James Orengo

Sen. Orengo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this Motion. If you look at Article 131 of the Constitution, the President is supposed to safeguard, protect and defend the Constitution. Therefore, when a matter like this reaches the President, it is not just a...

Sen. Orengo Mr. Speaker, Sir, I begin by commending Sen. Elachi for moving this important Motion and setting out the tone as to why we need this Committee. The first point to emphasize, even by looking at the constitution of this Committee, is that it is bereft of politics. This...

Sen. Orengo Madam Temporary Speaker, I am sorry. Looking at the Business of the House, I did not think that my turn to contribute will come so fast. I appreciate your generosity for giving me this opportunity. First of all, before I pick up from where I left yesterday, I...

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Sen. Orengo Sen. Orengo, you have explained it better. When it comes to the Senate, the independence and discharge of your duty should be obvious to all. Sen. Murkomen, I will also allow you to speak because it is increasingly becoming obvious to you. (Laughter)

Sen. Orengo, you have explained it better. When it comes to the Senate, the independence and discharge of your duty should be obvious to all. Sen. Murkomen, I will also allow you to speak because it is increasingly becoming obvious to you. June 17th, 2015 SENATE DEBATES

Sen. Orengo Next order! June 17th, 2015 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Orengo[The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Mositet) took the Chair]

Sen. Sang, I am actually convinced that as the Chair you might need more time. What do you think? Can you convince us?

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, based on the submissions by a number of Senators, we have no objection, as a Committee, to that. Pointing out that particular issue on pictograms, it clearly indicates that there could be need for some tidying up to be done. But just to address myself to...

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Sen. Orengo Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, indeed, it is my responsibility, but again, may I remind the Senator that a Senator is not expected to substantiate that which is already in the HANSARD. It is in the HANSARD of this House that I rose and demanded for a Statement about...

Sen. Orengo On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is not really the people who voted for us. In this particular respect most of the time it is the people who we campaigned for. In Siaya County it is the person I campaigned for. They are the...

Sen. Orengo Thank you. I think that is about it. May 28th, 2015 SENATE DEBATES

Thank you, Senator. There is some interest on this matter and like I said, you cannot exceed 30 minutes. I am going to allow a maximum of five minutes so that everybody can have something to say.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just wanted to speak very briefly on this issue. I am the Chairman of the petitions sub-committee of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget and we have realized that we are going to get more and more of these petitions, the reason being that...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also wish to commend the petitioner because he is resorting to peaceful means of solving a problem which is so dear and crucial to not only him but the people of Machakos and Kenya. Devolution is still new, and I believe that these are...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This Petition reveals a lot of distress that some wards and counties are going through as a result of some decisions that are one man or woman show in the counties. Some MCAs have been made to kneel down before some governors for their...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Sen. Orengo is very right. On the ground, you may find some of the Members of County Assembly (MCAs) we campaigned for dishing out money. They said that the Senator carried them on their back. Suddenly, they turn out to be monsters and start doing things...

Thank you. I think that is about it. May 28th, 2015 SENATE DEBATES THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE BILL (SENATE BILL NO. 17 OF 2014) THE PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS (COUNTY ASSEMBLY APPROVAL) BILL (SENATE BILL NO. 20 OF 2014) THE COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION BILL (SENATE BILL NO. 32 OF 2014) THE...

Next Order. MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE PURSUANT TO THE APPROVED CALENDAR FOR THE 2015 SESSION

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Sen. Orengo Mr. Speaker, Sir, the young Senator for Nandi has really tried. He has got a bright future. (Laughter)

Sen. Orengo On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I know the distinguished Senator for Nyeri does not have difficulties with pronunciations. I would understand if a senator for Siaya would have called it “London” but coming from Nyeri would he have rather called it “Rondon”? (Laughter)

Sen. Orengo Mr. Speaker, Sir, we appreciate the coming of President Obama to Kenya but as we all know, his tenure is coming to an end next year. Luckily, in that part of the world, people do not try to manufacture a third or fourth term like in this region....

Sen. Orengo On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think the distinguished Senator for Kisumu has unconditionally apologised but I was a little worried when he initially said that he is withdrawing because of the “most powerful Chair.” I do not know whether he was withdrawing because the...

Sen. Orengo Mr. Speaker, Sir, there was once an Attorney-General called Kamere. He said that he was the most powerful person at his time in the House. Whereas other people had sleepless nights, he enjoyed his full sleep. (Laughter)(Laughter)

Sen. Orengo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also want to thank the Mediation Committee for a job well done, particularly from the point of view that they had very little time to consider this matter with the various provisions which were in contention. They came up with a very...

Sen. Orengo On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I really wanted to say a lot of things on this Report, but from my experience yesterday when we wanted to vote at an appropriate time and people left, since what we wanted has been achieved, would I be in...

Sen. Orengo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. May I also appreciate the work of the Committee and the membership for the great work they have done, particularly having tools for negotiations. Sometimes, you acquire more strength by making compromises. This strategic compromise has shown that the Senate is not just...

