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.
15 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, is it in order for the Senate Majority Leader to continue using fallacious arguments to the extent that, one; the distinguished Senator for Kilifi County, Sen. Madzayo, who raised the issue of the undermining of the Port of Mombasa, is doing so because he is uneducated? Two, to continue pursuing an argument that has absolutely no foundation; that a port cannot be undermined by the creation of a dry port because the sea will not be moved? Mr. Speaker, Sir, this kind of argument flies in the face of common sense, common decency and everything else that ...
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15 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, under Standing Order No.226 when such a Report is tabled, you have discretion to allow a few comments that do not amount to debate. I have listened very carefully to the recommendations of the Committee and I am surprised that the Committee makes absolutely no reference to the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Committee (TJRC) Report. This is because the brutality with which the people under reference, the Talais of Nandi, met at the hands of colonial settlers, is the same brutality people met in every settlement area in this country. I would have loved for the Committee ...
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15 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for that communication. I have the following to say. In terms of this Senate, there is no party called Orange Democratic Movement (ODM). This House has only NASA coalition, Jubilee Party, the Kenya African National Union (KANU) Party, Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM) and one Independent Member. Those are the entities in this House. The communication that elected yours truly, Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., Senator for Makueni, Petronila Were, nominated Senator of Amani National Congress (ANC) Party and Sen. James Orengo of ODM came from the Parliamentary Group Meeting (PG) of NASA. A PG of NASA is ...
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15 Mar 2018 in Senate:
If anyone wants to play games, anybody can play games. Many of us are good at it and we have not come to this level of leadership because anybody has been pushing us; we have come to it because of commitment and dedication. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I represent people and nobody can belittle me in this House. Nobody! And nobody has a right to play games behind my back. Nobody! Let them be frontal and we will fight Mundu khu mundu!
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15 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is as simple as that. I take great exception to the conduct of my deputy and whoever chaired this meeting because I have been receiving phone calls, SMSs and threats. I delivered a resounding vote to the leader of ODM and this cannot be wished away. These games are totally unhelpful. I want to repeat, as I end, that if anyone wants a divorce, it will be noisy, messy and unhelpful, and it will have casualties.
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14 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to welcome staff from Kericho and Kiambu. I encourage them to work with the assemblies that provide primary oversight over the management of affairs of the counties. Like my colleague has said, this House will continue giving them support so that they can discharge their responsibilities fully. 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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14 Mar 2018 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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14 Mar 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, is it in order for the Senate Majority Leader to continue using fallacious arguments to the extent that, one; the distinguished Senator for Kilifi County, Sen. Madzayo, who raised the issue of the undermining of the Port of Mombasa, is doing so because he is uneducated? Two, to continue pursuing an argument that has absolutely no foundation; that a port cannot be undermined by the creation of a dry port because the sea will not be moved? Mr. Speaker, Sir, this kind of argument flies in the face of common sense, common decency and everything else that ...
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