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.
2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, you realize that most of the Statements being requested for are very important in terms of policy content; they are very complex and require very detailed information. You did indicate at some point that you may give direction to the Senate that relevant Cabinet Secretaries be availed an opportunity to come and answer Questions in this House and be subjected to interrogation by Members who wish to do so. Many of the answers brought here by Chairpersons, and for no fault of their own, most often fall far short of the expectations of the House and if ...
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2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, you realize that most of the Statements being requested for are very important in terms of policy content; they are very complex and require very detailed information. You did indicate at some point that you may give direction to the Senate that relevant Cabinet Secretaries be availed an opportunity to come and answer Questions in this House and be subjected to interrogation by Members who wish to do so. Many of the answers brought here by Chairpersons, and for no fault of their own, most often fall far short of the expectations of the House and if ...
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2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I fully appreciate the point raised by the distinguished Senator for Homa Bay. What we should probably do, and the Chairperson of Committee should not find this as a measure of inadequacy but it is a measure of doing work, that before they bring answers to this House, they should interrogate Cabinet Secretaries and their officers at the Committee level so that when they come here with Statements--- I do not want to point out any Chairperson but some of them have certainly fallen short of our expectations and we would want to see that things are ...
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2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I fully appreciate the point raised by the distinguished Senator for Homa Bay. What we should probably do, and the Chairperson of Committee should not find this as a measure of inadequacy but it is a measure of doing work, that before they bring answers to this House, they should interrogate Cabinet Secretaries and their officers at the Committee level so that when they come here with Statements--- I do not want to point out any Chairperson but some of them have certainly fallen short of our expectations and we would want to see that things are ...
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2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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2 Jul 2014 in Senate:
The reason I stood on a point of order is because you are standing and, therefore, we are supposed to be reading the screen below you. I have a small point. You have given us guidance. Those who were in the last Parliament knew what you were saying because we were using these gadgets. If our voting here, if you will vote yes, no or abstain, how will the Chair determine who in which delegation is voting, especially for proxy voters? That is very important. As I said last week, there may be a point where proxy vote should be ...
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