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.
28 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I stand to contribute, I want to encourage Members to sit and listen to debate in this House and not to be driven by impatient and unhelpful agenda that does not help this House. This BPS is supposed to be the philosophical foundation upon which the budget springs. It is supposed to explain to the country the manner in which the budget is being crafted, areas of emphasis, interests and why some As representatives of the people, counties and their governments, it is an assault on our integrity for anybody – to say the least, a ...
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28 Feb 2018 in Senate:
That is my opinion about what you were doing.
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28 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a perception; and that is my perception. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you look at this document, I will quickly go through issues that Members who represent counties cannot. First, the share being proposed to be allocated to counties is too little, because the Committee is proposing that the 47 counties be given just about Kshs327 billion out of the trillions. But what is worrying me is this; 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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28 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, ‘rigmarole’ cannot be derogatory. Google it on your phone and you will know what it means.
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28 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me carry on to the question of public debt. I am happy that the Chairperson mentioned in passing about the ballooning public debt. In fact, the public debt in this country has reached a crisis moment and yet more and more borrowing is being done. However, the question that you, Senators, should be asking yourselves is this: When money is being borrowed and syndicated through Eurobond and any other 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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28 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know the distinguished lady has arrogated herself the capacity and authority to defend the manna, but---
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28 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the distinguished Majority Leader cannot sit in his office, glue himself to the television and run here with frivolous points of order.
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28 Feb 2018 in Senate:
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28 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the public debt is totally unmanageable. I want to remind my distinguished colleague and sister, Sen. Beth Mugo, about what the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) told us, as the Senate Committee on Finance and Budget, where Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. and Sen. Rose Nyamunga are Members; and Sen. (Eng.) Mohamed Mahamud is our Chairman. The CRA cautioned us that that the borrowing being done in this country is not for the benefit of all Kenyans, yet the debts are paid by all Kenyans. You cannot dispute that. Equally important is that Kenya cannot get into an ...
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