Sen. Orengo On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Before proposing the question, you said that this is a matter in which we should vote and get the committee going. However, my view is that this is a matter that we need to justify to the public why...

Sen. Orengo Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what is not in order is that your directions may be seen to tamper with the freedom of expression.

Sen. Orengo Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is very dangerous. It is like going to a court of law and the Judge tells you what your case is all about before you present it.

Sen. Orengo Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said that they want to do it like they did it in the last elections. If I am given an opportunity to say how they did it, I am quite free to do so. However, I stand guided.

Sen. Orengo Order, Senators! First, Sen. Njoroge raised his hand, but it was not as dramatic as is being portrayed by the Senate Minority Leader. Secondly, the Senate Minority Leader is the least qualified to question gestures of communication. He has also been using the verbal one repeatedly and loudly....

What is it, Sen. Wetangula? The Senate Minority Leader (

Sen. Orengo Mr. Speaker, Sir, we want to know why the pilot decided to turn back, and nobody has been held accountable.

Sen. Orengo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I heard my sister, Sen. Dullo, say that we have not lost anything. We actually lost colossal amounts of money. Presidential trips are expensive. The fact that this trip did not materialize means that we lost so much of the tax payer’s money....

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Mine is to request to a clarification because the last part of the Vice Chairperson’s answer, said that nobody has been held responsible. She also said that the pilot decided to turn back. In the recent past---

Order, Senator! Just ask for the clarification. You had started very well.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, we want to know why the pilot decided to turn back, and nobody has been held accountable.

I am going to take the last clarifications from Sen. Abdirahman, Sen. Ndiema and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. Please, proceed Sen. Abdirahman.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I heard my sister, Sen. Dullo, say that we have not lost anything. We actually lost colossal amounts of money. Presidential trips are expensive. The fact that this trip did not materialize means that we lost so much of the tax payer’s money. Secondly, representation...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, will I be in order to request that the Committee thoroughly interrogates and investigates that matter because it is very serious? To say that there was no cost does not suffice. There certainly must have been cost in planning such a trip. Secondly, in view of the...

Order, Senator! You have put your case. Please, proceed, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This incident is embarrassing to this Republic. I want to remind the people who think that they own the President that he is actually a symbol of national unity and he does not belong to Jubilee. This is a serious matter. It is possible that...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wonder whether it is by mistake or deliberate that the television today is being switched on and off. I have never seen that before.

Let me find out.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to seek one clarification from the Vice-Chairperson. She said nothing was lost, but we know that when these trips are planned all those who go for the trip are given per diems or imprest. Is she saying that they have all surrendered? I also...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to respond to the concerns raised by my colleagues. I appreciate that the concerns are valid. Nevertheless, some of the issues that were raised are pegged on rumours from the media. We do not have to listen to rumours, especially the concerns raised by...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have two points to make about this issue. First, Sen. Adan has offered to go back and get comprehensive answers. But alongside that, I suggest that the Chair orders the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations to investigate this matter specifically. After the pilot casually...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I said earlier, we are going to investigate and also respond to the issues raised by

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Sen. Orengo Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to make an appeal on behalf of the people of Narok. These people have been left in a very difficult situation. We have circumstances where the whole of Narok rose up to register their complaints by organising a demonstration led by the...

Sen. Orengo On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Actually, I should not be commenting because you hit the nail on the head by saying that this Motion has been approved by the Speaker. What worries me is that the distinguished Senator who raised this matter is a Member...

Sen. Orengo Mr. Speaker, Sir, this thing has just gone wild.

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Sen. Orengosecurity, but only to realise that they can arrest one of us in the name of Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo. That is a big shame.

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Sen. Orengo Mr. Speaker, Sir, now that the Senator for Murang’a has been given an opportunity to appreciate the presence of the members of staff from Murang’a County Assembly, I also need to appreciate them. This is because earlier in the morning, they visited us in the Committee on Implementation...

Sen. Orengo(Laughter) (Loud consultations) May 5, 2015 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Orengo taking a little bit too long on this. In another ten minutes, I think you will be talking to yourself in the Chamber. I am just giving a proposal.The Temporary Chairperson (

Sen. Orengo Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Parliamentary Service (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.21 of 2014) be read for a Second Time. This is a very important Bill for the strengthening of this Senate. As stated in its memorandum of objects and reasons, the main...

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Sen. Orengoevolve. As they do so, they constantly become better, more organized, effective and discharge their responsibilities even better.I do believe that once this Bill is passed in this House, it will find favour and support from the National Assembly. Indeed, the original idea that the distinguished Senator for Meru...

Division on this New Clause 25A will be done later. New Clause 48A

(Question, that the New Clause 48A be read a Second Time, proposed)

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Sen. Orengo On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. There are more than five known versions of the English dictionary. It is important for this House and especially for Senators who have not only read the English Language, but also learnt the law to tell us whether they...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to thank Sen. Anyang’- Nyong’o for this Bill. This is the best law for this country because I believe it will bring sanity to this nation. It is these people who get money illegally that go about intimidating wananchi during harambees. I believe that...

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