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 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the question was why this money was not put on IDPs. It is difficult for me to say why the money was not put on IDPs. But I can say why it is put on survey. We, as a country, have been having running arguments with our neighbours on the location and legitimacy of Migingo as part of Kenyaâs territory. Right
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14 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the survey being carried in relation to hon. Outaâs seeking clarification is not just getting the lines drawn, but beacons will be erected in the lake. Around the Migingo Island, the Lake
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6 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, will you allow me to do so now?
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6 May 2009 in National Assembly:
No, Mr. Speaker, Sir, maybe on Thursday.
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6 May 2009 in National Assembly:
Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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30 Apr 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mr. Kingi has been in Arusha and I think he is not back yet. I can undertake for him to give the Statement on Wednesday afternoon, next week.
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30 Apr 2009 in National Assembly:
Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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29 Apr 2009 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion.
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29 Apr 2009 in National Assembly:
I will start by lauding the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance for reducing the Development Vote by close to Kshs12 billion. We know the difficulties that our country has gone through. We also know the impact on our economy, of issues born elsewhere, ranging from Wall Street Fraud in the United States of America (USA) that has messed up the banking industry worldwide, the oil prices that have become extremely erratic, and internal factors, including drought, shortage of food and many other things. It is important that we pass this Motion so that the wheel of the Government ...
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29 Apr 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to laud the Minister for allocating money to the agricultural sector. For a long time, in fact, since Independence, Kenya has always been rightly described as an agricultural country. We produce food for export and domestic consumption. However, it becomes a terrible challenge when a country gets to a level where it becomes difficult to feed its people. Indeed, one of the neglects that previous successive Governments have had on the people of Kenya is the failure to pay sufficient attention to the farming sector. We fell into the trap of the International Monetary ...
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