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.
14 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is not right to let it go unchallenged. The Minister is on record, first as supporting miniskirts and then vehemently denying it. We want to know if he actually said that our children should wear miniskirts so that we can deal with him in that
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14 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to second this Bill. The Finance Bill is best interrogated at Committee Stage because this is about taxation. However, I want to thank the Minister for pledging efficiency and fairness in tax collection or levying taxes and, more importantly, in dispute resolutions that take too long to resolve. I want to urge the Minister, and encourage hon. Midiwo to let him listen, to reconsider the lowering of taxes on mitumba . In fact, I want to encourage him to support the local cotton industry by giving a decisive decision on mitumba altogether. Questions ...
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8 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will communicate and propose that, perhaps, Wednesday afternoon will be sufficient time.
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8 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Wednesday is more reasonable for the reason that, if you heard His Excellency’s Address yesterday, on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th, there will be countrywide county peace conferences. They are coordinated by his Ministry. So, I do believe that he may even not be here on Tuesday. Wednesday is not too far; it is just a day after.
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8 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Yes, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. It is not practically possible that Prof. Kaloki is ahead of me because he was on the Chair when I logged in. He cannot come from the Chair and be ahead of me unless the electronic system is not working.
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8 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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8 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would have wanted to speak on this Bill for a minimum of 30 minutes, but you have given me three minutes.
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8 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me just say that I support the Bill because many countries and economies have gone this direction. There is a lot of money in the private sector that can help develop the country. The railway systems, concessioning of roads, industrial establishments like the fertilizer plant that hon. Kamama talked about; all these can come through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), Build, Operate and Trasnfers (BOTs) and so on. So, this is a good idea. I hope that the Minister will make sure that this comes to fruition quickly. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, there should be dispute ...
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8 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Is it in order for my good friend here to stand up and raise his hand as if he is in a classroom, when we have hi-tech facilities with us to attract the attention of the Chair?
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7 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can possibly offer an apology, but not an explanation because I do not know where the Minister is. But on his behalf, I regret his absence and implore the Chair to perhaps hold the Question in abeyance as we deal with other Questions.
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