Speaker of the National Assembly in the 13th Parliament.
He was the Bungoma Senator (2013 - 2022; Leader of Minority in the Senate (2013 - 2017)
By virtue of his position as co-principal in NASA he was retained as Minority Leader in the 12th Parliament but later replaced by his Siaya counterpart after 19 senators who attended Nasa's Parliamentary Group meeting at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi unanimously voted to replace him with Senator James Orengo on 15th March, 2018.
16 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Foreign Relations sitting jointly should invite him to appear before these Committees to bring him to order.
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16 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Madam Deputy Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 47(1) on the alleged impending shutdown occasioned by the lack of resources in counties. The Senate has made concerted efforts to ensure that counties receive the requisite funds to enable them to execute their mandate and most importantly, to deliver services to the public. Discussions with respect to the Third Basis for allocating among the counties the share of national revenue are ongoing. Madam Deputy Speaker, you know that this House has a Committee of 12 Co- Chaired by Sen. Sakaja and I. It is a matter that we are carefully ...
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16 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Madam Deputy Speaker, secondly, we have seen over and over again the Chair of the CoG overplaying himself with authority he does not have; exceedingly abusing the Senate as an institution, abusing Senators as individuals; making reckless statements at funerals, including last weekend at the funeral of a respected Bishop, Byrum Makokha, of the Church of God. He said that Kenyans are suffering because of Senators. How wicked can one be to lay blame where it does not lie? This House does not operate in a vacuum. We operate with the Executive, where all resources of the country are domiciled. ...
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16 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Madam Deputy Speaker, as I conclude, tomorrow, the Committee of 12 will be meeting from 7.00 a.m. We have no doubt whatsoever that by Midday, we will have some white smoke. If the meeting at State House, which Gov. Oparanya attended and whose content and discussion he appears to have forgotten--- We want to assure the country that the standoff in this House has paid tremendous dividends to the people of Kenya and they will live to remember this House. The standoff has extracted money from the Executive to the purse of the counties for greater development. Thank you, Madam ...
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16 Sep 2020 in Senate:
I want to inform the distinguished Senator for Bomet, Sen. (Dr.) Langata, that the Governor you are talking about is the same governor who appeared before the Senate A d hoc C ommittee on the Managed Equipment Services (MES) with teary eyes and told us that he signed the Managed Equipment Services (MES) memoranda of understanding (MOU) because a chief and an assistant chief talked against him at a funeral. In that regard, he had been intimidated and blackmailed. That is the man you are talking about, Governor Oparanya. He can be intimidated or blackmailed by an assistant chief and ...
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16 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This matter is important that I wish to enjoin the distinguished Senator for Mombasa. It is not that the President did it, but that the President is not getting proper legal advice. ICDC, KRC and KPA are established by Acts of Parliament. The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) is also established by an Act of Parliament. How do you wake up and put all these parastatals under one Board and one super management without coming to Parliament? It is a serious violation of the law. How is the Board of KPA going to account to the ...
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16 Sep 2020 in Senate:
I support Sen. Faki and encourage him to pursue this matter. I am of the view that these committees ought to meet together. Summon the relevant Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) and above all, the Attorney-General, to tell this House how this Executive Order was drafted and executed in the manner that it was, in total violation of existing law.
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16 Sep 2020 in Senate:
He is rewarded with a bigger appointment.
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16 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.
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16 Sep 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Before I seek my Statement, allow me also to join the House in congratulating Sen. Halake. I was called on my Statement, but I want to congratulate her before I read my Statement.
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