Michael Aringo Onyura

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. It is an important Bill because just looking at its objective, you learn that it is meant to regulate the personnel who will be working in this sector. There is need for regulation of any group of service providers, particularly in such sensitive sectors as that of health. The Bill sets out to provide a framework for training, registration of the professionals and licensing, which are important. It provides for the establishment of a board, giving it powers and detailing its functions. The more we professionalise service providers ... view
• 21 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: registers. I have also noted that the Board will be tasked with preparing annual reports and accounts. So, this is fairly comprehensive for a board. I have noted that there will be officers to be appointed to this board, including the Registrar, chairman and vice-chairman. We should make sure that people appointed to serve on or under this Board will be competent, and that the process of appointing them is as open and transparent as possible. Everybody should be given an equal chance, so that we can get the best officers. On the issue of private practice which is provided ... view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill because it is something which the Constitution expects us to do. Article 164 of the Constitution provides that Parliament shall do an Act of Parliament to operationalise that Article. What we have been doing in the last two weeks is geared towards strengthening the rule of law and restructuring of judiciary system in this country. view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: We legislated for the Magistrates’ Courts, the High Courts, and the Small Claims Courts. We are now doing the same for the Court of Appeal. The passage of this Bill will ensure that we have a very effective and efficient Court of Appeal. The Bills that we have been discussing are aimed at strengthening our judicial system. This will give confidence to Kenyans with regard to the operations of our courts. Once structures are put in place, it will be clear to everybody how our judicial system runs. Arising from all these reforms, I notice that Kenyans are gaining even ... view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: also stable. When somebody is wronged or communities feel aggrieved, instead of revenging or taking the law into their own hands, they are able to submit themselves to the court process. We have read about the disagreements that are going on about the retirement age. I have not seen anything on retirement in this Bill. Issues of retirement age need not be as controversial as they are now. In my opinion, matters of retirement age should be relaxed. When the Civil Service retirement age moved to 60, perhaps we should have moved the retirement age of judges to 75. More ... view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker for allowing me to contribute to this Bill. I rise to support it. Right from the beginning, just by looking at the main objectives of this Bill, which is to resolve disputes informally, inexpensively and expeditiously in accordance with the principles of law and natural justice, I think this has been long overdue. Nothing is more important than the rule of law. This is one of the steps that are being taken to underpin the rule of law. Hon. Speaker, this is also another way of reducing the congestion that exists in all the ... view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: processes, either in the Capital City of Nairobi or the county headquarters, these should be decentralized as much as possible. I have noted with encouragement that the Bill talks about the possibility of having such courts in sub-counties. Eventually this should go lower. It should be based at the ward level so that services and particularly judicial services are brought as close to where the people are as possible. This court should be as flexible and simple in its operations as possible. There should be a possibility of having a mobile circuit within an area that it is operating. It ... view
• 14 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I support it. It is a fairly straightforward amendment. It is an amendment to correct the language. It is just the English there. It is straightforward. I support it. 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
• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill because it is a Bill that is supposed to give effect to Article 165 of the Constitution that provides for the High Court and directs that Parliament will pass the necessary laws for the efficient operationalisation of that Article. view
• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this Bill will enable the High Court to work effectively and efficiently. As that happens, it will strengthen the judicial system. In terms of realising good governance and stability, an efficient and effective judicial system that enjoys the confidence of the citizenry is very important. We should support any effort towards strengthening that part of the Government. That is what this Bill is doing. We always talk about the importance of observing the rule of law and emphasise the fact that we are all equal before the law. We talk about the principles of one being ... view