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.
25 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.45, this is to present the Senate Business for the coming week, Tuesday 1st December, 2015. The RBC will meet on Tuesday, 1st December, 2015 at 12 noon to schedule business of the Senate for the week. Subject to further direction by the RBC, the Senate will continue with business that was not concluded this week, focusing on debate on Bills at the Second Reading stage and the Committee of the Whole. The House will also consider the President’s Memorandum on the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Bill (National Assembly ...
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25 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank the Deputy Speaker, the distinguished Senator for Murang’a County, Sen. James Kembi- Gitura for moving this Motion to adjourn the House to felicitate the maiden visit by the Pope. Previously, Kenya has been visited by Pope John Paul but this is the first Pope from a developing country. He has chosen to come to Africa and his first stop is Kenya. As a Catholic, I feel very proud to welcome the Pope. At least I share one thing in common with him; he is called Pope Francis. Those who are Catholics like Sen. ...
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19 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the gadgets are not working. When you press to request for the microphone, it should come on automatically. Allow me, on behalf of all of us to welcome the three county assemblies from Bungoma, Kilifi and Tharaka-Nithi who are here on a learning mission. We are engaged in helping build capacity for the counties. I just want Members of the county assemblies who have come to the Senate to know that we rely on them as primary institutions to help in making sure--- (inaudible)
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19 Nov 2015 in Senate:
What about the HANSARD?
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19 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First, let me congratulate Sen. Hargura. To my knowledge – I stand to be corrected – this is the first time that a Senator has exercised his powers under Standing Order 45 (2), to bring a county Statement. It is very harrowing to hear what he has told us. 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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19 Nov 2015 in Senate:
One minute Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The national Government that is mandated under the Constitution to take care of referral hospitals must as a duty, open a referral hospital in each county to enable us to have the requisite professionals and doctors who can assist wananchi in each corner of this country other than being left with only two referral hospitals; Moi and Kenyatta Referral hospitals in Eldoret and Nairobi respectively. Thank you.
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19 Nov 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is getting very frustrating in this House. Yesterday, we committed ourselves to getting Members here to vote today. We have seen Members just walk away, even when they know that we will vote. The Chair must help this House. More particularly, I want to bring to the attention of the Chair that yesterday, when we protested that the Senate Majority Leader had walked away when we were The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from ...
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19 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am asking you to direct and rule to the House that if the Chair accepts what Sen. (Dr.) Machage announced that he has disowned the House, it is only limited to the vote of the voice voting on whether they were to report progress on the matter or not. This is how the matter arose. I stood on a point of order--- 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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19 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand guided.
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