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.
31 Jul 2013 in Senate:
How much time do I have left?
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25 Jul 2013 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for that clarification and for giving me the opportunity; I will be very brief.
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25 Jul 2013 in Senate:
Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First of all, paragraph one of the Petition to which our attention is being drawn says that the President issued an executive directive that devolution should take effect on 1st July. Article 135 of the Constitution states that:- “A decision of the President in the performance of any function of the President under this Constitution shall be in writing and shall bear the seal and signature of the President.” 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, ...
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10 Jul 2013 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a continuing trusteeship for my side of the House.
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10 Jul 2013 in Senate:
Professor, I am about to move your Motion.
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10 Jul 2013 in Senate:
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to second this Motion. From the outset, it must be understood very clearly that this Motion does not seek to abolish harambee. It seeks to bring sanity to the management and running of the harambee system. In supporting the Motion, we have many examples on how the harambee spirit has been abused. 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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10 Jul 2013 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, she can very well go on and mention.
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10 Jul 2013 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, you may not have been watching. However, you have seen how my distinguished colleague from Nyeri was smiling with total satisfaction when I referred to his wealth.
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10 Jul 2013 in Senate:
We need a law to rationalize the harambee system. The team that Prof. Anyang’- Nyong’o has put in place is good. I encourage him to put in a few more lawyers because we have several of them in this House who can help. However, I also know that the Clerk’s Office can assist. I would have loved to see the Chairman of the Devolution Committee appearing in this Committee. Professor, I would not only want you to look at harambees for the sake of looking at harambees. However, devolution is a supplement for harambees. Some of the things that we ...
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