Hon. Richard Nyagaka Tongi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. If that has been amended, then I support the Bill. view
• 1 Dec 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I second. view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I thank Hon. Neto for thinking about the rights of the people who are hurting and who are at their weakest point. As we appreciate the refugees and the support they need, I would like to include the IDPs in Kenya. This is because they are in the same status as refugees, and as a country, we need to treat our people well. We need to give them a better deal even as we want to give outsiders a better deal because you can only give what you have. We have IDPs in Kenya who ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to also speak to this Motion. At the outset, I think every successful country must have its priorities right. The idea of having bursars in school is an idea whose time has not come, in my view. There are many ways we can achieve this bursar’s function without having to employ a bursar when we need more teachers in schools and other basic things. I was in a school in my constituency where they do not even have chalk, the infrastructure is completely deplorable. You cannot then imagine of employing a ... view
• 22 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to speak to this Penal Code (Amendment) Bill which has come in aptly. I come from a region where, for a long time, we did not know the challenges of cattle rustling until recently when we experienced some challenges with our neighbours. Before this happened a couple of weeks ago, I used to imagine that cattle rustling was all about stealing cows and goats. But, I have come to discover that it is not only about stealing cows but that is also affects education, families being broken and politics. All these ... view
• 22 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to speak to this Penal Code (Amendment) Bill which has come in aptly. I come from a region where, for a long time, we did not know the challenges of cattle rustling until recently when we experienced some challenges with our neighbours. Before this happened a couple of weeks ago, I used to imagine that cattle rustling was all about stealing cows and goats. But, I have come to discover that it is not only about stealing cows but that is also affects education, families being broken and politics. All these ... view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to speak to this Motion. It is a Motion that is so dear to me because I believe it is the way to go and it is the future of the country. A nation is measured by the quality of youth that it is nurturing. As a country, we have a duty and obligation to ensure that we have a country which will be there even after we exit the scene. For a long time, the youth in Kenya have been used during campaigns only. It is a very sad story. ... view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: for everybody. He looked around and got a boy who said he had five loaves of bread and two fish. He believed it was enough for everybody. What I gather from this story is that the Sanhedrin in that meeting did not believe that it was enough, but the boy believed it was enough to feed everybody. Indeed, the boy provided leadership and he fed the people. It is the same thing today. If we nurture our youth and support them we will be surprised by the potential that they have. It is sad that we only remember them during ... view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: The Bible says, the old men are meant to dream the dreams and the young people to have visions. That vision can only come to pass if we give them the opportunity and the support that they need. That way, they will drive the agenda of Kenya forward. I am not saying in any way that we should ignore the old experience at hand. view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: We must deliberately go out of our way to blend the young and the old, so that as the old exit the scene, the young ones will have the experience to drive this economy and the values of this country to the next level. Like Okonkwo said in his book: “Where are the young suckers to take over from the old ones, when they are all gone? Where are the young bananas that will grow when the old ones are harvested?” As a country we should be worried that we have not deliberately invested in the youth. We need to ... view