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.
24 Oct 2019 in Senate:
The County Executive Committee (CEC) Member for Tourism in Mombasa County can have a manager of the facility; an officer in his ministry as a manager to just ensure that the place is clean, criminals are not allowed to run around, and people who go there enjoy whatever activities are available. However, this kind of behavior by Cabinet Secretaries of Government should and cannot be tolerated.
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24 Oct 2019 in Senate:
The whole of yesterday and today, two Committees directed by you have been grappling with the issue of debt ceiling, and we are being told that the Government is The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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24 Oct 2019 in Senate:
broke and has no money. However, the broke Government is busy appointing dead people to boards, creating new boards and doing all manner of things.
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24 Oct 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, we salute the Senator for Mombasa for standing up for devolution, equity, gender parity and above all, against abuse of office by a reckless and rogue Cabinet Secretary. We condemn it.
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24 Oct 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, there were loud consultations and I did not quite hear the Senator making his Statement. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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24 Oct 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, save me from Senators.
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24 Oct 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, in fact, the Statement by the distinguished Senator for Kitui County affects almost half of the counties represented in this House. Water from torrential rains is ravaging every single county. Animals and people are dying, especially in northern Kenya. The Meteorological Department warned that we were going to have heavy rains beyond ordinary expectations. We have Ministries in both national and county governments responsible for disaster management and mitigation. How come that rains pounding the country for only two or three weeks are sweeping away virtually everything? People have died in Kitui, Mandera, Wajir and many other ...
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24 Oct 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Senator for Homa Bay is so right. In law, we have a maxim called res ipsa loquitur ; things speak for themselves. If your county is being discussed in the manner of how money has not been properly spent and you are busy walking up and down the Chamber, it means that you are not interested in what is being discussed. The Chairman of CPAIC is spot on that Members need to listen. We are crying about governors misusing our funds, public funds; and instead of contributing to this, we are busy excited about non-existent issues.
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24 Oct 2019 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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24 Oct 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, we were on a different Order and I did not hear the Speaker direct that we will stay the other Order so that we get on to a new order for the Report of the special Committee to be tabled. Kindly give direction for purposes of record. Many of us had queued to speak on the earlier Order. Therefore, if you have ordered a stay on the earlier Order, it should be communicated so that the distinguished Senator for Embu County can then lay the Report for you to give your directions.
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