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.
28 Apr 2021 in Senate:
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28 Apr 2021 in Senate:
Equity is the bedrock of the foundation of our Constitution. Any departure from equity will undermine the cohesion, unity and future of our country.
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28 Apr 2021 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir!
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28 Apr 2021 in Senate:
Can you sanitize the microphone?
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28 Apr 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I oppose this Motion. I urge the Leadership, both the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader to resist any temptation, act or omission that entrenches the feeling that we are a rubberstamp. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have all participated into getting these documents to where they are and they have a far-reaching effects on our country. We are the leaders and representatives of the millions of Kenyans out there. Therefore, I urge that we give The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be ...
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28 Apr 2021 in Senate:
Members time and room to ventilate on this matter so that we can enrich the thinking of Kenyans.
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28 Apr 2021 in Senate:
For us to come here, you gazetted special sittings for two days. We missed out the morning session for reasons we understand because we needed the documents and we have gone through them. We have lost an hour in the afternoon because of the conduct of the State on Sen. Linturi. Now we are left with an hour and a half or so and tomorrow. You can very well gazette for a special sitting next week so that we speak to this document. Even if we will vote differently, we must put our views on record for posterity.
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28 Apr 2021 in Senate:
We are touching and affecting the lives of each and every one and we must tell Kenyans why we are doing so. We have already been told, repeatedly, by some young politicians out there that we have no rights to question, that we are a rubberstamp, conveyer belt and we cannot change even a comma. If that is the case, the adage of Parliament remains; have your way, let me have my say. That is what we should give Kenyans. Give the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders the usual one hour. I also suggest that you give us 20 minutes ...
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28 Apr 2021 in Senate:
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.
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28 Apr 2021 in Senate:
Madam Deputy Speaker, I am following with keen interest what my distinguished learned friend and junior, Senior Counsel is saying. He has pertinent points. He has been a Co-Chair of the Committee and he has cited several provisions, clauses and issues in the Report which he says are unconstitutional, unreasonable and untenable. However, he is not telling us what the Committee wants us to do or how they affect the fundamentals of the Bill. If a provision is found as a fact by the Committee to be unconstitutional, unreasonable or overbearing and, the Committee does not tell the House what ...
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