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.
9 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am totally at a loss as to what the distinguished Senator for Nyeri is protesting about. In fact, we would have gotten off better if he did not.
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9 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was saying that---
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9 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Why do you not let me prosecute my point?
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8 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am sorry for coming in a little late. The distinguished Senator for Uasin Gishu County and I evolved this idea and I should have been here to second the Motion. However, I am told that it was ably seconded by the Majority Leader. We had gone with, among others, the Senator for Nyamira County to condole the family of the late Hon. Henry Obwocha, who was a colleague in the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Parliaments. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as my colleagues have said, this Motion is very important for this country. This country is ...
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8 Aug 2018 in Senate:
On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Is it in order for the distinguished Senator for Mombasa County to mislead this House that “unga” is limited to flour when in fact UNGA also means United Nations General Assembly and it is generally acknowledged and accepted worldwide?
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8 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Before I respond, I have seen on the screen; the distinguished Senator for Siaya County is queuing to speak. I will donate to him five minutes or slightly above five minutes if he wishes, so that he can also contribute on the Motion. I know his county is also a maize growing area. Farmers there are also suffering just like farmers elsewhere.
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8 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I similarly donate two minutes for the distinguished Senator for West Pokot County before I reply. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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8 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, first, I thank you personally for joining up with me to co-sponsor this Motion. In fact, it was your idea that we brought the Motion to this House which has received acclaim without any single dissent. It means that Senators in this august House are fully aware and conscious of the plight of the Kenyan farmer, particularly the maize farmer. The confidence that this House enjoys will require that the nine Members of this Committee will have to burn the midnight oil. We urge the Speaker and the Clerk to give the Committee competent clerks and researchers ...
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1 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I join the distinguished Senator for Vihiga in sounding an alarm too on the issues he has raised. In just a minute, I urge the House, through the Committee on Finance and Budget, whose Chairperson is sitting right in front of me, to take cue from this Statement, address three things and bring a comprehensive report to this House. The first issue is about pending bills, which every county is now under a heavy weight of. The second one is lack of absorption capacity by counties in absorbing the little money that we give them. They ...
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1 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I join the distinguished Senator for Vihiga in sounding an alarm too on the issues he has raised. In just a minute, I urge the House, through the Committee on Finance and Budget, whose Chairperson is sitting right in front of me, to take cue from this Statement, address three things and bring a comprehensive report to this House. The first issue is about pending bills, which every county is now under a heavy weight of. The second one is lack of absorption capacity by counties in absorbing the little money that we give them. They ...
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