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 Sep 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Finally, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want us to turn the instruments of orderly debate in this House into swords of tyranny, because that will amount to gagging Members from expressing themselves. We have seen it all happening in this country from Independence; some people who take money to Harambees on wheelbarrows; others in sacks; others cannot explain how they got their money. We know it; that we do not say it does not mean that we cannot say. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version ...
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23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I once watched a movie called “the Star Chamber”.
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23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly:
The star was Yaphet Kotto and Louis Coze Junior. In this movie, set in America, the country had lost faith in the judiciary and a group of patriots set themselves up as “the Star Chamber”. Every time the courts passed judgement, the Star Chamber would sit, review the judgement and decide 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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23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I withdraw. It was a general comment that nobody walked before Justice Aragon and walked out with an ex parte injunction.
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23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly:
Please, inform me.
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23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is absolutely true and testimony can be borne by the distinguished Senator for Meru, Senator for Murang’a and Senator for Busia who appeared before these judges. At that time, we thought that they were overbearing. However, in reflection, they were actually very good judges. This is because they did not entertain frivolous issues. We also had, of course, the alternative. There was another Mzungu ---
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23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can tell you for free that any lawyer who was waiting to enter the chambers of Justice Trainor or 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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23 Sep 2014 in National Assembly:
I am about to conclude, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was drawing these parallels to put everything into perspective; that justice must be dispensed within the context of how our country is moving. We are in a new dispensation. We cannot have a situation where a group of people sit somewhere and even decide, boast and say:- “If you hire lawyer so-and-so, the injunction is coming. If you hire lawyer so-and- so, something is coming.” Some even stage-manage which judges to go before, to get these injunctions. It is not right. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am talking about ...
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