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.
26 Sep 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Listening to the Senate Majority Leader presenting the Petition, I did not hear him say that the Technical Committee visited the areas where the dams are being constructed to find out whether the issues at hand are issues that the population have anything to do with.
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26 Sep 2019 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, listening to him reminds me of a good old saying in my community that even the circumcisers’ son feels pain. For the last seven years, we have watched in awe and anger as the resources of the country are shared between two regions. These are projects of mega proportions. From the onset, I agree with the Senate Majority Leader that unilateral and unlawful decisions by anybody, including the President, must be dealt with as such. Madam Temporary Speaker, last week I checked with the Budget Office - Sen. Orengo should hear this - I wanted to know ...
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26 Sep 2019 in Senate:
(CDF) of Kshs900 million. Therefore, Bungoma County is getting Kshs1.1 billion from a budget of Kshs3 trillion. As we support the people of Elgeyo-Marakwet - I drive through the area where one of those dams is being constructed every other day - it is actually a natural site for a mega dam. I would have made a similar decision if I was the President to build a dam and not to discontinue its construction. Those dams will not just serve Elgeyo-Marakwet. They will serve Uasin Gishu, Baringo, Nakuru and if they are not selfish, can extend up to Nandi and ...
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26 Sep 2019 in Senate:
Our people are now used to---
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26 Sep 2019 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I was quoting and it is allowed in the Standing Orders.
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26 Sep 2019 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, it is good to know that there also some unfavoured children in the favored regions.
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26 Sep 2019 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, let me finish by reminding my good friend Sen. Murkomen just like I told him the other day that he belongs to the outer layer of the onion peel. We now appreciate him. Just like the Petition said, he is the able and distinguished Senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet County who is now able to articulate, feel and see the injustices the people of Elgeyo-Marakwet County are receiving without any fear or favour. He is now able to feel the pain that we have been feeling all these years. That is why I said that even the circumciser’s son ...
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25 Sep 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to join you in welcoming the distinguished colleagues from ICGLR. The ICGLR has been a very critical player in conflict resolution in the Great Lakes Region. Yours truly here was deeply involved in the setting up of the Secretariat of the ICGLR and in inviting Tanzania then to nominate the first Secretary-General, Ambassador Mulamula. When there was a terrible flare up in the Congo in 2011 and 2012, it was the ICGLR that brought retired President Obasanjo and President Mkapa; I joined them in trying to bring normalcy and peace in the Congo. ...
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25 Sep 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support the sentiments of the distinguished Senator for Vihiga. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the case of Annette and her demise is an indictment to the health institutions of this country. This is one case that has been highlighted because she had a 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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25 Sep 2019 in Senate:
vigilant mother, who spoke out on her plight. How many others, like Annette, are dying in those far flung areas where there is neither media nor courage to speak out? Mr. Speaker, Sir, the sickest patients in this country, are the health institutions. People go to health institutions walking and come out in caskets. This happens simply because of mismanagement at the levels of primary healthcare; corruption and inability to send enough resources to health facilities from the national Government. Mr. Speaker, Sir, nurses and Medicare personnel all over the world, even in war situations, are protected because they are ...
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