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.
21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, even private enterprises in the media do not sell news. At election time, if they are broadcasting news about campaigns, then they must be fair to all candidates! If somebody goes to---
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21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, any news is good news; it does not really matter.
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21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
Yes, can I get your information?
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21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I was just finishing my point. I want to urge my colleagues to reconsider their position because election time is a unique period in the history of the country and media houses that disseminate news must be fair to all. That is what the amendment that hon. Abdikadir has brought is talking about and I support it.
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21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, before we engage in debate, the clarity of the matter should be as follows: Previously, we passed a law in this House that required a councillor and a Member of Parliament to be Form IV leaver and above. Last night, we passed a law that said that for those of us who are in this House and the councillors out there, it matters not your level of education the law we passed notwithstanding and that for the next elections you are allowed to stand – only for that election. In 2017, it will not be applicable. Hon. ...
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21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I reserve the right to contribute. I was just clarifying.
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21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Chairman, Sir. My understanding is that you re-committed the whole of Section 22.
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21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
Hon. Kimunya then brought an amendment on Section 22(2).
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21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
We still have a pending re-committed amendment by Dr. Nuh, which we passed yesterday, but which has caused the re- committal. So, we are being sequential by dealing with Section 22 and then going to Section 23.
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21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to speak immediately after my county man. I support the Motion. The issues raised by our colleague, hon. Mbadi, are issues the Minister and the House should address for the future. I want to urge that we pass the Vote on Account because there are so many urgent things that require being undertaken. There are preparations for elections. The other day the Commissioner of Police told us that he needs to recruit about 37,000 policemen and train them in readiness for giving us the necessary required peace and security ...
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