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.
19 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to put further material on record so that the ruling can encompass all these.
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19 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I totally agree with you. I stand guided. Therefore, the Speaker should encompass what exactly Sen. (Dr.) Machage vitiated.
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19 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I sit, do you hear that nuisance? That undermines the efficacy of this House. The custodian of order is the Speaker.
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19 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, obviously, my distinguished colleague and friend, the tycoon from Nyeri County was not listening. I did not say the other side of this House. I just said the other side of the political divide. By the way, on the other side, there are some very decent people like the Senator for Nyeri whom I have great and tremendous respect for. We even wish you were the Senate Majority Leader. Things would be different.
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19 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, absolutely. Thank you. Even as the distinguished Senator was protesting, if you looked at his body language, he was fully appreciative of what I had said. Let me leave room for others to contribute. I fully support the Bill. I believe the distinguished Senator for Mombasa will take into account some of the views being aired on the Floor, so that he can make it watertight and beneficial to the people of this country. I beg to support.
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18 Nov 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. While procedurally, the distinguished Senator may not have come through the right door, the point he has raised is very fundamental. It is not once, twice or thrice that some Members of this House have arrogated themselves the responsibility, authority and power of this Senate - powers that even you, as the Speaker, does not exercise - to roam around the country and issue cozy and populist statements, to make themselves look good and portray themselves as if they exercise authority they have never had, and probably, they will never have. This ...
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18 Nov 2015 in Senate:
so that we can name, shame and undress these errant, young and excited Senators who have been going all over the country assuring governors. It is not just the Governor of West Pokot County; we have even read on newspapers and seen them on television making very bizarre assurances to governors; that nothing will touch them because they are doing a very good job. They tell them that they will ensure they have a 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, ...
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18 Nov 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker Sir. Did you notice the distinguished Nominated Senator, Sen. Wangari, walked from where Sen. Melly is sitting through this aisle, across here to where she is standing, contrary to the Standing Orders without bowing to the Bar to acknowledge the presence of yourself in the Chair and then walk to the Clerks-at-the-Table?
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18 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is why I am bringing this to your attention.
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