Michael Aringo Onyura

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity to also contribute to this important Motion. I support the Motion on Approval of this Protocol on 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
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: the SGR. I support it because it is a well-thought out project and it is long overdue. This will take our transport system into the 21st Century. We all know that the railway line that we are using is the one that we read in history - the Kenya-Uganda Railway - which has become obsolete. It is of no use to the country and the region. If we pass this Motion, we will allow the four countries to construct the railway line that will assist in trade and improve efficiency in terms of doing business as has been summarised here. ... view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: As it has been summarized in the Committee’s Report, it will also reduce significantly the damage on our roads. We all know that the cost of constructing and maintaining roads is getting higher and higher. If we can get an alternative means of transport, like the railway and particularly, a modern railway, then we will gain a lot through preservation of our roads. view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: While on roads, I hope that the project of tarmacking the 20,000 kilometres is going on, and that it will be distributed equally throughout the country. We look forward to that as promised by the Government. view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I hope that when this project is complete, it will go a long way in terms of integration of people in this region. I hope that the Government will allow free movement of people within the four countries that will be benefiting from this project. I have seen in the summary of the Report that the Committee emphasizes that this is a national function and has nothing to do with the counties. I hope that we will not get to a stage where some parties will be interpreting this in a ridiculous way or say that since the ... view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: I also see this as another opportunity for us to promote tourism. I am sure that this will be possible with free and efficient movement, as we see in other countries which already have bullet trains. We are struggling to catch up and there is nothing wrong with that. It is better late than never. I see this as an opportunity for opening up the region, and as something that can promote tourism within the whole region. Because it will be efficient and cheaper, it will reduce the cost of doing business. This will further translate into cheaper products within ... view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I hope that we learnt a lesson from the East African Railways as this major project starts. I also hope that we shall not allow petty regional considerations, greed and vested interests to break up this good project that will cover the whole region. I hope we shall learn from those lessons on the East African Railways. Hon. Speaker, this project will come in handy as we start to transport our oil. These days, I do not hear it being talked about very much, but as we start trading in the oil that has been discovered, our modern ... view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Finally, I want to comment on procurement because it happens to be one of the issues that tend to mar some of the projects that are intended to help our country. Because of lack of transparency and corruption, particularly in the procurement systems, you will find that there are delays and a lot of wrangling. Therefore, the process hardly moves forward. So, I expect us to move forward and hope that there will be transparency in whatever is being done in this project be it in procurement or employment. view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: With those comments, I beg to support the Motion. view
• 30 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support this Bill. I particularly support the issue of awareness, civic education and making sure that those who partake of this have the necessary information. Even as we promote the traditional brews, we need to be sure that they are of a good quality and high standard, so that those who consume them are not harmed in any way. I support the Bill. view