Hon. Richard Nyagaka Tongi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I want to persuade the Chairman to kindly substitute “December” with “end of June”. This is because that conforms with the financial year for most institution. Most of the traders in the market that we are talking about close their books any time between May and June. That will give us some consistence. While at it, I want to persuade the Chairman, through the Chair, to also address the issue of taxation. As it is, we are chasing away investors from our country because of the taxation mode that we have come up with. We are ... view
• 2 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I am opposing on the grounds that they are talking of mobilizing additional resources for the Fund and they have not defined what that “Fund” is in terms of how far it can go in helping the communities which are in need. We know The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 2 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: that some regions like Kisii which were initially endowed with water are running dry. If you look at the historical information, Kisii is one place that should have all the water that we need. But because of the change of climate and environment all over the world, there is water scarcity in places such as Kisii, which has had plenty of water historically. I would be comfortable if the Chairlady of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources would include places such as that. That is so that we can also become beneficiaries because this law is being made ... view
• 25 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Mine is a point of order. I want to know whether corruption is a national value because I thought it is supposed to be a vice. view
• 24 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to also appreciate what Hon. Sakaja has done for the youths of Kenya. I appreciate the fact that we need to have a database for the unemployed youth. In management, that which cannot be measured cannot be rewarded. Therefore, we need to know who are not employed and what levels of education they have so that we are able to plan. The other thing that needs to be included is the NHIF rates. As we speak, the NHIF rates are beyond the reach of the youth and yet medical service ... view
• 24 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: level and they do not have to come to Nairobi. By so doing, we will address the concerns of the youth. view
• 18 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
• 30 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I stand to support the amendment. It is only fair and natural that the people who have served this country, such as the former Prime Minister, the former Vice-President, Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka and the Speaker, be fairly rewarded for a job well done. I support. view
• 30 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, is it in order for the Member to imply that teachers deserve to be paid money because they have not stolen? view
• 30 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: The hon. Member said that teachers have no loose ends to steal like other Kenyans. Are we then saying that those who steal should not be paid and how do you measure that? You do not want to associate teachers--- view