Michael Aringo Onyura

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Therefore, it is overdue and it will assist in giving effect to the relevant sections of the Constitution. view
• 22 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I think it is very important that a very important sector like that of mining is properly regulated so that there is order, predictability and those who wish to invest would know which laws apply. I hope that in this sector, through this kind of regulation and the provision of this Bill, prospecting of mines is going to be encouraged everywhere. I want to believe that our country has a lot of mineral wealth all over its regions. What we need to do is to create an environment that encourages prospecting and investors. I have noticed, even ... view
• 22 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: went ahead of them used the wealth that God gave us through this sector in a good and a sustainable manner. This is worth considering. With those comments, I beg to support the Bill. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, just for clarification, the Vice-Chair has admitted that a lot of information that he has in his Statement is wrong. What action is he going to take against those who have given him this kind of false information? It is seriously false because this is a victim of injustice and he is hearing that Parliament has been informed that he is dead. I think he will be thoroughly traumatised. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. Like my other colleagues, may I also thank hon. Millie for a job well done! It is not surprising really because hon. Millie Odhiambo has been among the Kenyans in the fore-front who have been fighting for human rights. This is an important Bill because it will assist us in ensuring that the Constitution that Kenyans passed overwhelmingly is implemented. This is captured under Clause 50 of this Bill. This Clause meets the aspirations of Part IV of the Constitution of Kenya. ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was also quite encouraged when I read the definition of a “victim” and if you allow to me to read that small portion, it states:- view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: “Victim” means any natural persons who individually or collectively have suffered harm including physical or mental injury, emotional suffering or economic loss and so on.” This means there are many people who have been suffering abuse of one kind or another, including economic exploitation. Those are now defined here as victims who can actually now find some recourse or a fall-back in this law which I would urge everybody in this House to support. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was also happy to find here that this law urges treatment of victims with dignity, which has been seriously missing in ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: It is also pleasing to see that the Bill requires that where a victim goes to make a report or is being dealt with, any special features for the victim, including their cultural values, are taken into consideration. This is so that people are treated bearing in mind what their values are, age, gender and et cetera . I think this is really encouraging. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would only add that just the other day, we were recruiting 10,000 police officers. I think part of their training should be issues to do with human rights and the Bill ... view
• 3 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand to support this Motion that this House is adjourned for the next ten days. The House has done quite a lot of work as has been enumerated by the Leader of Majority Party. We have handled many Bills and Motions in this House. A lot of work has also been done out there, not necessarily in the glare of camera. A lot of work has been done in the Committees. This short recess will assist us go and interact with our constituents particularly now that we have been given the CDF allocations. We need ... view
• 3 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand to support this Motion that this House is adjourned for the next ten days. The House has done quite a lot of work as has been enumerated by the Leader of Majority Party. We have handled many Bills and Motions in this House. A lot of work has also been done out there, not necessarily in the glare of camera. A lot of work has been done in the Committees. This short recess will assist us go and interact with our constituents particularly now that we have been given the CDF allocations. We need ... view