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.
27 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we want to see every planning as Clause 13 provides. There must be proper formulation of county policy on physical planning. There is a lot of money going into the county though it is not enough and that is why those of us in CORD wanted it to be pegged at 45 per cent, but those of you in Jubilee are stuck to 15 per cent of the Budget. We want more money to go to the counties. I want to come to your county one of these days and see that most beautiful urban centre, ...
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27 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. As we talk about planning, we must also think of, and I have not seen it in this Bill, the protection of farmlands. That must be part of our planning. We are completely and recklessly destroying our farmland because there is no planning. Planning is not just about buildings, it is about land use. If you go to a farming area that generates food for the country, you will see that people have subdivided land into half and even quarter an acre. We must teach ourselves that if you are a family of 10 ...
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27 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when Sen. (Prof.) Lesan consulted with me that he was bringing this Motion, I was happy. I congratulate him for doing so. That is why I have joined the few Members in the House to voice our concern about what is going on in schools. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Sen. (Dr.) Zani has brought out some valid points. Why are we playing with our education system? Today we have this and tomorrow we have that. Any CS who comes in to the Ministry of Education wants to appear like he or she wants to reform something. ...
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27 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. A Motion of Adjournment is definitely not a policy statement or a statement of a policy nature that one would have expected. However, we shall live with that. It is an omission that is not vital, but it is an omission that is noticeable when as the Chairman 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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27 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if the distinguished Mover of the Motion listened to me, I said, “You have misplaced 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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26 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the distinguished Senator for that long answer on the issue of South Sudan. Could the Chairperson tell the House and the country why – this is on page 3 of her statement – while Uganda sent troops into South Sudan up to Juba to not only protect its nationals but carry out some evacuations, our country was seeking assurances of safety of Kenyans from the Government of South Sudan? In a situation such as it appertains in Juba, you cannot possibly seek assurances from a Government that is dysfunctional and running two standing armies in ...
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26 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, may I seek your permission to have a second go because I had too many issues and I did not want to go on and on. If you give me an opportunity, I have got three other issues.
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26 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. When the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) decided to send additional troops to South Sudan, the Government in South Sudan flatly rejected the gesture and said that was tantamount to turning their country into a colony. That meant that the peace situation shall continue remaining volatile and the distinguished Vice Chair did not even bother to answer that. If our neighbour Uganda has sent a contingent of their troops into Juba to protect their nationals and evacuate them, what is so difficult with Kenya doing the same? Why have we not done ...
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26 Jul 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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26 Jul 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do recall Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’ Nyong’o informing me that he was travelling to Poland. So, Thursday may not be appropriate. I think it may be put off to after recess.
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