Charles Onyancha

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the appointment of Rev. Kobia to the Judicial Service Commission. My Committee unanimously agreed that this is a man of substance who will bring credit to the panel and whose credentials are unquestionable. I also want to mention that the qualifications for that position did not include a PhD. It did not matter to us if he had it or not. It is high time that we stopped being political and also stopped dealing with trivialities. I want to congratulate the Minister and his team for forwarding to us a name of ... view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. From the outset I want to thank Mr. Mungatana for introducing it in the House. I have gone through the Bill. I am quite happy with the provisions that it brings along. However, I have a few comments to make. One of them is about the relevant Vetting Committee of Parliament. We have noted recently when some of our citizens are being vetted by Committees of Parliament, the aggressiveness with which the committees have asked their questions. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I ... view
• 11 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise in support of this Motion. I would like to start by saying that the Government is not doing enough. We have seen the Ministry of Agriculture mishandle issues of fertilizers, seeds, maize distribution, afflatoxin, et cetera . Therefore, I call upon the Committee we are forming to be very firm, so that we do not have the same problems recurring next year. I would like this Committee to be able to identify failures in Government, and the people who are unable to deliver to mwananchi . Part of the problem we have is ... view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Going by the mood of the House and seeing that we are now being repetitive, would I be in order to ask that, the Mover be called upon to reply? view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of Order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise on a point of order to request a Ministerial Statement from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance on the Annual Springs Consultative meetings going on in Washington DC. Specifically, why has the Minister for Finance, being the officer responsible for the Treasury, not attended those meetings? Secondly, is it true that the World Bank has declined to deal directly with the Minister for Finance and if so, state the reasons why? Thirdly, what are the implications on Kenya’s image on the international scene of a decline ... view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Minister undertaking to answer the--- view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will not be around on Wednesday. I would request that the reply comes the week after next week or on Tuesday next week. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to support this Motion. However, as I do that, I want to agree with my colleagues who have talked about gross mismanagement of resources in this country. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Mwadeghu mentioned about the Halal Meat Factory. The Ken-Ren has been a subject of interest since 1975 when the Government of Kenya entered into a contract with Enren to establish Ken-Ren Chemical and Fertilizers Limited. A lot of money changed hands. These foreign investors who were partners of some Kenyans went underground and disappeared with all the money that had been invested by the Government. The Company went into liquidation in 1978 – This is a very long time ago. Indeed, 34 years ago is not a short time. This matter has been going on without any solution. The ... view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: The Government as the guarantor of these loans should have made sure that in guaranteeing it, it had a fall-back position on how to recover it. What concerns us, however, is the arm-twisting of foreign governments to support their banks because some of the funds which were guaranteed were from a bank in Austria which eventually sought its Government’s assistance. When Kenya went to the Paris Club in 2000 to request for assistance with regard to rescheduling of its loans, the Austrian Government put a caveat forcing the Government of Kenya to accept to repay the debt. I see this ... view