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.
25 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Lastly, the Senator has told us that this investor is making a million dollars a month. Our distinguished former colleague, Gov. Sang, is in the Gallery. One would be interested to know how much of this money is being given to the County Government by way of either taxation, honorarium or whatever form you call it, for the local community and the county development programmes. This is because it is not beyond reach for the county government - the governor is a lawyer - to mount legislation that will determine how investors in his jurisdiction can benefit the people that ...
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25 Sep 2018 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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25 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, is it in order for the Senator for Kakamega to continue using terminologies interchangeably as if they mean the same thing? I think we should correct the HANSARD. Mining is not trading and trading is not mining. We cannot, therefore, say that when we talk of mining we mean trading and vice versa.
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25 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is a poorly drafted Bill and it cannot stand as it is. I say so because petroleum is a very dangerous finding for any country. If we do not get it right from the word go, we will destroy our country. I would encourage your office that for a Bill such as this, this House should have conducted a retreat for all Senators for a day or two. We would go through it painstakingly, clause by clause, look at comparable jurisdictions and experiences and give this country a good law. Listening to my ...
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25 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the people of Nigeria who have suffered under the hands of oil are called the Ogoni. Definitely, they are not an example of beneficiaries; it is very easy and clear. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it also does appear to me, from what have heard from my colleagues and casual reading through, that this Bill is being designed and presented to the Senate and the National Assembly to cure the Turkana problem. This is very myopic because there is oil coming up in Lamu, Garissa and other places. Will we engineer a new legislation to meet the ...
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25 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, I encourage that as we carry on with the debate, because of the constraint of time, I share the views of Sen. Orengo on the particular Clauses because I had also flagged them out. I do not want to belabour what has been put on record.
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25 Sep 2018 in Senate:
I urge that this House recesses and retreats to look at this Bill and bring a law that will cover any oil discovery anywhere in this country, rather than solving the Turkana problem. I beg to contribute.
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20 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of my intention to move a Motion for Adjournment on a matter of definite urgent national importance, namely, public debt and taxation in Kenya.
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20 Sep 2018 in Senate:
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20 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am one who given another chance, which I am longing for, I will speak about it. However, because institutions must have 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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