Charles Onyancha

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill. I thank hon. Ethuro for introducing this very important Bill which, actually, is long overdue. Parliament has ceded its powers to the Executive for too long. We should have done this since Independence because it is provided for in the Constitution. We have abdicated our responsibility until this point in time. I am pleased to see that this has now come to the Floor of the House. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue about numbers of Ministers has been a thorn in the flesh of Kenyans. ... view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I withdraw and apologise. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of qualifications, I wish to support the previous speakers that, indeed, it is important that we have qualified hon. Members to serve in those executive positions to be able to deliver effectively to view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: . I also support the notion on the implementation of this Bill. As soon as it is enacted, rather than wait for 2012 or the next Parliament, it should be implemented straightaway. view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I wish to contribute to this very important Motion presented by the Chairman of Public Investments Committee (PIC). It is a very sad state of affairs as we have heard today from the Chairman of this Committee. As I thank the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman for laying this report on the Table, I also wonder where the Members of this Committee are. This is a very important Report which should be taken seriously by Members of that Committee first and by other hon. Members. view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Report is a case of continued impunity on the part of the CEOs of the parastatals which the Government must take action on. There is impunity in terms of breaking the law. When parastatals give their financial report five or seven years after, those are accounts which should not be accepted. Many of them operate under Cap.486 which specifies the number of months and the year when a report should be presented for audit. The Income Tax Act, Cap.470 also states the number of months, not years, when such a report should have been ... view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: We have seen cases of impunity with parastatals with regard to the Employment Act where they employ casual labourers for 15 years. We know clearly that the law specifies a period of 90 days for casual labourers. These are acts of impunity which must be put to an end. Further, parastatals which operate and are not liquid and must go for view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am recommending a mild dictatorship by Mr. Michuki, Mr. Njonjo and Mr. Nyachae. view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I withdraw and apologize. view
• 23 Jul 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I finish then by saying that the Government must take this matter seriously and punish all the officers who have been stealing money from this country through this Report and also showing elements of extreme corruption. With those few remarks, I beg to support. view