Hon. Richard Nyagaka Tongi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the appointment of the nominees tabled so far this morning and John Morangi Omenge is one such nominee. view
• 13 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to also speak to this wonderful Motion on the Report from Hon. Wangari Mwaniki, the Member of Parliament for Kigumo Constituency. This goes to tell us of the value of getting experts to handle issues. The topic is technical but the way it has been simplified by Hon. Wangari Mwaniki has made it so easy for all of us to understand, and more so to understand the importance of the ACP-EU programme. It is a programme which has really enhanced the economy of Kenya. It is a programme which is adding ... view
• 13 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: unattractive. If you look at the number of people who are employed in flower farms, they are so many that the last thing we want to imagine as a country is that we are going to pay taxes. That will make those investors move away to cheaper countries where they will be able to pay less and make more money for themselves. This programme has enhanced employment opportunities for our youths. The number of people who are employed in this programme directly and indirectly is big.When our economy grows, we will create employment opportunities. The single most challenge that we ... view
• 13 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: This programme also enhances stability in the country. If we get into these blocks and we all talk the same language, there will be peace. If you go to Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda and they are all speaking the same language, even our political stability in the region is enhanced. So, we have to work hard and ensure people with expertise and understanding on this programme are given the opportunity to propagate our agenda and ensure that we get the service. That is why I am so humbled that our own, Hon. Wangari, is able to understand this. She has ... view
• 13 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, enhancing the relationship amongst trading partners is a good thing for any country. If you look at Kenya today, the counties which have made progress are those which have merged. We can cascade this programme to local level and get the benefit out of it. Those counties which have emerged and now they have common interest have attracted foreign investors directly to the county level. This programme can be cascaded even to the constituency level where we will partner with the neighbours. We will partner with the constituencies where we have similar challenges, and ensure that ... view
• 13 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: I have just come from Nyaribari Chache Constituency, Kisii County, a little while ago. This is the constituency which I come from. We have a lot of challenges which should not be a challenge. The ACP-EU has a programme of financing some of these projects. We have a lot of rain in Kisii. The biggest challenge I have in Kisii today is the poor road network because of the heavy rains. It is raining heavily. I have just left there a little while ago. We do not have a system of harvesting this water. If we had a system of ... view
• 13 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: It hurts me to see people who have gone to school and all they can think of is to get employment. They think that if you are not a teacher or in the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), you are not employed. The truth is that people who have money in this country are self-employed. We have to create an enabling environment where people will get these resources and the capital to start their businesses, so that they can grow this economy. That way, we will collect more money for KRA which will be used to ensure that we have good ... view
• 13 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: There are parts of this country which hurt because we have not done things the way we should be doing them. For example, a region like Kisii, where I come from, has water in plenty but we have done things which will hurt this economy and environment which was given to us by God. We have planted trees which are using a lot of water and making some streams to dry up. If we can get this money from ACP-EU, it can be used in civic education, for lack of a better word. It can also be used to give ... view
• 13 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, once again, I want to take this opportunity to thank Hon. Wangari, Member for Kigumo, for such a powerful presentation. We hope that we will all support her to ensure that this goes to the next level for the good of this country. view
• 13 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view