Hon. Richard Nyagaka Tongi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. At the outset, I support this Motion because it is timely and considering the challenges our parents face in getting this very important document, a birth certificate, back at home, even in the entire country Kenya. view
• 26 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: We have heard of many cases where parents have been forced to even give a bribe to get a very basic document which again influences and directs the lives of our children in many ways. For one to register for an examination, both Standard Eight and Form Four, and for that matter any other exam at the national level, one needs a birth certificate. Therefore, this requirement is very critical from the Government. The same Government has not made it possible for parents to get this document without having to struggle the way they are at the moment. The idea ... view
• 26 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: centralised or harmonised registration of birth certificates would not have come at a better time than now. view
• 26 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: I have had cases in my constituency, in Kisii Central, where parents have been forced to even give a bribe to get this document. Some parents are kept waiting for years on end. One parent came to see me to persuade me to go and stand in the gap for them because their child was supposed to be registered was sent away from school, yet they were not able to get this document from the government offices. It is important that as Government – it is not enough to set up rules – we should find out how the rules ... view
• 26 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Gone are the days when people used to think that a birth certificate is a luxury. During our days in school, a birth certificate would only be required when applying for a passport. But nowadays, it is a basic requirement and one needs to submit at every stage of any government registration. We hope the bio-registration which was started by the Government will address some of these challenges so that we do not have too many documents in our wallet and do not have to carry so many of these. They should be carried in one folder where all the ... view
• 26 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: So, without having to repeat what has been said by my colleagues, I take this opportunity to thank Hon. Wamaua for bringing this creative and innovative thinking which has come to address the issues and challenges that our people are facing at the constituency level. I am sure it is the same thing all over the country. Kenyans will be served in a better way than having to go through the challenges they have suffered in the past. view
• 26 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: I support and thank the Hon. Member for coming up with this great idea. view
• 8 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I appreciate your wisdom. At the onset, I want to support this Bill by my good friend Hon. Benjamin. It is a forward-looking Bill which is meant to cure the challenges we are having as a country. It is good to take care of young people. But as we do that, we should not forget the old. That is because old is gold. All of us at some point will get old. The youth of today will be old tomorrow. So, we should not have the law only addressing a few specific cases we ... view
• 8 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. You know my good friend likes publicity. This is one such opportunity he wanted to rise so that the youth and the community he represents can notice him. I have not said that the youth should not be CEOs. Actually, I am on record on that. The other day, I saw a posting on our page saying Rwanda has given an opportunity to a young person of 19 years to sit in the Cabinet. If that is true, it is something that all of us need to emulate as a country and learn from ... view
• 8 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: clean world to live in. We need to do our bit as a Government and as lawmakers to ensure that the youth get involved at a good age so that they can take over from all of us when we are old and not able to serve this country. We have one indivisible country called Kenya, and all of us must work to ensure that we get good people to drive the development agenda. view