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.
9 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, that is my submission.
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9 Mar 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order Madam Temporary Speaker. Did you notice that as soon as you made your finding, the distinguished Senator for Mandera gestured at us? Whatever it means, this was an obscene gesture and it is not something that should be done in this House.
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9 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, he is a very honest man. He just needs to own it up and apologize because he did it.
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9 Mar 2016 in Senate:
I have tremendous respect for him but when such things happen, we must bring them to the Floor.
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8 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker Sir, in so doing, there must be, probably, a communication even from your office. I saw reports from these governors stating that enemies of devolution in the country are Senators. A statement made casually like that should not go unchallenged. This is not a matter for Senators to defend themselves. You are the head of this institution. When such spurious and malicious outbursts come out, it is desirable that your office takes it up in a most befitting manner to defend the institution. Definitely, everything we do here cannot be described as enmity to devolution. If anything, we ...
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8 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to join you in welcoming the distinguished delegation from Turkana County. It is a county that has the distinction of providing the first Speaker to the second Senate of the country. More importantly, I laud devolution. Without devolution, nobody ever imagined that you could invite a delegation from a far-flung region like Turkana to visit Parliament and sit with us. Even more proud, the party I lead is the dominant party in Turkana. I am very happy to welcome the visitors. I welcome them to learn as much as they can. They are the second ...
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8 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know that the Chairman of my Committee is very serious and honest. Very few stand here to own up that they are not satisfied with the answer they have been given. Mr. Speaker, Sir, through you, as the Chair, I request you to urge the Chairman of my Committee, that matters of prosecution under the Constitution have absolutely nothing to do with the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government. There is an independent office that takes direction from nobody. It is called the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The only ...
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8 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate Sen. Karaba for expanding his request to cover the all important A104 road from Namanga-Nairobi-Nakuru-Eldoret-Malaba. When we were contesting for leadership, the Jubilee manifesto indicated that they were going to tarmac 10,000 kilometres of road in five years. They campaigned on that platform and assured Kenyans that it was not a mirage, but a reality. Can the Vice Chairperson inform the House - since the March 2013 elections to date - how many kilometres of road have been tarmacked because we have 17 months to go? If they were to give us 10,000 kilometres, one ...
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8 Mar 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wonder whether it is right for our colleagues from Mount. Kenya region to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes
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8 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to seek the Chair’s indulgence to make a short statement under Standing Order No. 45 (2) (a) by taking this opportunity to congratulate the electorate in Malindi Constituency for overwhelmingly voting for Hon. William Baraka Mtengo as the new Member of Parliament to represent the people of Malindi in the National Assembly following the appointment of the former MP, Hon. Dan Kazungu, to the position of Cabinet Secretary. The results of this by-election have shown - just like they did in Kajiado Central - that dangling goodies to individuals does not seem to impress the ...
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