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.
6 Apr 2022 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I salute my distinguished friend and colleague from Taita/Taveta for bringing this Statement to the Floor of this House. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, although the Statement narrows to Mama Mary Ngina, who has not been paid the insurance, it opens a much wider scope that whichever Committee that needs to look at this issue actually needs to be broad-minded and look at issues that have been raised by those who have spoken before me. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, insurance in many countries is the hope and salvation of the citizens, particularly, in developed democracies ...
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6 Apr 2022 in Senate:
Government, that is around the corner, will revolutionize the manner in which public health insurance is run in this country. We will not only make sure that every single Kenyan is covered by insurance but that the insurance provided will carry absolute responsibility in case of a requirement to underwrite the needs of the insured Kenyans. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when Sen. Mwaruma’s Statement is directed to a committee, we also need to push. This House has a residual responsibility to carry out a wide inquiry on the manner in which insurance businesses and responsibilities are carried out in this ...
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6 Apr 2022 in Senate:
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6 Apr 2022 in Senate:
At least you hear about the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) punishing banks that do not adhere to the code of behavior. The IRA is just there consuming resources creamed from insurance companies and sporting around a name that is not good to mention. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we should look at the whole profile of the insurance legal framework in this country and see how Kenyans can benefit. Like where you come from, we should have stock insurance, so that for the banditry that goes on in your county, the insurance responsibility should be available to helpless farmers. We ...
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6 Apr 2022 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to remind Sen. Farhiya, my distinguished friend and wife to my dear friend, and the Senator for Nyamira, my distinguished learned junior, that if they have a moment, they should read a book called
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6 Apr 2022 in Senate:
by Ousmane Sembène, where there is a blind lady called Maimuna who says she has never quite understood how and why people with eyes do not see. We have the de jure Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya called Hon. (Dr.) William Ruto and the de facto Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya called Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga.
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6 Apr 2022 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. Kasanga has been on the frontline of pursuing and supporting matters mental health. She brought a Bill to this House, which she promoted on behalf of the stakeholders in the sector. It was unanimously debated and passed. I am happy that she has continued to champion this interest of a forgotten substantial population of our country. If you want to explain the neglect visited on mental patients in this country or people with mental challenges, you just have to look at Mathari Mental Referral Hospital. This only mental facility in the country is ...
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6 Apr 2022 in Senate:
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6 Apr 2022 in Senate:
dent on the boot would push you to come out and take away somebody’s life. That is a mental problem. We have cases where mothers and fathers are killing their own children. They are poisoning their children, setting houses on fire, where they have locked in their children. Instead of the law enforcement agencies and criminal justice system are quickly rushing to - of course it is important that when a homicide or crime is committed, one would expect an arrest, an investigation and prosecution where necessary. It is absolutely important to have a situation as we do in homicide ...
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6 Apr 2022 in Senate:
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