Onyonka Richard Momoima

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Nov 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support Sen. Cherarkey as my Vice-Chairperson in the CPAC. This matter is not simplistic. We have been sitting on the CPAC; nobody should be interpreting and thinking that our agenda is to disagree or make noise at the governors with whom we disagree. That is not the issue here. There are some governors whom we have invited and they have come on time and also sent their documents on time. The Standing Orders require that some of the documents be delivered to us at least 14 days before the period that we meet the governor. view
• 13 Nov 2024 in Senate: Some of them have come with their officers and we have been satisfied with some of the good work that they are doing. In reality, our responsibility is to oversight the county governments and even the national Government. We should not allow this precedent of The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate. view
• 13 Nov 2024 in Senate: allowing governors to unilaterally come up with some flimsy excuses and justification why they cannot come. We need to interrogate their books publicly so that their voters and citizens can know whether they have been doing a good job or not. Their refusal is unconscionable and unacceptable. I would like, therefore, to thank Sen. Cherarkey for standing firm. I do not take some of these issues lightly. We know that Sen. Dullo who has been the Senator for Isiolo County, has received death threats. It is on video. view
• 13 Nov 2024 in Senate: We have seen where many of these governors who have got impunity telling us how they feel there is nothing we can do. I will be one of the people who will support the amendments which are going to come. Let us be honest and ask ourselves what happens to a governor who deliberately decides they will not appear before the committees of this House? What happens to a governor who once has been summoned and pays a fine of Kshs500,000 ten times? What then do you do with that? How do you create deterrence? I hope that all the ... view
• 13 Nov 2024 in Senate: We just want the facts and the reality to be put on the table so that the public can build confidence in our capacities as leaders and as the people who are overseeing both the national Government and the county government. view
• 13 Nov 2024 in Senate: Thank you. view
• 12 Nov 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to say a few things about this Bill. I am extremely excited about the Senate as a House because we are now becoming proactive. Many of us have been raising the issues and discussing why the county governments and the county assemblies look like they are all operating in a dysfunctional manner that is deliberately skewed to make sure that MCAs do not get a working environment that is comfortable for them and that will be responsive to the needs of the public. Sometimes, their salaries are delayed and ... view
• 12 Nov 2024 in Senate: how he is doing a wonderful job and yet you find there are no medicines, no running water and roads are being done poorly. Another matter that I want us to discuss as soon as possible is that some of our governors, like my governor, have brought in Chinese people who are cutting trees in the whole of Kisii County. The assembly has not sat to decide whether they would have authorised such an activity to take place. As I speak, the Department of Environment has not told us what their forest cover is. You remember the President pronounced himself ... view
• 30 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to also contribute briefly on three very critical issues that I hold dearly. I will first start with Sen. Mumma o the issue of our football. Hon. Osotsi has clearly put it out. However, my interpretation is that the problem with our football is not that we have people who never played football engaging in it. The problem with our football is simply money. The football management and people running our football are corrupt. Betting has joined the cartel. We are now punishing our young men and women. I hope ... view
• 30 Oct 2024 in Senate: supposed to have a forensic office and forensic officers who are supposed to make these investigations successful. Someone talked about the CCTVs, my Secretary General, hon. Sifuna. I can tell him today those CCTVs are not working. view