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.
8 May 2013 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I find it difficult to understand this Motion on the Floor and I join Sen. Orengo in urging the Chair that the debate on this Motion be deferred. This Motion is cheeky, dangerous; it is an affront to our Constitution---
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8 May 2013 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me argue my point for deferral.
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8 May 2013 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. When we started, we were advised by the Clerk and subsequently by yourself that the manner in which you are going to read out the names on the list is a reflection of our seniority but I noticed that when we voted the other time, it was all jumbled up. If it is alphabetical, it does not matter but if you have set something that you are going to follow, it is better to follow it. So, I expect that all the time Sen. G.G. Kariuki will be the first to be ...
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8 May 2013 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The rules of debate and common decency require that a Senator who has an interest in a matter, before he contributes, must declare his interest in that matter. The Senator who is on the Floor speaking, before you gave me the opportunity to rise on a point of order---
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8 May 2013 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I must accept the information, but I do not need it. An hon. Senator who wants to speak on any matter, as a matter of common decency and practice must declare his interest. The hon. Senator for Mandera who stood up to speak is the direct beneficiary and probably the engineer of the mischief that we are seeing this Motion. For him to even make an effort to support such a mischievous Motion, he must first declare his interest before he does so.
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8 May 2013 in Senate:
I stood up to second him, Sir.
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8 May 2013 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I second the Motion and I want to urge the House to take emotions out of this. The reasons advanced by Sen. Orengo are very noble and very important. 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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8 May 2013 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are moving to adjourn debate on this Motion because we want to attend a service. I am disheartened by what I have heard from some colleagues and to know that we can be that callous and heatless towards our own colleague. I hope that when I die, similar statements will not be made about me. I want to urge that you accede to Sen. Orengo’s Motion because the matter before the House and why we want to adjourn to go to the service is because we want to ventilate fully on this Motion. This Motion, if ...
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8 May 2013 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT the House adjourns to discuss a matter of grave national importance. I want to thank you for allocating me time to move this Motion. I want, in advance, to thank the Senate Majority Leader for taking a bi-partisan position and agreeing to second the Motion. Security in any country is very critical for the development and the well-being of the people. We have seen a spate of challenges to security in many parts of the country. We have witnessed the events of Tana River and Baragoi where we lost over 40 police ...
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