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.
19 Nov 2019 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.
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19 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Ordinarily, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would not want to altercate with my distinguished learned junior. However, as we say, “every dream is legitimate and valid, including wild ones.” I, therefore, tell my colleague from Nandi that Trans Nzoia is very clearly Ford Kenya; and it will remain so, forever and ever, Amen.
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19 Nov 2019 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.
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19 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when Sen. Faki brought the Statement, the distinguished Senator for Nairobi City County, who is also my distinguished nephew, was not in the House.
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19 Nov 2019 in Senate:
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19 Nov 2019 in Senate:
I contributed to this Statement and so did Sen. Orengo and a few others. The football management in this country is a disaster. It has embarrassed everybody to the extent where we gave an example. Even our neighbour, Somalia, has defeated us in football. What other countries do, and I expect---
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19 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not think my good friend, the BBI Chairman is defending Somalia because it has a President. He should declare his interest.
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19 Nov 2019 in Senate:
What the Committee should and must do, is not to become legalistic and hide behind the shield of FIFA rules. I know for a fact, and Sen. Sakaja is right, that FIFA is very sensitive to any form of interference in the management of football under the affiliates. I believe FKF is an affiliate. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, however, extra ordinary problems require extra ordinary decisions to alter the situations. A country like Nigeria is a good footballing nation; it has at times suspended the management of football and met the wrath of FIFA. They have been suspended from FIFA ...
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19 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. (Dr.) Ali should be informed that actually football is a disaster and that is what we are discussing; disaster in football. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to encourage the Chairperson of this Committee that the point that Sen. Faki, the Senator for Mombasa County, made is that what is going on is not an election, but a mock election. It is pre-rigged before they even start holding elections. So, this requires urgent intervention.
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