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, the distinguished lady should know that in the Lower House, they are debating a Motion in honour of the late Prof. Ali Mazrui. I actually know that after his burial, there were eulogies that were held at the Aga Khan institution in Mombasa but that is not the issue. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I start off by wondering aloud whether it is out of order for a Senator to say that this Motion is not a good Motion. It is perfectly in order and I can say so, and I will say so. Why? The matter ...
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21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the distinguished lady should know that in the Lower House, they are debating a Motion in honour of the late Prof. Ali Mazrui. I actually know that after his burial, there were eulogies that were held at the Aga Khan institution in Mombasa but that is not the issue. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I start off by wondering aloud whether it is out of order for a Senator to say that this Motion is not a good Motion. It is perfectly in order and I can say so, and I will say so. Why? The matter ...
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21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you were listening to me, at no time did I say that the Senators sitting in front of me went into a chorus; I said “the Jubilee congregation went into a chorus.” Many people out there from all walks of life – Members of Parliament (MPs), some Members of the Senate and so on, and so forth – were literally scampering to outdo each other to tell the President not to go to the Hague. When they realized that he was going, they all turned around and said it is a good thing to do.
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21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you were listening to me, at no time did I say that the Senators sitting in front of me went into a chorus; I said “the Jubilee congregation went into a chorus.” Many people out there from all walks of life – Members of Parliament (MPs), some Members of the Senate and so on, and so forth – were literally scampering to outdo each other to tell the President not to go to the Hague. When they realized that he was going, they all turned around and said it is a good thing to do.
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21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know how the word “scampering” can be offensive. Scampering is a very common English word. I have not in any way said that Sen. Elachi was shouting from the rooftop; I have not.
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21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I clarified that Sen. Elachi was not scampering. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, now that the President has gone to The Hague and come back, we are having---
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21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know how the word “scampering” can be offensive. Scampering is a very common English word. I have not in any way said that Sen. Elachi was shouting from the rooftop; I have not.
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21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, do I get the impression that there is a conspiracy to interfere with my debate in this House? I 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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21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I clarified that Sen. Elachi was not scampering. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, now that the President has gone to The Hague and come back, we are having---
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21 Oct 2014 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before I was rudely interrupted, I was saying that the President must be seen and understood to be innocent until proved guilty. That is the common tenet of criminal law and as my senior in law, you know that. Nobody has said that the President is guilty; nobody has said that the President must be found guilty. He finds himself in a state where the ICC investigation Chamber – unlike other legal processes – it is the court itself that investigates. It found the President to be culpable and indicted ...
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