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.
24 Aug 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what is there to substantiate? You are challenged on an issue you have raised then you explain. There is no requirement in these Standing Orders that substantiation means I have to carry documents and place on the table. I have been challenged to substantiate and I am substantiating by explaining the source of my information, the basis of my assertion and why I said so. I feel disheartened that my distinguished and respected Speaker in the Chair now is trying to participate in debate instead of giving me time to explain myself.
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24 Aug 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what is there to substantiate? You are challenged on an issue you have raised then you explain. There is no requirement in these Standing Orders that substantiation means I have to carry documents and place on the table. I have been challenged to substantiate and I am substantiating by explaining the source of my information, the basis of my assertion and why I said so. I feel disheartened that my distinguished and respected Speaker in the Chair now is trying to participate in debate instead of giving me time to explain myself.
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24 Aug 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, there is no problem whatsoever. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is a successor in title to the other. The distinguished Senator for Elgeyo Marakwet knows the facts that I am talking about. Let me conclude by saying that from my position of leadership, I encourage both Houses of Parliament to pass this Report and move on to deal with the Bills both on election offences and on the amendment of the Elections Act. But more importantly, it is very critical that we all embrace this reform process so that there are no people feeling ...
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24 Aug 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, there is no problem whatsoever. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is a successor in title to the other. The distinguished Senator for Elgeyo Marakwet knows the facts that I am talking about. Let me conclude by saying that from my position of leadership, I encourage both Houses of Parliament to pass this Report and move on to deal with the Bills both on election offences and on the amendment of the Elections Act. But more importantly, it is very critical that we all embrace this reform process so that there are no people feeling ...
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24 Aug 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to second this Procedural Motion that seeks to give the Senate an extra week of recess because we have eaten away a whole week of our recess by recalling Members twice. Although today, we have had an uninterrupted sitting, these are literally two sittings. We have sat in the morning and in the afternoon. We expect Senators to be out there also doing some public work, constituency work, et cetera .
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24 Aug 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to second this Procedural Motion that seeks to give the Senate an extra week of recess because we have eaten away a whole week of our recess by recalling Members twice. Although today, we have had an uninterrupted sitting, these are literally two sittings. We have sat in the morning and in the afternoon. We expect Senators to be out there also doing some public work, constituency work, et cetera .
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24 Aug 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as we extend this recess by one week, allow me to acknowledge that the President has finally succumbed to public pressure and signed the Bill that caps interests into law so that we can tame banks that have been fleecing Kenyans. You saw cases in---
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24 Aug 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as we extend this recess by one week, allow me to acknowledge that the President has finally succumbed to public pressure and signed the Bill that caps interests into law so that we can tame banks that have been fleecing Kenyans. You saw cases in---
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24 Aug 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you watched the television over the weekend, I personally put pressure. There are many others who did, including the Member who brought the Bill. They were threatening all manner sanctions from his own party; Jubilee.
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24 Aug 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you watched the television over the weekend, I personally put pressure. There are many others who did, including the Member who brought the Bill. They were threatening all manner sanctions from his own party; Jubilee.
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