Michael Aringo Onyura

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I thought so. It is only fair that it be that way. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Bill. I support it because it is addressing a very important problem of the ordinary mwananchi – that is the cost of living for the ordinary Kenyan. We have to be very careful when we legislate because in 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
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: the process we may overlook certain things but when it comes to implementing them, we realise that they have very serious implications to the cost of living for the ordinary Kenyan. Talking of the cost of living, there are people within our population who live at approximately one US Dollar a day. That is how the talk has been. However, looking at what is happening now, the amount is going down. We have gotten to a stage where we have people who are living at less than half a Dollar a day. We will soon be talking about cents a ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would also like to support this Motion on BPS, particularly with regard to the amendments that have been moved. The issue of polytechnics is very important. It is very key, when we are looking at ways to occupy our youth. The funds that have been recommended for the revamping of polytechnics are welcome. As it has been said, it works out to roughly Kshs5 million per constituency. At this point in time, it is very welcome because some of the polytechnics that I have visited are lacking quite a number of facilities. They ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: are poorly remunerated and poorly looked after. If those are the places we are hoping to take our children for purposes of getting skills that will enable them to be self-employed, then we need to look at that cadre as well. The quicker we do that the better. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with regard to the issue of hospitals, I support the idea that every county should have a Level 5 Hospital. In fact, the previous district hospitals should all be upgraded to Level 5 Hospitals, so that every county can have a mini-referral hospital that would be of great service to the county residents. I also believe that it will also reduce congestion in the two main referral hospitals of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret and Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would also like to support this Motion on BPS, particularly with the amendments that have been moved. The issue of polytechnics is very important. It is very key, when we are looking at ways to occupy our youth. The funds that have been recommended for the revamping of polytechnics are very welcome. As it is has been said, it works out to roughly Kshs5 million per constituency. At this point in time, it is very welcome because some of the polytechnics that I have visited are lacking quite a number of facilities. They ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with regard to the issue of hospitals, I support the idea that every county should have a level 5 hospital. In fact, the previous district hospitals should all be upgraded to level 5 hospitals, so that every county can have a mini-referral hospital that would be of great service to the county residents. I also believe that it will also reduce congestion in the two main referral hospitals of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret and Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. It is good that you stand up against some of these selfish tendencies. If hon. Mwaura is tired, he can go and have a cup of tea in the restaurant. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: As I was saying, we need to have a Level 5 Hospital in every county so as to improve service delivery. It will also be cheaper for the citizens in a particular county 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
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: go to a referral hospital within that county rather than travel all the way, say, from Busia to KNH in Nairobi or Eldoret. view