Hon. Richard Nyagaka Tongi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: The President spoke on health issues and he said that we have a duty as a nation to ensure that the quality of health is given to all regardless of your social or economic status, so that when any of us has a need for medical services, he or she is able to access it without having to look back and ask: “Where am I going to get this money to pay for my medical needs?” As a former teacher, I cannot emphasise more on the need for quality education. The only opportunity that the son of a peasant has ... view
• 14 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to speak to this Bill. It is timely because it is going to address some of the challenges the modern parents are faced with. At the outset, I want to indicate that I am supporting the Bill for many reasons. One, as parents, we are the most influential books our children will ever read on the subject of character formation, societal values and what makes a family a special place to be. The Bill has come in good time considering the kind of challenges we have nowadays as young parents. ... view
• 14 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Employees are as good as employers. If the environment under which employees work is not supportive, definitely they will not give their best at work. When you are a young mum and you know your child is hurting somewhere, especially with a nanny who is not caring enough and who punishes innocent children, you will always be disturbed at work. It is because you are not in control of what is happening back at home. However, when you know your child is well at home, it gives you comfort and satisfaction hence you are more motivated to give your best ... view
• 14 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: At a later stage, I would want to propose an amendment which stipulates that only companies with a given turnover should be required by law to effect what the law is proposing here. If we pass the law as it is, every business and company must then have that facility. We will be shooting ourselves in the foot in the sense that we will not have created an opportunity for the young entrepreneurs from our universities. They have great ideas, but they lack capital. So, we need to strike a balance between noble ideas and the creation of an enabling ... view
• 14 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: for businesses to thrive. It is by doing that, that we will create employment opportunities. I come from a region where unemployment is such a mess. Recently, when Parliament advertised for opportunities which were less than 100, I was taken aback by the queue that I saw out there. I am told that some people had applied online. If that is a representation of unemployment in the country, then I think we need to do something and encourage people who have ideas on how to start businesses. We should not kill their ideas by putting hurdles on their way. We ... view
• 31 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, whereas I support the proposal, we also need to take into account the many changes that have emanated due to the county functions which have affected many boundaries, especially educational boundaries. You cannot have political and educational boundaries in different zones because it causes confusion. What cannot be measured therefore becomes a nullity and an environment for chaos. I propose that in future we make a further amendment to take into account the county functions and hence the educational functions, which have been affected by this kind of a provision. Thank you. view
• 31 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, whereas I support the proposal, we also need to take into account the many changes that have emanated due to the county functions which have affected many boundaries, especially educational boundaries. You cannot have political and educational boundaries in different zones because it causes confusion. What cannot be measured therefore becomes a nullity and an environment for chaos. I propose that in future we make a further amendment to take into account the county functions and hence the educational functions, which have been affected by this kind of a provision. Thank you. view
• 5 Apr 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I associate myself with the Bill so deeply because of what it propagates. It is meant to ensure that our examinations are more credible and acceptable universally, and that the issues that have devoured the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) for many years become a thing of the past. You cannot be a judge of your own case. For a long time, KNEC has been the judge of their own cases. They have been marking exams, condemning results and passing judgement on candidates. How ... view
• 5 Apr 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have a big challenge of convincing upcoming generations of graduates that education is key to success, when we have poor, jobless graduates on one hand, and rich criminals who have stolen from the Government surrounding our leadership on the other hand. We lose the spirit of encouraging students to believe that education and hard work pays. We have so many unemployed youths out there. The Government and the leadership of this country should be very concerned and think of how best to address this problem, if we are to inspire students to achieve their full ... view
• 5 Apr 2017 in National Assembly: As I said, failure at one level of education should not condemn a person in totality. People fail because of many reasons. It could be that, at the time of writing the exams, one was going through family challenges. People have failed exams because at the time of the examination, they were having some personal problems. The youth are people whose maturity comes in different stages. Some of them could be experiencing adolescence challenges at the time of the exams, and such experiences could affect their performance in the exams. Later in life, they could discover that education is important ... view