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.
16 Dec 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I remember when I went to address my Assembly in Bungoma, with one day’s notice, the late Senator dropped everything and joined other Members who came along. He spoke very passionately about devolution to the County Assembly of Bungoma. His sudden demise is definitely a terrible loss to his family, the people of Machakos, this Senate in general and above all, all of us who were his close friends.
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16 Dec 2020 in Senate:
We live in times when death is knocking on every door without us noticing. As we mourn the passing on of Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka, allow me to once again also send a message of condolence to the family of my Member of Parliament, the late Hon. James Lusweti Mukwe, who also passed on about the same time and whose burial is set for this Saturday.
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16 Dec 2020 in Senate:
May God rest our colleagues’ souls in eternal peace. Amen.
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16 Dec 2020 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It will help a great deal if the Counsel, in addition to saying black or blue folder, tells us what number it is because the files are numbered. This is so that it is easier to identify them since some of us have got several blue folders and blue files.
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16 Dec 2020 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First, I want to encourage us to make as little interventions as we can. Secondly, where we make interventions because we may have to at some point, the Clerk should stop the clock against the parties. The four hours that you have given
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16 Dec 2020 in Senate:
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16 Dec 2020 in Senate:
them may end up being eaten up by ourselves and making it very difficult for them to prosecute or defend their case.
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16 Dec 2020 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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16 Dec 2020 in Senate:
My learned friend, Mr. Harrison Kinyanjui, is a very experienced lawyer. I would want to encourage him to cross examine the witness; do not engage in arguments with him. He should ask him questions, wait for an answer, and move on. When you engage in an altercation with a witness, both of you look like you are not in a court of law. So just ask him questions and do not bother drawing conclusions for us; we shall draw them. You are here to ask questions to the witness and find out what you want to find out, to help ...
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16 Dec 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is a book called The Imaginary Invalid by Moliere, where he says in many situations, patients die out of complications arising out of the treatment they get other than the ailments they have. I want to encourage my distinguished learned juniors at the Bar, that you have issues placed before this House. Attack those issues, discount them if you can. Mr. Kinyanjui, your preliminary objection was a matter for submission and not for evidence. The witness has given evidence. Attack the evidence. You know the allegations that have been brought here. You will end up exhausting ...
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