James Orengo: The quiet but busy engine behind CORD’s referendum push

Kenya: Civil disobedience. That may well be Siaya County Senator James Orengo’s middle name. And unbeknown to many, the battle-hardened lawyer is the force behind the scenes in CORD’s push for a referendum.

So determined is Mr Orengo about the referendum that he has fired a warning shot at President Uhuru Kenyatta: “If we managed to get our way and have a say during the one-party era under the Kanu regime, what can the Jubilee administration do to stop us, under the current dispensation where we enjoy several freedoms, including assembly and even demonstration?”