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.
11 Nov 2020 in Senate:
I want to encourage us that this House is under assault and attack. To destroy this House is to destroy devolution. We should not give our detractors an opportunity to see that we do not speak with one voice and assault us even more. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.
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11 Nov 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I encourage this House to appreciate---
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11 Nov 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Statement by the Chairperson, Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Senior Counsel, Sen. Omogeni, is good. It is good because it is dealing with the real issues. Are we looking for a strengthened Senate or an expanded and weakened Senate altogether? Are we looking at quantity or quality as my colleague there is saying?
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11 Nov 2020 in Senate:
Madam Deputy Speaker, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. and I representing different formations appeared before the drafting committee that is dealing with the final editorials of the BBI Report. We conversed on most of the issues that Sen. Omogeni has said here on behalf of the Senate. We even went further and presented to the committee the draft The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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11 Nov 2020 in Senate:
Bill that this House collectively worked on regarding what this Senate should be in the bicameral system in the Republic of Kenya. We have done that on behalf of the Senate.
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11 Nov 2020 in Senate:
Since there are so many competing forces and high interest out there, if we honestly want to be listened to and taken seriously, let us have a united voice by speaking with one voice. As I speak, all these men are either husbands or fathers because we live with our women in whatever formation. So, nobody here in their right senses is resting the upgrading and progression of our womenfolk. What we are saying is that we want to have changes that make sense. That is all we are talking about.
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11 Nov 2020 in Senate:
I read the proceedings of the BBI Report at the collections of views and the validation level. There is not a single proposal to enlarge the Senate by doubling its membership. Wherever that came from, let us look at the rationale and practicality of it and how it will operate. Why should people say that when you say we do not need 94 Senators you are removing gains? Nobody is removing gains because life is about progressive gaining of rights and that is what we want.
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11 Nov 2020 in Senate:
I urge my distinguished sister Sen. Nyamunga not to be hyper on these issues. Let us have a conversation that is rational, so that we all appreciate each other’s point of view. If we were to tell them what we want, including but not limited to having more women here, we should speak with one voice.
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