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.
26 Feb 2014 in Senate:
He is very satisfied, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir---
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26 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Senate is not a funeral gathering; we must have light moments. I wish hon. Martin Shikuku – God rest his soul in eternal peace – was here; he would bring tremendous humor to the House and people would laugh and laugh, and debate became very interesting. If we become straight jacketed, we will make this Senate one of the most 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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26 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We stand guided and we rest that matter there. One day, Sen. Murungi will be given an opportunity to have his say on this issue. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I second this Motion, I want to urge that the Motion language be made clearer. When you say that the Mover and the Senator replying will be limited to 30 minutes, in this kind of Motion, invariably it is the Senate Leader of Majority who is the Mover and the Senate Leader of Minority who is the Seconder. If it is our deputies, they ...
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26 Feb 2014 in Senate:
On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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26 Feb 2014 in Senate:
On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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26 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform the distinguished Senator for Elgeyo Marakwet that the exceptional circumstances under which this Motion comes to the Floor is that it is a Motion that does not need notice to be given. When notice is given, then it puts you on notice to go through and prepare yourself, and so on, and so forth. It is a Motion that has just been moved without a notice and that is an exceptional circumstance in itself.
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26 Feb 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the distinguished Senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet, who has of late been competing very effectively to replace the Late Ezekiel Barng’etuny in the politics of Kenya, to cast aspersions on the Minority side although they hardly give alternative views on issues? Is he in order or this is an extension of what I said; that he is exhibiting the many contradictions in his life?
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26 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I encourage the distinguished Senator for Tharaka-Nithi to always say, “My senior” among other things. I beg to second. I fully agree with the distinguished Senator for Tharaka-Nithi that in Bills, there are serious issues of policy that the leaderships of the House need to elucidate and to assist the Senate to come up with good helpful legislation. We need adequate time to do so. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know you came to Parliament a little later. We had great debaters like the late Martin Shikuku who James Orengo can confirm that he ...
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26 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he started with me. I thank the House. I feel truly humbled by all the good things that the Senators in their distinction have said about me. I want to extend my gratitude to all the Senators who came to be with me in Bungoma, Sen. Janet Ong’era, Sen. Daisy, Sen. Sijeny, Sen. Okong’o; and my good sister sitting there wheeled herself to Bungoma to address rallies with me. That is not something that I take for granted. The Senators who called to encourage me, Sen. Murkomen, Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, Sen. Murungi, Sen. Chelule and many ...
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25 Feb 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I know that every Senator is expected to be in the House when a Sitting is going on, but I do notice---
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