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.
31 Mar 2015 in Senate:
I have gone through it, my brother.
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31 Mar 2015 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I second the Motion. On Thursday last week, I am one of those who stood up to applaud the President after he made two very critical statements. The first one was when he publicly apologized on behalf of the Government – current and previous – for atrocities visited on Kenyans in their quest for freedom. That was a very courageous act from a Head of State. What he did not tell Kenyans is that, in fact, that was a recommendation from the TJRC Report and not just his own initiative. So, he should have ...
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31 Mar 2015 in Senate:
You will have an opportunity to speak. Let me say my bit and you will say your bit.
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31 Mar 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Malcom X said that we have the house nigger and the field nigger.
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31 Mar 2015 in Senate:
Thank you, Sen. Orengo, and the scripture also says that those who stand on street corners and proclaim their virtuousness- --
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31 Mar 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Malcom X talked of the field nigger and the house nigger. The house nigger is identical to the remarks made by the distinguished learned senior to me, Senator of Meru, who when the mana is sick he says “we are sick” and when the mana is hungry he says” we are hungry”.
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31 Mar 2015 in Senate:
I do not need any information from you.
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31 Mar 2015 in Senate:
I am perfectly informed.
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31 Mar 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, I knew you would make such a good ruling. I want to finish on that point by saying that the President and his deputy, because they are the presidency, must rise above parochial tribalism and narrow interests. The Constitution is very clear that you cannot exclude Kenyans from participating in public activities, including leadership. It matters not that we are in a multi-party situation and we have coalitions. Even if I was the one in charge of this country, I will not bring myself to a cocoon where everybody I appoint must be from my community ...
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31 Mar 2015 in Senate:
This is very dangerous. It is very dangerous for the country and for this region, especially when we look around us and see how Somalia went---
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