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.
29 Dec 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, every time a Kenyan wins the Boston Marathon, the next event is breakfast with the President of the United States of America. You can imagine what you can do to enhance the relationship of our country with the United States of America or any other country for that matter, when an event like that is provided yet you will find our athletes going to that breakfast accompanied by a ‘White’ man who is an agent who sees our athletes as a source of wealth and nothing else. He will never go there to talk about Kenya. If ...
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29 Dec 2020 in Senate:
This is a good Bill. It has provisions that are important; protection of data from our athletes is provided for, therapeutic use exemptions clauses are available so that those who accidentally get caught up in situations like these have an appellate process that will listen to their cases. Where they are found to have no willful conduct, they are excused and allowed to go on. Before somebody is confirmed to be guilty of doping, I like the provision for confidentiality. If we do not keep confidential information and data, we will end up destroying young careers. Some will get demoralized ...
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29 Dec 2020 in Senate:
With those few remarks, I beg to second.
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29 Dec 2020 in Senate:
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29 Dec 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, is it in order for us to deviate from the debate? What Sen. Cherargei said is a matter of semantics. You go to the Parliament in the United Kingdom (UK) and see how Ministers are called dimwits and all manner descriptions. For a Member not to appreciate what you are doing does not mean that he is abusing you. People should not display their limited knowledge of the English language in this debate and reduce it to an abuse. In fact, the Senator of Wajir was out of order by saying that Sen. Cherargei is misbehaving. Senators ...
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21 Dec 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also stand to support this Bill. I salute Sen. Cheruiyot for having brought a Motion to which we all spoke, that culminated into this Bill.
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21 Dec 2020 in Senate:
I will start where the distinguished Senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet left. There are still people out there who are concerned that their views and issues have not been brought on board. The KTDA is grumbling. I know it is a popular view that they should be reformed and reforms are important. However, it is also important that when you reform an institution, you should listen to them.
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21 Dec 2020 in Senate:
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21 Dec 2020 in Senate:
Tea is arguably the only crop in this country that is still functioning in its production, processing, sales, and in terms of returns. The coffee sector is dead or literally on the deathbed. Sugar is gone, maize is gone, pyrethrum is gone, name it.
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21 Dec 2020 in Senate:
I do not know whether Sen. Ndwiga has left or he is still here. He has been on the frontline championing the issues of farmers. As we talk about tea today, the cereal boards are not open to take in the farmers grains for a harvest that started in late August. As I speak, Mumias Sugar Company is dead, Nzoia Sugar Company is mahututi, and many others. As I speak, the coffee farmers are suffering. As we support this process of change, let it not be change for one sector only. Those of us who were in the Tenth Parliament ...
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