James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 831 to 840 of 4273.

• 28 Jul 2020 in Senate: I want to point at the figures as they are in relation to this Motion that has been put before us. Seriously, I am looking at them sequentially - the CRA and at the Committee. I am looking at the places where we are told they have big populations, beginning with Bungoma. If population was the basis upon which we were using the parameter, Bungoma is not getting what it deserves. The Senator of Bungoma County, irrespective of the question of population, wants a middle ground. People who want peace must look for the middle ground. If you look at ... view
• 28 Jul 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I speak for Wajir County more than their Senator because I went Wajir to talk about the people who were persecuted and murdered there. While on the mission to talk about those who were murdered through violence by the military, I was arrested and slept in a cell in Wajir. A county like Wajir is supposed to lose Kshs2 billion now. Through Sen. Kang’ata’s amendment, Wajir County is not going to lose money now, next year or in the third year. Siaya County does not talk in terms of gaining billions of shillings. Siaya County is going ... view
• 28 Jul 2020 in Senate: I can go through these figures to point more counties that were going to lose money. Machakos County is one of the growth centres in this country. A lot of the development that is taking place in this Republic is in Machakos County. As you drive on Mombasa Road, you enter Machakos County before you even get to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Although Machakos County was not going to lose, it was going to get a minimal increase which does not reflect the growth that is taking place in Machakos County. However, the Senator for Machakos does not ... view
• 28 Jul 2020 in Senate: One of the leaders that I admire in this country is the immediate former President Kibaki. He would always talk looking at the public gallery and begin to address the nation through the gallery. The one thing that President Kibaki did and, probably, no other President will be able to do is to be accessible. I advise the current President to be more accessible to enable us solve these problems. view
• 28 Jul 2020 in Senate: We would not have gotten here if he was more accessible. I can say that without fear for the benefit of the country, I am not saying it for myself, but for the country. I respect my son, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., but I urge him to be wise on this issue. Sen. Wetangula said something fantastic that we should have listened to, but we rubbished it. I was asked to call for another adjournment or ask Senators to disappear because they can see how the vote is coming. They can see it. The moment has come and when we ... view
• 13 Jul 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I rise under Standing Order 32, which reads as follows – (1) A Senator may, at any time, for reasons stated, seek leave to move “That, the Senate do now adjourn.” (2) If the Speaker is of the opinion that such Motion for adjournment of the Senate is frivolous, vexatious, or an abuse of the proceedings of the Senate, the Speaker may forthwith put the question thereon or may decline to propose it. (3) The debate on a Motion under this Standing Order shall be confined to the matter of the Motion. Madam Deputy Speaker, in accordance ... view
• 13 Jul 2020 in Senate: These amendments, together with their simulations--- For example, if you look at the amendments by Sen. Mwangi, they are not simple. If you look at the simulations without a thorough and careful study, we may not be able to appreciate the full import of the amendments that are being sought. Similarly, the amendments by Sen. Olekina are equally detailed. Again, it would be appropriate to look at these simulations in respect of the substance of the Motion. Finally, there are also the amendments and simulations by distinguished Senator for Wajir. Madam Deputy Speaker, if ever there is a responsibility of ... view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support this Petition very strongly. More particularly, when you read the Constitution in Article 227, it was speaking to the situation to which this Petition is talking to. Knowing that in the past, certain categories of people had been either discriminated or did not have the means to be competitive in procurement processes. They are actually very complicated. What happens when a process is very complicated? People build up cartels. People have insider information. So, if you are somebody suffering from disability or a young person trying to venture into business, it is extremely difficult under ... view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: Other than that the general statement in the Constitution which is mandatory because it is couched using the word “shall”. Part 2 of that Article says- view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: “An Act of Parliament shall prescribe a framework within which policies relating to procurement and asset disposal shall be implemented and may provide for all or any of the following— (a) categories of preference in the allocation of contracts; (b) the protection or advancement of persons, categories of persons or groups previously disadvantaged by unfair competition or discrimination”. view