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.
7 Jul 2020 in Senate:
A Committee that is given authority to do work for this House and country must be proactive, read and understand the law, and be able to cause things to be done in accordance with the law without necessarily asking you to give directions. This is because the law is the law; it is clear and must be followed. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want the Committee that you will commit this Petition to, to in fact, summon the Director of Procurement from the National Treasury to explain why this process has not been done since the passage of the law and ...
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7 Jul 2020 in Senate:
Madam Deputy Speaker, this weekend, my brother, Hon. Musalia Mudavadi, and I, were in Busia County and we decided to go and see Mzee Philip Masinde, an elder statesman in our community, a former Member of Parliament, former Minister and a respected person. On arrival at his residence, we found a police truck with teargas and guns blocking the entrance to his home. It is a big same. You will recall, two weeks ago, when I was driving home with colleagues escorting me, the police followed us like they were chasing criminals; shooting and firing teargas recklessly, injuring women who ...
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7 Jul 2020 in Senate:
Like Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. and Sen. Sakaja, I fail to understand the value and the relevance of that Communication---This is because a Motion came to the House, it was moved, it could not get a Seconder, it collapsed and we went to the status quo of approving the appointment of Hon. Rachel Ameso Amolo. Madam Deputy Speaker, after that, Hon. Ameso was gazetted as a Commissioner. That Communication that you have read is calling upon this House to consider the appointment of Hon. Rachel Ameso Amolo as a Commissioner, when she has been appointed and gazetted. What is the ...
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7 Jul 2020 in Senate:
I can see you are being interrupted, over and over.
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7 Jul 2020 in Senate:
Madam Deputy Speaker, for avoidance of doubt, a similar Communication came, the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights worked on the matter, brought a report. The report was rejected and Hon. Rachel Ameso Amolo has been gazetted as a Commissioner. What are we supposed to consider in accordance and in line with the Communication you have read?
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30 Jun 2020 in Senate:
On a point of Order, Madam Temporary Chairperson
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30 Jun 2020 in Senate:
For the record to be complete, the Senate Majority Leader did not read the whole script.
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30 Jun 2020 in Senate:
It is either with or without amendments. You did not say that.
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30 Jun 2020 in Senate:
It does not matter, Madam Temporary Chairperson. It is with or without amendments. That is the precedent that we have always had.
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24 Jun 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me also to join the Deputy Speaker in supporting the Petition. In the Committee of Finance and Budget of this House, for two years, we have been grappling with the issue of how to guide counties in acquisition of properties and construction of structures that they require.
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