Charles Onyancha

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 301 to 305 of 305.

• 18 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity to support this Vote and congratulate the Minister for the able way he has moved the Motion. I think it is high time infrastructure in this country is taken seriously. The state of roads in many places is very bad. We have particular roads in mind, but I am sure the Ministry, through this budget, is determined to address some of those teething problems. I want to thank the Minister for taking the bull by its horns and solving some of the problems. For example, the Kisii-Kilgoris road has ... view
• 20 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also wish to support this Motion and congratulate the Minister for Finance for a well-thought-out Budget Speech. We should give due credit to the Government where it is due. A lot of resources are now being channelled to the Free Primary Education Programme (FPEP) that appeared initially to be a dream to other people. The FPEP is now working. Everyone is in agreement that this is a vital programme that is pushing literacy levels in the country to what was not precedented. The FPEP needs to be supported. A lot of money needs to ... view
• 20 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Sorry, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for that interruption. I was discussing the issue of corruption and how this can be used as a saving measure to raise money to run programmes of the Government. This issue has taken too long for the Government to come to terms to, and a lot of money is being wasted on committees that address it. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the process should be expedited so that we move away from this very quickly and save funds so that we can manage our resources properly. view
• 20 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have no problem with Government vehicles being reduced as suggested by the Minister so that we save money to do other things. With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 14 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to add my voice in supporting this Motion. I wish to start by thanking the Members of this Parliament who are representing us in the Pan African Parliament for the good job they are doing there, as reflected by the report that was tabled in this House. The good things in the Pan African Parliament, including live coverage and good offices are things we can borrow. But I honestly believe that the Pan-African Parliament should not just be a talking shop. How binding are the resolutions that you make ... view