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.
14 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I like what Sen. Haji has said. I agree with him and support him. However, both him and his Co-Chair have maintained a very loud conspiracy of silence to the effect that people are now running out there bastardizing, labeling and abusing others. They are labeling people as pro and anti BBI, and they are even appearing to know the content of the BBI Report, which has not been made public. As we salute the good work that they have done, you are reaching an apollionic---
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14 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Allow me a minute to finish, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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14 Nov 2019 in Senate:
The BBI was supposed to unite the country, but it seems to be dividing us even more. This House is so privileged, and you must be very proud as our Speaker, for donating two giants from this House to go and chair such an important process.
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14 Nov 2019 in Senate:
We do not want it to end in an anti-climax, with everybody carrying a rotten egg on their face because of over-enthusiastic lieutenancy out there.
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14 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support the Statement by the Senator of Samburu. When the Chairperson of the Committee comes to answer to this Statement, will he confirm that the LAPSSET Project that was the brainchild of retired President Kibaki’s Government has not been frustrated, abandoned and those who intended to finance the project have pulled put out? Will he also confirm that, the LAPSSET Project which was supposed to create satellite cities, including Isiolo where there was to be an international airport has been abandoned. Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi are constructing their own railway line and pipeline to the Port ...
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14 Nov 2019 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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14 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not give any answers. I had no intention of giving any answers. I do not chair any Committee in this House to give answers. I was asking the Chairperson of the Committee some questions. If you watched him, you would have noticed that he was nodding his head with a lot of satisfaction as I was speaking. I was asking him to confirm or deny the facts that I was putting on the Floor. I was not giving any answers. Is he in order to allude to this?
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13 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also support this Petition. Apart from health being 95 per cent devolved, it is a very critical component of human life. Under the Geneva Convention, health workers are protected even in war zones in terms of physical protection, nutrition supply and remuneration. It is disheartening to note that here in our country, a function that is devolved to the extent of 95 per cent still has over 90 per cent of health resources controlled at the center. That is why we have scandalous activities such as MES and others. It is incumbent upon county ...
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13 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to make a Statement pursuant to Standing Order No.47 on a national matter of general concern regarding the sale of contaminated maize meal products. On Wednesday, 8th August, 2018, this House voted to establish an ad hoc Committee to investigate the then maize crisis in Kenya. The Motion was co-sponsored by Sen. (Prof.) Margaret Kamar, of Uasin Gishu County and yours truly.
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13 Nov 2019 in Senate:
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