teachers who said that without TSC, they were not going to support the Constitution. Therefore, I agree entirely with Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. that we should have a substantive debate on the TSC. view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also thank the Senate Majority Leader for the manner in which he has moved this very important Bill. Just starting from where he left on his last remarks about the governors, I have got a copy of the report from the Committee here. Look at the suggestions of the governors. We have been talking about the composition of the board. They were very quick to suggest that three persons sitting on the board should be nominated by the Council of Governors (CoG). I was looking at a lot of legislation which with hindsight ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: 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
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: I can tell you that if a referendum would be taken for people to be asked who should not be running for what positions, that list would have more governors than Senators. I am very sure about that. Be that as it may, this is a Bill that emanates from Article 204 of the Constitution as pointed out already by the Senate Majority Leader. Those provisions have got a sunset clause which we should all the time be putting on focus. We have got very limited time, unless these provisions of the Constitution are amended to try and achieve in ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the other thing that we should also look at carefully is that this is an enabling legislation. I have read the report by the relevant Committee. I must congratulate this Committee because they do wonderful work. However, I just want to point out that probably we should look at the provisions under the Public Finance Management Act. We should look at areas in which the Senate particularly, can make certain interventions, because these monies will go to the counties. Through this proposed legislation, there may be a more direct way for the Senate to make certain ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: When we were talking about the Formula, you could see and feel the heat in this Chamber. Here again, we are talking about resources. One of the fears that I have is that if you look at the provisions in the Bill, it is still a National Treasury-driven legislation. A lot of decisions will be made by the National Treasury, including the appointment of the board. The only member of the board that requires the approval is from the National Assembly--- In fact, in all fairness, this approval should be an approval of Parliament as opposed to the National Assembly. ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I shudder to think that in the way the Government is structured at the moment, Cabinet Secretaries positions are not political as such. In fact, we were told at the beginning of the Jubilee Government’s journey that there were only two politicians in the Cabinet. We have a situation here where the appointment of those who are going to sit over the Equalization Fund is only a matter that will be subject to three institutions. It is the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Presidency, the National Assembly and the National Treasury, without the participation of the Senate. I think that is not appropriate. view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is the other thing that I would want probably the Committee to try and help us solve. I am glad that Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. is in this matter, because he has been in many of these controversies, where you establish a board and a Chief Executive Officer (CEO). We have seen the controversies that go on in a lot of these statutory bodies, including the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). view