Michael Aringo Onyura

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to this Motion. Before I make the few comments that I have, just allow me to join the rest of the country in mourning the innocent lives that were very senselessly lost in Mandera as we have read and heard. I join the rest of the country in condemning those kinds of senseless killing by those cowardly terrorists. I want to start by commending the current Public Investments Committee (PIC). I was here when the Chairman was introducing and giving his speech. What I learnt ... view
• 2 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Even the evidence that could have been used against the perpetrators of all the ills that have been committed, some of them are no longer in office. Some of them have long retired. Others, perhaps, have moved on; they are no longer with us. So, it becomes difficult to prosecute those cases. Now that we are getting current with those reports, let us hope that somebody will be following up and taking action against those who are named in reports like these ones. People must be made accountable. The law says that. Normally when you read through these reports, what ... view
• 2 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: has been taken. I cannot think of any case that has been followed up and has been prosecuted because of these reports from PIC and PAC. It is high time this National Assembly put its foot down to make sure that those reports are actually followed up. I differ slightly with my colleague who has said that, maybe, it is the Opposition that is not checking the Government. But you see, it is the Government that has the machinery to enforce. It controls the Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and those who are supposed to take ... view
• 2 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: is set aside and there is already a budget for it. Why should it take eight years and not get completed? We need to address those issues squarely. view
• 20 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to make a comment on this Bill. I have taken note of your advice, that there are still other Members who would like to contribute. So, I will be brief. I support this Bill. However, I agree with the sentiments I have heard from the Members that the Bill presents many little small amendments here and there, and that it would have been much cleaner, better, easier and less complicated if we just had brought a fresh Bill and repealed the existing law rather than have many amendments ... view
• 20 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when it comes to matters of the environment, I think these are issues we should take very seriously; particularly we in Kenya should strive to be in the forefront. Remember that we are the hosts of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and we have been given that honour by the whole world. We also owe it to the whole world, not only just to ensure that we conform to and follow the best international practices but also to appreciate the fact that we have been given that honour to be the Headquarters of UNEP. We ... view
• 20 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: As the Bill itself says, it is aimed at ensuring that it is aligned to the new Constitution, particularly when it comes to issues of devolution. One of the main features of our new Constitution is to do with devolution, where as much of these activities as possible are done at county level. I think that it is a good thing to recognize that a lot of these activities should be devolved. In doing so, we should ensure, as the spirit of the Constitution expects, that there is maximum participation of all the stakeholders and, in fact, of all wananchi. ... view
• 20 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: When it comes to the issue of information, this is very important. Just the awareness on how to improve our environment and how to relate to the environment is important. I think awareness and education should be intensified from the lowest level possible. There were tree planting days which were very regular. I think that they used to 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
• 20 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: serve not just for the awareness, but even just for improvement of environment. Why it was abandoned, or left by the wayside, I do not know. view
• 20 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Such good practices should be revived and encouraged. I would also urge that when we are doing strategic plans at constituency, ward or county levels, we should make sure that the environment is given prominence. We should give ourselves targets for environmental roadmaps just to ensure that we keep our environment clean. We need to disseminate sufficient and useful information on the impact of environmental degradation and climate change. We are already seeing some of the effects in terms of unpredictable weather patterns. This can be related to the way in which we are looking after our environment. Some Member ... view