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 Dec 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. Pursuant to Standing Order 48(1), I rise to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation regarding the transfer of the management of operations of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to the Kenya Airways Limited. In the statement the Committee should- (1) Explain why the Government has contracted Kenya Airways Limited to manage the operations at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Kenya Airways being a public enterprise listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange in place of the Kenya Airways Authority, a wholly Government owned public enterprise/parastatal; The electronic ...
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6 Dec 2018 in Senate:
(2) Explain what informed the management contract between Kenya Airports Authority and Kenya Airways considering the financial difficulties the carrier has continued to experience and the losses it has made over the years; (3) Table the contract between the Kenya Airports Authority and the Kenya Airways on the management of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport; and, (4) Explain the role of the Kenya Airports Authority in the management and operations of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport during the period that Kenya Airways is in control.
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6 Dec 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to congratulate you. I did not expect anything less from you. That elucidation of the import and meaning; the length and breadth of Standing Order No.1 is important for the dynamic operations of this House. The Constitution is a living document and so are our Standing Orders. They must be dynamic and in constant positive movement, to help things work better. In fact, the most important point you have made is the misguided view that we have always held that you cannot disagree with the Speaker‟s ruling. You have made it very ...
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6 Dec 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with you and congratulate you for making such a profound ruling that will change the landscape of the operations of the Standing Orders of this House. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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5 Dec 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Sen. Susan Kihika talked of carcinogenic and we know anti-carcinogenic wheelbarrows of Bungoma County.
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5 Dec 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, with the greatest respect to my distinguished colleague, the Chairman, he has missed the point. At no time did the statement question the rationale or philosophy of alternative energy. The issue raised is just about the apparent fraudulent transaction in the process; the construction of the transmission line and the payments for deemed generated power when there is no power. Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, I am a firm believer in alternative, green energy and I never raised any question. Therefore, my distinguished colleague is off the point by trying to invoke the name of the President ...
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5 Dec 2018 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Thank you for that observation; I ought not to have spoken from where I was sitting. However, if you are listening carefully, this is a very serious matter. We listened to the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Health here. When the Chairman tells us that initially there was single-sourcing, was there subsequent tendering? I have read the Report, and there is absolutely nothing. We want to deal with this matter and get to the bottom of it. If you have seen in today‟s media, the Council of Governors (CoG) have also taken ...
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5 Dec 2018 in Senate:
distinguished colleague from Trans Nzoia County, we cannot have such a lackluster approach to issues. The report that I have quickly scanned through, is not a report.
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5 Dec 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for carrying our collective concerns in this matter and ordering the withdrawal of the Report. We agree with you. Secondly, I want to request the Chair that you direct that the Report that will be dealt with at 2.30p.m. tomorrow, be circulated among Members by 12.00 p.m.; for us to have the opportunity to read and look at the other attendant factors, including but not limited to consulting our counties, that are the theatre of this monstrous theft of public funds.
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