Charles Onyancha

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support this Motion. The Government has been known to be a poor manager of the private sector. In trying to privatize the sugar industry, our Government is trying to get off business and do management of the Government and that is something commendable. Wherever we have gone and seen privatization working properly, we find that whatever institution has been privatized becomes more efficient and has improved management. There is good management in production and they start making good profits. They, thereafter, expand and create more employment. When we give shares to private ... view
• 9 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to support this Motion very strongly. We have just passed The International Interests in Aircraft Equipment and the Civil Aviation Bills. In addition to that, we have positioned ourselves and claimed that we want to be the hub of the region. We know that the Kenya Airways has failed to expand faster because it cannot acquire big planes like the airbus which has better pay load. view
• 9 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand here to support the Motion as amended. I do not know why the Principals want to put us through this and we reject their recommendations. It is very clear that we must consider the issue of gender. When they make such decisions, they give us no choice, but to reject their recommendations. We are doing this with heavy hearts because we wanted to go home with smiling faces, but we are disappointing our own Principals. I hope from this they will learn something; even their advisors will learn that such issues cannot pass ... view
• 9 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to join my colleagues in paying tribute to the panel or the Committee that prepared these Standing Orders. As I say so, I want to appreciate the time put in by all the Members and, especially by the leadership of the Committee. I have heard a lot of tribute being paid to you, but I thought that we were waiting for the Motion for Adjournment to do that. I hope that we will get there soon. Let me say that the challenge in making Standing Orders for the Senate which we have not ... view
• 8 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like the Assistant Minister to clarify the previous statements he has been making; he said that the Government owns this land and, indeed, due to its ownership of the title, it is the school which owns the land. Does he know that the Government of Kenya (GOK) schools having got those title deeds are required to deposit them with the churches because churches own the schools? The Government pays teachers in such schools and also for buildings through the CDF and other sources of funds. view
• 8 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to agree with hon. Namwamba and also remind the House that the Senator represents a county and there are county funds which he will, obviously, be supervising. So, why should he have two roles, when actually we, as Parliamentarians, shall be looking from outside? view
• 3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill mainly because of the reason that we have positioned ourselves as a future financial centre and as a future hub for transport as well. But what worries me is the cost of doing business in this country. These great ideas can become a reality if we can cut the cost of doing business by curbing corruption. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have watched for the last few years how corruption has actually been increasing in this country and the voice against corruption has been silenced to ... view
• 3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill and thank the Minister for bringing it. It is the high time we had such a law. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, aligning our laws to ICAO requirements is really something which should have been done long ago. It will address issues of safety, especially now that we are having increased air transport both internal and external. I think it is high time that this came into force as soon as possible. We have seen examples of helicopters being purchased by our Government without manuals, at wrong prices and ... view
• 3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also support this Bill wholeheartedly. I would like to ask the Minister to bring into alignment the issue of law reform and the issue of legal education specifically with the new developments in the economy. The breaking point is just the Bills we have passed in relation to the Civil Aviation and leasing and also maybe to develop a special cadre who may not necessarily be lawyers but legal technicians because those are in short supply in the market. Further, maybe you could also look into the issue of the complaints that hon. Anyang’-Nyong’o ... view
• 3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Motion and also commend the Committee because it has had a lot of problems in the past year. It is good to see that they are now working in cohesion. I wish they could have done that previously to save the House a lot of hustle. I support. view