Charles Onyancha

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 241 to 250 of 305.

• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. I wish to note with concern that there is no single Minister in the House and hardly any Assistant Minister. view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said “hardly”. This is the most important day after Budget Day. This is the day we expect the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, his Assistant Minister and the whole Government to be here to listen to their sins. Unfortunately, they are just people of impunity. That is why we are seeing this. I think it is the first time in the history of this country that you see two hon. Members seated on the Government side. It is a shame. It is time that hon. Members highlighted that problem. view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me contribute to the Report of this Committee because it is the most important oversight Committee of the House. It has a very good job but unfortunately, as usual, its dedication and Report will not be taken seriously. I am happy that we now have an Implementation Committee where many of us are Members. We are going to make certain people cry for their impunity. I am sure that Members will back us up to ensure that the Government starts operating responsibly and following the law. The law requires that audits are complete by ... view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is crucial to prepare the accounts of the Government on time. I believe that this House has the capacity to force that action to be taken, especially if it was to take our recommendations seriously about staffing as well as about impressing a sense of responsibility on the Accounting Officers concerned. It is a shame that of all the reports we have looked at and previous Committees since Independence, all of them have been qualified. Qualified is the term used by accountants to mean that they have been found wanting. There is not a ... view
• 23 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Let me touch on the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General. I believe they have done a good job but part of the reason why we have had this problem is that since Independence, there is not a single qualified accountant who has held that office and yet the law provides under other legislation like the Companies Act, that you cannot sign an audit report unless you are a qualified accountant. Fortunately, the man who has just taken over now in an acting capacity is one member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK). I am talking ... view
• 17 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Minister responding or contributing? view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am going to try and be very brief; in the near future I will try to be tall so that you can notice me. I will focus on sequencing with regard to the Vote for the Ministry of Energy. While supporting the Motion, I would like to say the following. First of all is that I am very satisfied, like many other hon. Members, with the good work being done by the Ministry. There is a lot of co- operation between the Minister and his parastatals, the Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the independent ... view
• 3 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to support this Bill. It is time that we had a commission like this. It is more urgent now than ever before, because of what we experienced recently. I have a few general comments to make on the Bill. Generally speaking, tribal clashes and the violence that we had was as a result of misunderstandings between communities, disparities in incomes and general failure by religion to promote harmony between communities. This is an issue which is of utmost importance and which we must face head on. Since Kenya belongs to all of us, ... view
• 1 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister tell us the time it will take for the auditors to be sent to Lodwar Municipal Council? He has stated that he will send auditors and inspectors, but he has not given us a timeframe within which the exercise will be conducted. Will it before 2012 or 2015? view
• 30 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir and Mr. Minister. I wish to support this Motion. view