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.
23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly:
Yes, but I am entitled to urge the Chairman to do something further than that.
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23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am a Member of the Committee but sometimes because of other duties, I miss meetings. I want to urge the Chairman in furtherance of the distinguished Senator for Murang’a’s request, we have a law in this country which says that banks cannot charge interest rates to loans payable to exceed the amount that was borrowed, that is, the in duplum rule. We passed that law under the watch of hon. David Mwiraria. I want the Chairman to pursue that point to augment the good issue that the distinguished Senator for Murang’a has brought up so that ...
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23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I move the Motion, may I seek your guidance on timing. Ordinarily, I am entitled to an hour and I can speak for the whole hour, but that will defeat the purpose of the Motion because I want other colleagues also to eulogise this great Kenyan. So before I start the clock on the hour, you may guide us as to how much time, as the Mover, I should have. I propose you give me 15 minutes. I propose you give the Seconder ten minutes and then all Members speaking depending on the interest, you can ...
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23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, One and half hours would be good.
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23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly:
What about the timings?
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23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to Move:- THAT, recognizing the role played by Prof. Ali Mazrui in the pre and post-independence history of Africa; noting that Prof. Mazrui, who was born in Mombasa rose to be one of the most respected scholars and political writers who laboured to improve the African situation as a distinguished academic and scholar on African and Islamic studies, in the process indelibly putting Kenya on the global scholarly map; recognizing that due to his exemplary credentials and attributes, he was honoured with numerous national and international leadership positions and awards; regretting that Prof. Mazrui passed ...
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