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.
30 Mar 2016 in Senate:
(b) If the Cabinet Secretary is aware that the said unaccounted for funds were secured by the bank’s top managers. (c) The steps, if any, taken by the National Treasury to secure public funds lost that belong to inter alia the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you may be aware that the NSSF has a 48 per cent stake in the NBK. Those are public funds. The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) and other public institutions also have a stake, not to mention that the bank is wholly Government and ...
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30 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we seek your direction. Does quoting what the President said amount to discussing his character? It cannot be! In fact, the President said in Israel, that the largest burden that Kenyans are carrying is corruption. 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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30 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I heard the Chair say or direct that the President’s Statement must be in writing. For avoidance of doubt, Article 135 of the Constitution reads:- “A decision of the President in the performance of any function of the President under this Constitution shall be in writing and shall bear the seal and signature of the President.” A statement made in the holy land of Israel is not a decision of the President. It is a statement from the President, which he can make anywhere, and we laud him for it. He is a frustrated man. You ...
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30 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in fact, you do not even have to go to Standing Order No.1. Standing Order No.45(2)(c) talks of either on Thursday or the last sitting day of the week.
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30 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Hon. Senators, allow me to thank and commend you all for the good work done so far since the commencement of the Fourth Session on 9th February, 2016 which has culminated in, among others, the passage of the following Bills:- (1) The Public Appointments (County Assemblies Approval) Bill (Senate Bill No.20 of 2014). (2) The HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.4 of 2015). (3) The County Industrial Development Bill (Senate Bill No.7 of 2014). (4) The Kenya National Examinations Council (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.7 of 2016). (5) The Office of ...
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30 Mar 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Accuracy and veracity of what we say is the cardinal foundation of debate in the House, including the Statements that we make. Did I hear the distinguished Senator say that the Vice Chancellor of MMUST resides in South Africa? Far from the truth because we know ---
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30 Mar 2016 in Senate:
The Professor was my year mate at the university and I know his home.
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