Michael Aringo Onyura

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: With those comments, I support the Bill. view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second this Bill and do so quite happily because it is good. I thank Hon. Sang for moving it and doing a good job of it. As we all know, clinical officers play a very important role in our hospitals and in the medical or health services sector. They have done so for a long time and I am sure they will continue to do so. It is only right that we legislate and come up with laws and frameworks in which their work can be done even better ... view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: to be a doctor. We need to provide this sort of framework, organisation and system so that clinical officers can supervise and oversee themselves to make sure that we do not get quacks coming in. The issue of the disciplinary committee is very well put in the Bill. It will ensure that proper professional conduct is maintained; guidelines are given and standards and ethics are also maintained. Also, the representation of the board is quite clear there. Looking at the comments, it also seeks to ensure that representation of minorities and the gender rule is properly observed. The Bill talks ... view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Motion. It is important and timely. It just depends on how you look at it. I believe Hon. Njomo has been prompted to bring this Motion after observing the kind of apathy and indifference that is seen around the country with those who are supposed to be registering as voters. Can you just imagine that a whole President and the Opposition leaders are going round the entire country, spending a lot of energy and resources to persuade people to register as voters? The numbers that we are seeing are still ... view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. I wish to thank Hon. Mutua who is also my County Women Representative for bringing these amendments. This promotes the effectiveness of the original act to the sort of punishment that such perpetrators should face and clarifying some of the definitions that were either missing or were perhaps not clearly defined. Sexual offences include acts like rape and indecent assault. These are acts or crimes that traumatise the victims a great deal. Not only are these acts degrading but they are also traumatising. The acts could damage the victim psychologically ... view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, even as we build capacity in schools, we should also build capacity for those who train in counselling and parenting. Everybody in a family setting should be concerned. I support that we should have designated areas in police stations that can handle this matter because of its delicate nature and psychological implications. We should train and build the capacity of those who will be charged with this matter. view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: I also support the provision of good record keeping and tracking of offenders so that they do not repeat these offences. In many cases, the victims are vulnerable people such as minors, the disabled and mentally retarded people. The provisions on how to collect and preserve evidence and provisions against interference or cover up go a long way in strengthening the Act. One of the deterrent measures is for the offenders to know that chances of being caught, charged and convicted are high. So, we strengthen the Act by applying the necessary technology and preserving scenes of crime. view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: We need to ensure that the backward cultural practices are not used as excuses for people to commit such offences. Bad manners such as whistling and cat-calls against ladies are things that need to be discouraged through education and legislation. I think the most important thing is that we should invest in education and public awareness to minimise such offences. I support these amendments. Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. view
• 17 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Motion, that the House confirms retired Archbishop Wabukala to be the Chair of the EACC. I think corruption is a real, major problem in this country. I think it is the main cancer in our country that is chocking and eating up everything to do with development. Even in areas of security. Unfortunately even when we talk about democracy in certain cases, I think the retired archbishop is going to face real challenges. I am sure he knows this, having been in Kenya and seen what is happening. But ... view
• 17 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Motion, that the House confirms retired Archbishop Wabukala to be the Chair of the EACC. I think corruption is a real, major problem in this country. I think it is the main cancer in our country that is chocking and eating up everything to do with development. Even in areas of security. Unfortunately even when we talk about democracy in certain cases, I think the retired archbishop is going to face real challenges. I am sure he knows this, having been in Kenya and seen what is happening. But ... view