Joel Onyancha

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Society is also giving a bad example to children. When we behave the way we do, children copy us and begin burning our schools. If we do not mete out severe punishment against the crime of arson, we will lose it completely. view
• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: This is a serious matter that should be addressed both by a Committee of Parliament and us, as leaders. view
• 19 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I stand to strongly oppose the inclusion of this clause. We are talking about appointment of an officer who is equivalent to a judge of the High Court. We know very well that we are discussing the wage bill. Why are we including more staff in the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) now? Two, we do not want a prefect. Just like my friend from Tiaty has said, we have been vetted and voted for. In any case, even if we had this person appointed, we still are subject to scrutiny by the EACC. You do not ... view
• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I have heard various views about the youth. The sponsor of this Bill has consistently explained himself to the House about what informed these amendments that have been made in the whole Bill. I am personally satisfied. There have been other views. People were complaining that others have been appointed to directorships whereas the youth are not appointed. By the way, the directorship of a board is not employment. We are now creating a case for the youth of this country to be employed. I have no problem with the way it is. I support this ... view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I am Member for Bomachoge Borabu Constituency, not just Borabu. There is a Member for Borabu Constituency as well. I support this amendment. We all know that governments come into place because they have manifestos and objectives they want to achieve. We cannot give this responsibility to the Auditor-General. His role is to audit public expenditure. If in so doing he can also audit policy, that will be good enough. However, we cannot have him audit policy from the outset. That will derail the programmes of any government. view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I am Member for Bomachoge Borabu Constituency, not just Borabu. There is a Member for Borabu Constituency as well. I support this amendment. We all know that governments come into place because they have manifestos and objectives they want to achieve. We cannot give this responsibility to the Auditor-General. His role is to audit public expenditure. If in so doing he can also audit policy, that will be good enough. However, we cannot have him audit policy from the outset. That will derail the programmes of any government. view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Yes. view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Yes. view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, did you hear the Mover of this Motion saying that this House will “adapt”? What we are doing here is adopting this Motion. These are his intentions, but he is asking us to “adapt”, which is different. view