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.
18 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, first, I want to thank the Chair for using its discretion to allow the distinguished nominated Senator, Sen. (Dr.) Zani, to move this Motion of Adjournment. A country that gets mired and bedeviled with industrial actions all the time courts instability. This is not the first time university dons have downed their tools. It has happened before. Every time it happens like all other industrial actions, it has serious collateral damage to others. Parents start worrying about their children, students cannot have classes, students cannot stay in their hostels and many things emerge. The professors and ...
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18 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I took my time because I knew that the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders have different timings. Could I be guided?
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18 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as I laud Sen. (Dr.) Zani and those who will speak about this, we, as a Senate, are a House of majority and reason. We do not want to engage in activism. We want to urge the Government to sit down with the dons, listen to them and address their issues. A nation that does not pay attention to the intellectual development of its youth is headed for doom. Every time there is an interruption, it affects the economy of this country.
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18 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, public universities are part of Government institutions. They are 100 per cent Government owned. If the Government releases money to the University of Nairobi and Prof. Magoha does not pay, get rid of him and get somebody who will be responsive to the wishes of the dons. I fully support the process so that dons can be assisted to get their money and to go to work.
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13 Mar 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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13 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, did you see what happened? Is it in order for the Senator for Nairobi County to invite the distinguished nominated Senators to pose next to him and Sen. Murkomen to stand next to the dispatch box and take photos? This is despicable!
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13 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is time for serious business. The Senator for Nairobi County should stop playing games in the Chamber. This juvenile behaviour is unacceptable in the Senate.
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13 Mar 2014 in Senate:
He cannot say I am day dreaming. I do not play in the same league with him. This is wrong, watch out!
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13 Mar 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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13 Mar 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the distinguished Senator for Nairobi to say that the Statement contains “untrue facts?”
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