Charles Onyancha

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 91 to 100 of 305.

• 15 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill and thank Mr. Mungatana for introducing it. For a long time, farmers in this country have had a problem with the marketing of their crop. We have had lack of assistance anchored in law, not just with respect to coconut but with other crops as well which are very viable, including bananas from Bonchari Constituency. In supporting this Bill, I just noticed on the Second Schedule, the tenure of office for the board is one six-year term. I would like to request my brother Mr. Mungatana to consider a ... view
• 14 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will take one minute and a half. I want to thank the Minister; he has done a very good job along with the Constitution Implementation Commission (CIC) bringing this Bill which we all support. On tuition, I think the Ministry should improve on its quality assurance and the DEOs should supervise to see to it that the syllabus is completed on time. I want to urge that during the upcoming recruitment of teachers, the gender issue should be looked into and the constituencies that were left behind are favoured in the recruitment. Lastly, I ... view
• 7 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to reluctantly support this Motion. I do so reluctantly because this Commission has performed below expectations. This Commission has not performed, and that is why this extension is being sought. It is only that we have spent resources and time. We have run out of time for the next elections but I wish to support this Motion. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, in supporting it I hope that in the future these particular Commissioners, if they ever come up for public office, will have this issue of failure taken into account. There is also the ... view
• 1 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second the Bill and as I do that, I wish to thank my friend, Mr. Jakoyo, for presenting this Bill. For a very long time now, consumers have been very disadvantaged in our country. Most of the consumers consume common cheap goods because of the levels of poverty in the country. These are the same goods through which they are exploited in terms of price and their rights to obtain goods of the quality that is acceptable, rights to obtain goods at a price that is reasonable and rights to obtain ... view
• 1 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: and they are doing this in a manner that is straightforward that the Government can check. Just as Jakoyo Midiwo said a few minutes ago, the interest rates for these funds is designated by the Government but it is never given at that rate. Secondly, and this is very painful, I will take a case of Kisii because I come from that area. The fact that we do not have a Kisii Bank with funds designated to it has made our people suffer because banks owned by other people, international or commercial, whatever they are, are redirecting the funds meant ... view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill and commend the very hard working Minister for Finance for the effort he has put. As I do that, I wish to bring to his attention that as much as funds are allocated to projects and to ministries, so much is returned at the end of the year because of lack of absorption while other projects are in need and are actually stalling because of lack of funds. I would be very happy if there could be some synchronisation between the projects and the ministries which are ... view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, many of the people who retire after the age of 60 or 65 years earn pensions which were based on salaries which were very low at that particular point in time. That is the time when there is an onset of disease and poverty. As the Minister for Health considers that social pillar, he should give priority to old age poverty where medical cover is more required than among the youth and if there is to be any prioritization, that these people get looked at as the first priority. Support from the Government for missionary hospitals ... view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Chairlady. I also wish to stand up and thank the committees for a job very well done but also the Minister, my friend, who is no longer new whose Budget has been a very hard process but there is one thing I wanted to say; that the Back-bench has no trust in the Executive. The only fortunate thing is that this Minister is trusted by the Back-Bench and I think that we want more Ministers to come forward and be forthright on where they have had problems and mistakes. Let me conclude by saying that I ... view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to support the Motion of adjournment. In supporting it, I wish to also support what Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry has said. But I will not stop at 50 per cent release of CDF. We have just approved 100 per cent Estimates, and we would like to have a 100 per cent release. view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I finish, I urge the Minister of Finance to consider having a100 per cent release of CDF monies. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, I want to congratulate the Minister of State for Public Service, hon. Dalmas Otieno, for his contribution, which was very professional. I want to confirm that I knew him in 1975 when I was his chief accountant in ALICO and that, what he has taught us today, I think--- view