Onyonka Richard Momoima

All parliamentary appearances

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• 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
• 30 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity. Cabinet Secretary Migos Ogamba happens to be a good friend of mine. I want to congratulate him and wish him the best. I believe he is up to the task of the responsibility that the Government has given. Cabinet Secretary, you said the number of students is 4.2 million and that there was a physical census. view
• 30 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will ask him a question about foreign travel. You explained that the circular issued had something to do with essential travel and the number of people who are supposed to be travelling. I did not hear you mention the number. In other words, the feeling and the observation I have made is that when Government officers are travelling, even when you have reduced the number of the individuals travelling, you do not particularly discuss the number that, for example, a Principal Secretary or a director could travel. Indeed, in your office, I know you ... view
• 30 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The matter that I would like to raise pertains to the numbers of the teachers that he has stated in terms of qualifications and their allocations. One of the most controversial issues which I bring to his attention because he has just come in, is the fact that if you look at all our 47 counties, we do not have any list or data which can explain the total number of teachers that have been employed in every county, yet one of the responsibilities of this House is to protect the counties. Would it be ... view
• 27 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding the implementation of the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC). The CBC was introduced to equip learners with practical skills for the 21st century. However, its implementation has revealed significant challenges that have exacerbated inequalities in the education system in our country. Urban schools, well-resourced compared to rural and disadvantaged ones has made it impossible to equate learning in our country. The CBC's focus on projects, hands-on learning over core subjects combined with the financial strains on the ... view
• 27 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to thank you for giving me this opportunity, again, to continue with the debate we were having this morning. We were discussing the mediated version of the Division of Revenue Bill. I had nearly finished my conversation, but there were about three points I wanted to raise. I wanted to plead with my colleagues in this House. This country is not poor. For all intents and purposes, if you look at the budget we have, it is a budget that can run itself. The total amount the county governments are getting for ... view
• 27 Oct 2024 in Senate: resources which we need to help our most vulnerable people, yet we are behaving as if nothing is happening. We have the capacity, but we refuse to accept our capabilities. I hope that we will bring legislation with some of you Members who have been wonderful, so that we can close the loopholes where this money is being stolen from and through. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I listened to the presidential speech the other day. How I wish he would have said, “we have at least 20 names of individuals that have already been arrested or we are arresting because ... view
• 27 Oct 2024 in Senate: Bw. Spika wa Muda, huu ni wakati wangu wa kwanza kutoa maoni yangu kuhusu sheria hii ambayo tumetunga juzi kuhusu makadirio ya fedha kwenye Serikali Kuu na zile za kaunti. Nilipokuwa nikichangia kwenye Kamati ya Usuluhishi, nilikuwa mmoja wa wale wabunge wa Seneti ambao walikataa. Maoni yangu ni kuwa zile pesa ambazo kaunti zilikuwa zimepewa, zilikuwa zimetosha na hakukuwa na haja ya kuziondoa kwa sababu zile pesa ambazo Serikali Kuu inazitumia kiasi chake ni kikubwa kwani ni asilimia 85. Tafadhali hakikisha ugatue yale majukumu ambayo gatuzi zote zinapaswa kufanya na hela zao mwaka ujao. Sasa tumefanya uangalizi wetu. Tumekagua vitabu ... view