James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 May 2020 in Senate: We are now talking about COVID-19 and Sen. Cheruiyot is the greatest campaigner of the rights of the people. Look at the Motion we have here. I can challenge the Senator for Kericho on how he has voted in the past on matters that concern the people. I am pleading to you. Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, this is probably not your day. However, I think you did the right deed for the wrong reason. That is why you are the centre of this Motion when I know that you should not be. You did a right deed for the wrong reason ... view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: Nowadays people talk about politics like they are playing with toys. We have people who have been dragged out of this House and murdered. There are people who have been detained for 10 years. We are talking as if this Senate cannot have the same kind of people to sacrifice. They shout the loudest out there talking about truth and justice. You can only talk about justice if the President is talking about fighting against corruption. You should be the loudest saying that we are fighting corruption. However, what we hear is that corruption is being politicised. Who is going ... view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: I want to end by saying this, just to address some of the issues that Sen. Murkomen talked about. There are constitutional offices. If you look at the Constitution, there are provisions including being MPs. If you were to be recalled, the Constitution states the manner in which you can be recalled and the manner in which the accusations against you must be addressed. In fact, if I may read, Article 104(2) states that: view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: “Parliament shall enact legislation to provide for the grounds on which a Member may be recalled and the procedure to be followed.” Therefore, an MP cannot be recalled without any grounds. Where it is important to put out grounds, like when you are impeaching a judge of the High Court, or seeking the removal of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) or the Auditor-General, you are required to state the grounds and they must fall within the remit found in the Constitution. However, when it comes to the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, there is no such requirement. view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to read Article 106 (2) of the Constitution which states as follows: view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: “The office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker shall become vacant— (a) when a new House of Parliament first meets after an election; (b) if the office holder, as a member of the relevant House, vacates office under Article 103; (c) if the relevant House so resolves by resolution supported by the votes of at least two-thirds of its members; or (d) if the office holder resigns from office in a letter addressed to the relevant House.” view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: Therefore, what is required is a resolution and I know that at the end of this debate, we will have a resolution. Therefore, Article 47 was not being well interpreted and constructed in the context of the Constitution. view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: I was glad when Sen. Wambua said that when there are specific provisions relating to a particular circumstance, then you cannot fall on the general provisions of the Constitution. You follow the provisions set out in the Constitution and they have been elaborated in the Standing Orders. On this question, one can go on and on. view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: I know this Parliament will be required to play a critical role in the next two or three months. This is because when there are reforms, Parliament must be at the centre. We must be together as Parliament in this great quest to make Kenya a better country. Those who have decided and there are those who believe in the course they have taken in trying to reform the country need to be in support of institutions including Parliament. They must rest assured that we have a reforming Parliament. view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: I disagree that this can be described as a bad Senate. In the British history, parliaments have been described in many ways such as being bad or good and so on and so forth. In this Senate, we have tried. The greatest victory is the case that Sen. Omogeni argued before the Supreme Court that clearly says that the Senate has a critical role to play in legislation, including the allocation of revenue. That process is set out in the Constitution. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can ... view