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 Nov 2008 in National Assembly:
I am just fortifying what you have said, Mr. Deputy Speaker. The law is very clear and if you demanded that I bring a statement, I was going to do it and fortify your argument.
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4 Nov 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, Clause 7 has not been amended. It has been deleted. So the proposal is not for amendment. It is for deletion and substitution.
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15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support this very important Vote. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, local authorities in this country ought to play a very critical role in our development. Indeed, it is for that reason that we have funds under the LATF going to those authorities. But when you look at the performance of all the local authorities, starting with the premier local authorities like the city councils of Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu-- - In all of them, there is some bit of disconnect between what they are supposed to do ...
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9 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, 2634 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 9, 2008 Sir. I do appreciate your ruling and all the reasons that have been given. I also appreciate all the issues that have been raised by my honourable colleagues. But when you sit on that Chair, you occupy a quasi-judicial position. When you deliver a ruling, as a quasi-judicial officer, you, in fact, have the right to make a mistake as long as it is not mischievous. Indeed, once you have made the ruling - and I am coming to the point raised by my great friend, hon. Deputy ...
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8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, you can give me two weeks.
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8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the reason why I am asking for two weeks is that part of next week I will be out of the country, and also my Assistant Minister is out of the country .
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8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for an opportunity to support this Motion. I want to congratulate the 2566 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 8, 2008 Mover. I think the Motion is long overdue. It ought to have been in this House at the dawn of Independence. However, as I do so, I hope others have said that first, the freedom fighters of this country are not limited to Mau Mau. We have many others who fought for Independence. We have Koitalel, Edward Muindi Mbingu, Elijah Masinde and many others but we certainly salute the role Mau Mau played in ...
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7 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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