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.
17 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I urge you to bring back the proceedings to the rails and let us go to the business of the House as it ought to be. Standing Order No.8 is done with. What is left is whether the Chair was right in purporting to report progress when there was no progress to report the outcome. That is what you should direct. 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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17 Nov 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. In that consideration, I also urge the Chair, after looking at the words “reservations” and the term being used “recommendations”, we also want the Chair to guide the House as to whether the President has the liberty under the Constitution to send new clauses when he is only entitled to exercise his right of veto by sending his reservation to Parliament about what is on the Bill. When the President goes beyond reservations, recommends and then drafts new clauses, that is not envisaged under any Article of the Constitution, more particularly ...
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17 Nov 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.
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17 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, the reason this matter keeps popping up on the Floor is not because there was no ruling, but because it is so weighty and important to the country. In our considered opinion, we 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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17 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was on a point of order which I had not finished. I only stepped down to seek information. I also want to say this to the distinguished Senator for Kericho, who is my good friend; that what we are seeing unfold here today is not the mistake of the President, it is the advisors who are leading the President down the garden path to nowhere. Even those who are ready to jump at every twist and turn to defend the President at all costs and at any rate, like the distinguished Sen. Mugo, will do ...
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12 Nov 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Not that it matters to me that the Majority Chief whip is giving the Statement, but the Office of the Majority or the Minority Leaders is not an individual, it is an office. In the absence of the Senate Majority Leader, his deputy is the Majority Leader, and in the absence of the Minority Leader, his deputy is the Minority Leader, it is an office and not individuals. The Senate Majority Leader arrogating himself the power to appoint an unqualified person to issue a Statement, within the Standing Orders--- I know I ...
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12 Nov 2015 in Senate:
No, Madam Temporary Speaker.
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12 Nov 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. There is absolutely no illegality that we have carried out. I want to draw the attention of the House to Standing Order No.20, which talks about the Senate Minority Leader, Deputy Senate Minority Leader, Senate Minority Whip and Deputy Senate Minority Whip. In fact, if you start from Standing Order No.19, the Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Leader are offices. The Deputy Majority Leader is part of the Senate Majority Leader’s Office. Let us not let the record go like you have presided over an illegality; you have not.
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