James Orengo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 May 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have been in this House for many years and have had wars with Speakers. I had a war with Speaker Kaparo but never ever, in the history of my life in Parliament, would I address the Speaker in the manner in which you have been addressed. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if Sen. Murkomen wants to proceed to be part of this House, he should have no alternative but to withdraw the remarks that he has made about you personally. This is because when you sit on that Chair, the person Ken Lusaka ... view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. If there is a provision in the Constitution that is clear on the power and authority of the Senate, it is on the question of the generation of the formula. Every other action that is taken by other organs of State is dependent on the resolution of the Senate. If the Senate is not clear on that resolution, then every other action that follows consequentially is not based on a material that has been properly considered by the Senate. I believe that in times like this, when the county governments are being ... view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: We have been complaining about what the other House does when they pass things without abiding by the Constitution. Now, we want to, for convenience, pass something because we are going to the Third Reading. The most dangerous phase in the deliberation in the House is the Third Reading. This is because in the Third Reading there is no debate. But at the point at which Senators can talk significantly and concretely on the issue of the formula is during the Second Reading. I plead with the Chairperson of the Committee. You have been doing a very good job, but ... view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, just finally, this Committee is one of the committees that does a very good job. However, my problem 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
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: the time with this Committee is that, they come at the last minute, that is, CARA, Division on Revenue Act (DORA) and now the formula, we must pass it. Let me use this word, which the Senate Majority Leader was using in some platform; you know, we are supposed to be the sages. Things do not just come to you at the last minute, then you rush through it and then you say that we agree. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the question of the formula, I urge you to let us get the Report because I understand that there is ... view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Chairperson should not be worried. The Members of his Committee, that is, Sen. Wetangula and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. have said that there is nothing to hide. So, we do not need to go through that. All that he needs to do is to agree with us and follow the Senate Majority Leader and defer the Bill so that we meet at a convenient time informally. Nobody has cast aspersions; everybody has said that you are good and are doing a good job. view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, according to your direction, if at all we meet, I request that we should have that Report in advance. We should not walk into the meeting and be given the Report to read as the meeting goes on. It is an ambush and not qualitative. view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to second this Motion and abide by the wishes of the Senate Majority Leader in that we do not spend time on this. We have seen that in the last three weeks, other issues are emerging. We have been dealing with the Coronavirus (COVID-19), now there is the issue of floods, and there are other issues that may arise. Therefore, it is important that the Senate or Parliament as a whole, have more sittings in order to deal with these problems. Like today, if you look at the business that we are supposed to deal ... view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think that the sentiments by Sen. Wetangula are justified, but let us take it in its stride. Originally, we had said that we are going to meet until 5.00 p.m., but we have amended that as time progressed. I think that the Motion can be passed as it is, so that next week we meet at 10.00 a.m., but the following week the appropriate amendment can be made so that we meet at 9.00 a.m. in the morning. view