Hon. Richard Nyagaka Tongi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I second. view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this wonderful Motion as amended. I want to take this opportunity to thank the Mover of the Motion, hon. Kigo Njenga. I would also like to thank my colleague from Malindi for amending it. view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: It is time we had these kinds of Motions to make a difference in our youth’s lives. Alcoholism is a challenge in the country and we have a duty to address it well. This kind of Motion makes all the difference. The boy-child in Kenya is endangered. We have invested too much time and energy on the girl-child at the expense of the boy- child. We are almost losing a generation, unless we do something. This Motion will go a long way in addressing that issue. I do not want to repeat what has been said by my colleagues, but ... view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: have the statistics on people who are affected by alcoholism. We need to have them rehabilitated and taken back to the society. If rehabilitation centres are set up at the county level, it will make a big difference. In my constituency, there are so many youths who are affected by alcoholism. I know that the same is true for many constituencies in the country. That is partly because all the land that was meant for development of recreational facilities has been grabbed. As a country, we have a duty to address this problem. Grabbed land meant for sports and recreational ... view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: As a House, which is charged with the responsibility of ensuring fairness, we need to condemn that kind of advertisement because it is misleading young people, who would imagine that, that is what we believe in, as a country, and that it is okay to drink Tusker. It is time we called upon beer makers to account for their container disposals because they cannot run away from what they are doing. If you make beer, it is only fair that you also make appropriate disposal arrangements. How are you going to dispose empty cans? How are you going to handle ... view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: We cannot keep on sitting back, whining and saying that the Government has failed to do its work and yet, as a citizen and a constituent, you have not done anything to ensure that the country is looking beautiful and acceptable to all of us in terms of the environment. We are losing a generation to beer and we must condemn it. We must do something about it to ensure that we are not going to lose an entire generation to beer- makers because we are getting some taxes from the beer. That is not enough. We can sacrifice the ... view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to support the nominee to Somalia. From the Report, we have seen that the nominee is a very competent person, if the papers that we have seen are anything to go by. Therefore, I support. However, if you look at his age, I have a little concern because with the kind of experience that he has, he needs somebody to understudy him to understand what he will The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard ... view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: be doing and how he will be doing it differently, so that when the time comes for him to vacate that position, we will have somebody competent enough to take over from him. I would urge the leadership of this country that when they appoint deputy ambassador to Somalia, they should consider age. We need somebody who will study him and understand how he will mitigate the challenges of Somalia. Peace in Somalia is peace in Kenya. The challenges that Kenya is facing today are partly because of the instability in Somalia. So, it is in our interest, as a ... view
• 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: As I conclude, plastic bags should also be included in this debate. It is such a nuisance and irritating when you walk on the streets and you see plastic bags and cans littered everywhere. We need to mount dustbins in every corner of the town to have a more organized way of disposing the wastes within our reach. That way, our country will be a better place to live in. I want to, once again, thank the Mover of the Motion, Mheshimiwa Kigo and my colleague from Malindi for the amendment that he made. We think it will make all ... view