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.
23 Feb 2021 in Senate:
I agree with Sen. (Dr.) Zani that it is now time that this kind of Statement triggered a thorough audit on the management and the character of the managers or people who set up these children‟s homes because some of them are actually convicted criminals where they come from. They arrive in Kenya looking like philanthropists, set up homes and end up doing the most wicked things to our children. Due to the weakness of our criminal justice system, many of them get away with it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we need to encourage the Government to sign mutual legal agreements ...
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23 Feb 2021 in Senate:
I agree with Sen. (Dr.) Zani that it is now time that this kind of Statement triggered a thorough audit on the management and the character of the managers or people who set up these children‟s homes because some of them are actually convicted criminals where they come from. They arrive in Kenya looking like philanthropists, set up homes and end up doing the most wicked things to our children. Due to the weakness of our criminal justice system, many of them get away with it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we need to encourage the Government to sign mutual legal agreements ...
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23 Feb 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, is it in order for Sen. Halake to interrupt a very reasoned, flowing and eloquent discourse by the Senator of Kilifi when, in fact, the point she is raising has already been raised by other Speakers on this matter? We are not limiting ourselves to Wazungus . Sen. (Dr.) Zani and myself had said that we must audit all these philanthropic activities and homes regardless.
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23 Feb 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, is it in order for Sen. Halake to interrupt a very reasoned, flowing and eloquent discourse by the Senator of Kilifi when, in fact, the point she is raising has already been raised by other Speakers on this matter? We are not limiting ourselves to Wazungus . Sen. (Dr.) Zani and myself had said that we must audit all these philanthropic activities and homes regardless.
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23 Feb 2021 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support and congratulate Sen. Kihika for bringing this Statement on the Floor. Before I say anything, I also welcome her to the baptism by fire that I saw her experience over the weekend. The President of our country is on record, not too long ago, saying that Kshs2 billion is stolen from our coffers every day. Meaning, in a year, we are losing Kshs750 billion plus going out of the State to private individuals who hold positions of trust in our country. Madam Temporary Speaker, when you look around, I have ...
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23 Feb 2021 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support and congratulate Sen. Kihika for bringing this Statement on the Floor. Before I say anything, I also welcome her to the baptism by fire that I saw her experience over the weekend. The President of our country is on record, not too long ago, saying that Kshs2 billion is stolen from our coffers every day. Meaning, in a year, we are losing Kshs750 billion plus going out of the State to private individuals who hold positions of trust in our country. Madam Temporary Speaker, when you look around, I have ...
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23 Feb 2021 in Senate:
country, went straight to jail because she had engaged in activities with the owners of Samsung Communication equipment and the phones, and engaged in corruption. As a President, she was hauled out of office. She is serving a 26-year jail term. There are many others; almost all former Presidents in Korea are in jail. Here in Africa, there is a clip going around from one of our neighbouring countries that is showing that the head of State of that country literally owns the country. This is the same case with Congo when Mobutu was the president. At the end of ...
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23 Feb 2021 in Senate:
country, went straight to jail because she had engaged in activities with the owners of Samsung Communication equipment and the phones, and engaged in corruption. As a President, she was hauled out of office. She is serving a 26-year jail term. There are many others; almost all former Presidents in Korea are in jail. Here in Africa, there is a clip going around from one of our neighbouring countries that is showing that the head of State of that country literally owns the country. This is the same case with Congo when Mobutu was the president. At the end of ...
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18 Feb 2021 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I join Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., the distinguished Senator of Makueni County on this Statement. The Emirates have arguably become the busiest transit centre in the world. No longer do people routinely fly to Europe to go to USA or other places; they go to Dubai and fly to all other parts of the world. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we breach an agreement that we have signed, giving unlimited access to our airspace and international airport, when we are not getting similar restrictions, it is not a reasonable act. As the Committee looks at this, ...
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18 Feb 2021 in Senate:
If KQ was competitive, nobody would be bothering to worry about Emirates, Etihad, Qatar or other airlines.
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