Michael Aringo Onyura

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 341 to 350 of 520.

• 25 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: I am here. view
• 25 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I know that we have been challenged to prosecute this Motion in Kiswahili. I can assure you that I can speak good Kiswahili. Indeed, when I address my constituents, other than the vernacular, I also use Kiswahili. However, in this particular case, I have chosen that I will use English. I rise to support this Motion very strongly and to thank the Mover of the Motion, view
• 25 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Joyce, for bringing it. I cannot say it is timely. In fact, it is overdue. The Constitution encourages and envisages public participation right up to the grassroots 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
• 25 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: level. I do not see how the public is going to participate if some of the key documents that they are supposed to be using in participation when it comes to contributions on legislation or views are in a language that the majority of people in this nation do not understand or are not competent in. All public and official documents should, as a matter of routine, be translated into Kiswahili, given that it is a national language. How can we be saying this is our national language and yet we need Parliament or somebody to be urging those who ... view
• 25 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: I also support the idea that has been floated here that when it comes to signage for roads and buildings, they should be done in the two languages. They should usually be done in English and be translated into Kiswahili. You go to some of these countries like Canada where they speak both English and French and you find that many of their signage are done in both languages. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those comments, I support this Motion and call upon all my colleagues to support it. Thank you for the chance. view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to oppose this Motion. Ranking in the form in which it is now, I would not support it. I believe that when the ranking started, it was meant to be good. However, with time, the focus has been narrowing so that now what everybody is focussing on is how to be number one in their zone, sub-county, county and in the whole country. view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Competition is good. We all accept that. However, it is only meaningful if we have clear rules, level playing ground and not where goal posts can be changed when the game is going on. How is this done? You find that because schools are focussing on how to be number one, unethical practices start creeping in. For example, schools will want to be number one at any cost even if it means weeding out children who are little bit weaker. They either take them to other schools or they make them repeat. This kind of thing infringes on the rights ... view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, compare this with what we are seeing now in our sports. In athletics, for example, because the focus is increasingly targeting financial gains in that field, you will find that some unacceptable practices like doping are now creeping in. The focus now is on how they can get money and not just the spirit of competition where you do your best. When we are talking about competition as it has been said, we must start comparing like with like. You cannot, for example, rank schools in Nairobi, say Kilimani, Consolata and Nairobi Primary with schools in ... view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Personally, the way it is, I will not support this Motion if ranking remains narrow on exams alone. If we spread and widen it, I will support it. Ranking should not just be based on exams. That is training robots and it is not what we want. We will have problems because we will not have whole persons in future. So, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I oppose this Motion on ranking. Thank you. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, not on this one. view