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.
5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
If you recall the history of elections in this country, in 1992, 1997 and 2002 we had electoral violence, but in 2007 we had the mother of all incidents of electoral violence. Those of us with eyes have a duty to use them to see. Those with ears have a duty to use them to hear. It will be most shocking to hear the what I am hearing, that there are some elements in us, who seem to be changing their mind about taking this process forward. It is dangerous for the country, and the fire next time may be ...
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5 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
It is time that we all confronted the facts. It is time that this House, as Mr. Namwamba put it, stood up to restore the dignity of the people of this country. The facts are known to everybody, and if anybody is operating on the false belief that by shooting down the Bill we will achieve anything, I want Fe bruary 5, 2009 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES
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27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister is not here yet!
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27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, he is not here now! I suggest that we skip the Question and come to it later, so that we can look for him.
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27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to make an unsolicited Ministerial Statement.
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27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the 13th of this month, I led a delegation to Cuba. My delegation included the Minister for Medical Services, Prof. Anyang'-Nyong'o, the Minister for Sports and Youth, Prof. Sambili and other senior Government officials. The purpose of the meeting in Cuba was to
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27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
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27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
pursue the 4th Joint Commission for Co-operation between Kenya and Cuba.
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27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, at the end of our meeting, we were able as a team and I did on behalf of the country, sign the following agreements: An agreement of collaboration between the Export Promotion Council of Kenya and the Export Promotion Council of Cuba; an agreement for mutual recognition of academic credentials between the Government and institutions of Cuba and Kenya. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we were able to sign an agreement to enhance co-operation in sports. We were also able to sign a general conditions agreement that governs all agreements between the two countries. Of great significance, we were ...
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27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly:
We also agreed that Cuba will send to Kenya an average of 200 doctors to assist in running our medical facilities. While in Cuba, I want to salute a great Kenyan who lives in Vancouver, Canada called George Imbinza, who donated 40 laptop computers that we in turn donated to our students who study in Cuba who number 64. I salute this great Kenyan because he is an entrepreneur in Canada and he flew all the way to donate these computers.
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