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.
12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Thank you. Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Statement sought by the distinguished Senator for Wajir is so important. We have been told by the Controller of Budget that outstanding pending bills in counties are now at an excess of Kshs120 billion. This is a lot of money. First, to have accumulated these pending bills is a violation of the law. The Public Finance Management Act is very clear that you cannot procure goods and services unless you have an attendant budget for it. Whoever is holding pending bills has already violated the law. Two and more importantly, I want to urge ...
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also join you in welcoming the Speaker of EALA and encourage him that he must spearhead the realization of the East African integration dream. Many of us who come from frontier counties like you, the Clerk and I, know that the integration of East Africa is what will clear the arbitrary boundaries created by selfish colonialists without any regard to the cohesion of communities.
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
I want to contribute to the Statement raised by the distinguished Senator for Nandi. For many of us who use aerial travel internally, Wilson Airport has been like a dream come true. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is too far. The system of getting flights from there is too cumbersome and above all, Kenya Airways still lives in a dream world when they were enjoying the monopoly in the country and are still
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
extremely expensive. A flight to Kisumu using Silverstone or other airlines from Wilson Airport or other airlines costs less than half what you pay on Kenya Airways.
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Perhaps, by the time the distinguished Senator drafted the Statement, he was not in know that Silverstone themselves, in response to issues from Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, have grounded all their flights. This is a blow to many of us because we have been dependent on the activities of small airlines at Wilson Airport. But equally important, the convenience of having cheaper budget airline should not override the safety concerns.
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
You remember, the flight from Wilson Airport that crashed in the Aberdares, coming from Kitale that cost the immediate death of several people including one of my nephews. When you go to Wilson Airport, and I have had an opportunity to visit the Minister for Transport, the Airport is in very poor condition. If you look at the apron, where the planes are parked and where passengers board the planes, the entire tarmac is coming off. That is why you find that as planes take off, some wheels get stuck in mud. How do you get a plane sticking in ...
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Bw. Naibu Spika, ni hoja ya utaratibu.
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Ni vyema Sen. Wario atueleze iwapo ni yeye alidunda, ama ni ndege iliyodunda?
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Kama yeye amekaa ndani ya ndege, atadunda namna gani?
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