Charles Onyancha

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 261 to 270 of 305.

• 26 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 20 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. Let me start by saying I am supporting this Budget Speech. I want to congratulate the Minister for giving us a pro-poor Budget. Even when some people have tried to bring in the issue of politics in the Budget, I would like to assure him that it is not easy to do what he has done with the limited resources at his disposal. I also congratulate the Government, in general, for the way it has steered the economy to the growth rate of 6.1 per cent. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, ... view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply. (a) The Persons with Disabilities Bill received assent on 1st December, 2003. The Act came into force on 25th June, 2004, through Legal Notice No.64 of 2004 except for Sections 22, 23, 24, 35(1), 35(2), 39 and 40. The Ministry is liaising with the relevant arms of the Government to identify sections of the Act which are in conflict with other laws prior to gazettement of particular sections. In addition, there are sections of the Act that are already in force, but cannot be implemented due to lack of rules and regulations. ... view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with regard to Part (b), Section 32 (1) of the Persons with Disabilities Act, it provides for the establishment of the National Development Fund for persons with disabilities. The Government has been involved in establishing a legal framework for the operationalisation of the National Development Fund for Persons with Disabilities. Once the legal framework is implemented, the Fund will come into operation. view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have clearly said that there are various Sections of the Act which are in conflict with the existing laws. So, implementation of the Act, including setting aside funds, is a process and we have to start with having a legal framework first before we can talk about funding. view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry, presently has, through the National Council for Persons with Disabilities, engaged a consultant to facilitate the drafting of these rules and regulations. So, as you can see, we are in the process of finalising this matter. view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, only this morning somebody asked about the issue of operationalising this Disability Act; somebody has gone to court, because some of the sections that have to be put into operation, and which have not been gazetted, involve funding; it involves changing the law, which is done here. So, it is in our interest to change the law here so that we can fit it into this whole process. view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I still insist that we are working on a legal instrument which will provide for some of the issues the Member has raised. For example, that legal instrument should be able to provide for criteria for selection of a board, composition of that board and a trust deed for fundraising strategies and, of course, running a Ministry is not like addressing a political rally! You have to have systems put in place; a memorandum has to be done to the Cabinet to approve and allocate funding. view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government is working towards that end. view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have responded to that question more than once here, and I have said that the Government is keen. The Bill received assent on 31st December, 2003. The Act came into force on the 25th June, 2004, but certain sections of that Act have not received gazettement. This is because some of these sections are in conflict with the existing law, and law is changed in the House here and we are in the process of changing that law to facilitate implementation of some of these sections. view