Charles Onyancha

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to rise in support of this Motion. I want to start by sincerely thanking the great people of Bonchari for electing me and my party ODM for returning my stolen ticket during the nominations which eventually brought me to Parliament. I want to thank the following people. First, my party for appointing me to very important committees such as Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Committee on the Implementation of the Constitution (CIOC), the House Business Committee under His Excellency the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs who has served us very well. I ... view
• 9 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the Bill and thank the Minister for preparing it at short notice. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the county governments are the future of this country. We have passed the Constitution, longing for devolution. This is part of the process of enabling the counties to be independent, within the limitations of the Constitution. My disappointment is that we did not start this process immediately after the passage of the Constitution. It is a piety that many of the counties do not have infrastructure in place as we go to election and, therefore, into ... view
• 9 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to support the Supplementary Appropriation Bill. Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, I am happy that it includes county funding. We need to see successful devolution. We must not afford to have the funding starved of counties at any one time. We hope that this funding will be continuous and timely. As we also fund the elections through this Appropriation Bill, I hope that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will be able to use some of the funds for civic education because voting for six candidates can be quite a challenge, as I ... view
• 9 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this list and also thank the Committee for a job well done as usual. These are very distinguished Kenyans who have served in the public service and elsewhere and we would not wish to prolong this debate. I am especially happy that this Commission is going to be headed by a lady and it is gender and regionally balanced. I know some of them as very able people. I know Madam Catherine Raini who is a very prominent person in the society, as well as former Permanent Secretary, Mr. Ndambuki. I sincerely ... view
• 9 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to support this Report, but not wholly in its full presentation. The Committee’s recommendations on the sugar companies are very welcome. It is very good that we have Parliament in session when we are selling our assets as Government. That is why, for the hotels, I would also have hoped that this happens when Parliament is in session. As for KWAL, because it is in ICU, it is, probably, the only one I would recommend strongly that it is sold at present as soon as possible. In all these, we would like ... view
• 9 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move an amendment to this Motion by deleting the figures after 2014/2015. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the reason for this is generally international practice; also as recommended by our institution, the ICPAK, auditors should be appointed annually. In any event, they cannot be re-appointed after four years in keeping with the practice that you should not get too used to your auditor. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to ask hon. Kimunya, who is a fellow accountant, to second. view
• 9 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also wish to rise in support of the Motion and thank the Committee for a job well done. I sit as a Commissioner in the Kenya National Audit (KENAO). There is something in process about amending the Public Audit Act. We will be able to incorporate these changes in the new proposed Bill. With those remarks, I beg to support. view
• 9 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 3 of the Bill be amended by deleting paragraph (a). Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, the import of this amendment is to reduce the lump sum from one-and-a-half years to one year’s basic salary. view
• 9 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 5 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (1) by inserting the word “basic” immediately after the words “salary of the entitled person’s” in paragraph (a). view
• 9 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we should not have any fuss about this Motion. Let me say at the outset that I fully support the Motion for very good reasons, which I am going to enumerate. First, we should consider that the last time this ceiling was put in place was five years ago. Speaking as a financial expert, a sum of money five years ago is not the same amount today. It has been eroded by inflation on an annual basis. Assuming a 10 per cent inflationary rate, you will find that he is asking for the same amount he ... view