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.
21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I take note of the attempt to gag and curtail the right to speak.
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21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in spoken English, there is fair comment.
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21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have tremendous respect for Sen. Yusuf Haji. He has been my Provincial Commissioner (PC), colleague in the Cabinet and a close personal friend. At moments, I have been his legal advisor on certain issues. I withdraw the use of the word “sycophancy” and replace it with “wailing louder than the bereaved.”
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21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I take note of the attempt to gag and curtail the right to speak.
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21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have withdrawn the words already.
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21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in spoken English, there is fair comment.
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21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Sen. Yusuf Haji, the distinguished Senator for Garissa and a great friend of mine, I apologize to you and in place of the words that I used---
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21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have tremendous respect for Sen. Yusuf Haji. He has been my Provincial Commissioner (PC), colleague in the Cabinet and a close personal friend. At moments, I have been his legal advisor on certain issues. I withdraw the use of the word “sycophancy” and replace it with “wailing louder than the bereaved.”
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21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have withdrawn the words already.
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21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Sen. Yusuf Haji, the distinguished Senator for Garissa and a great friend of mine, I apologize to you and in place of the words that I used---
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