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.
12 May 2015 in Senate:
I did not discuss it, but I just mentioned it. I am not going to discuss it at all.
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12 May 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Clause 8(b) gives the office of the Auditor-General the mandate to recruit and promote qualified and competent staff to perform the functions of the office. I am very happy that my distinguished friend, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., will be bringing our amendments here. It is not enough to recruit and promote competent staff. It must also have adequate staff because you can have two or three competent and qualified staff who cannot do the overwhelming work that is available for them. We will bring an amendment to say “qualified, competent and adequate staff” so that the ...
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12 May 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the distinguished Senator for Meru County, Sen. Murungi, who doubles as a “king” and the distinguished Senator for Nandi County, Sen. Sang. Sometimes, when we use too many titles, it becomes a mouthful. You should sometimes allow us to refer to each other in the manner that I did.
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12 May 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is Sen. Murungi and Sen. Sang, respectively. This is a clause that is dangerous; that is, in fact, going to undermine the independence of the office of the Auditor General. In fact, I am sure that the 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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12 May 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thought that you were dozing.
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12 May 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am sorry. I invite you to read a book entitled “The Imaginary Invalid” by Moliere. It is a satire on the medical profession and you will appreciate what I am saying. It is a hippocratic oath and not an oath of hypocrisy. However, in our jokes with our educated colleagues, the doctors, we normally say that those are “oaths of hypocrisy.” It is with a light touch.
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12 May 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, that is for my close friends who are doctors, including you and the “bullfighter” behind me. I have no reason whatsoever to besmirch the profession that keeps us living.
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12 May 2015 in Senate:
Hoppocratic oath, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.
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