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 Feb 2016 in Senate:
Let me say that even when a madman speaks, it may be ---
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24 Feb 2016 in Senate:
You bent on that side and bowed on this side.
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24 Feb 2016 in Senate:
May I beseech colleagues that these Committee of the Whole will necessitate voting. I plead with you, please, let us sit here and finish. I can see some Members leaving with their iPads and, probably, going away. Let us take matters seriously.
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23 Feb 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I consulted with the Clerks-at-the-Table as to whether we can make complementary contributions to this Statement and they advised me that it is possible to do so. I, therefore, seek your leave for me to do so.
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23 Feb 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes
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23 Feb 2016 in Senate:
You are always fair, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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23 Feb 2016 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for that fairness. Standing Order No.45(2)(a) that the distinguished Senator for Kisumu County made the statement under does not exclude other Senators with interest in the matter from making comments. Secondly, Standing Order No. 45(4) limits the Senator making the statement to ten minutes. It does not say that the matter of that statement must be concluded in the ten minutes. The ten minutes is limited to the Senator making the statement. Other Senators can make statements on that statement within the discretion of the Chair. But more important, a precedent has been set ...
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23 Feb 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have tremendous respect for the Chair, particularly yourself being my senior in law. I encourage you that the role of the Chair is to facilitate, but not to truncate debate. I urge you that we should not fall into the trap of what V.I. Lenin described as a mind that is like concrete mixed up, but permanently set.
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23 Feb 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I withdraw. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes
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23 Feb 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did not say that about you.
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