Hon. Richard Nyagaka Tongi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 581 to 590 of 598.

• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the protection. I come from the constituency where Kisii University sits. As we speak now, the university is on fire. That is because a few students wanted to raise their concern which the university has been unable to address. In the process, we have lost a student who was shot. Several ladies were raped and we have had several injuries, including involving lecturers. I kindly request that you give us direction and guidance so that the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology can give us some answers as to ... view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I am properly guided, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. However, I am glad you were kind enough to accept that there is concern in Kisii which needs some address but I need to raise it at a proper forum. view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Concerning the Bill, I rise to oppose it. I oppose it for a number of reasons. The first reason why I oppose the Bill is because we are going through a very difficult moment as a country in terms of the wage bill which is unmanageable. Even the President and the Deputy President have led by example by taking a cut in their pay. I think we need to do a lot more as Members who make laws by way of managing even the authorities that we set up. In my view, if we can have a department in a ... view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: This Bill should be managed best by having a department in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to handle those concerns that the proposed Authority 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
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: will address. That way, we will kill two birds with one stone and get everybody else to do the job that they are paid to do. For example, we have the Commission for University Education whose function is to manage the quality of education both internally and externally. I think they will be best equipped and best prepared to be given that extra responsibility to manage what this Bill aspires to do. Creating a department in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology will also be one way to ensure that these concerns are being addressed at a very minimal ... view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Bill that we are debating is very general and if we allow it to pass the way it is, we will create a monster which we will not be able to address or control. The good people say that everybody’s business becomes nobody’s business. We will cause chaos in the education sector if we have this Bill which addresses everything and anything under education. This is because we will not be able to have a chance to take them into account whenever they go overboard. view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: My take on this Bill is that we need to have it managed differently and with experts and not to create another body to manage it. The commissions which we have put in place, in my view, most of them are duplicating their efforts. For example, why should we have nine commissioners instead of having three? This is the case and yet all these commissioners are full time workers. Why can we not have the commissioners as part time workers where they do consultancy services and help us do the job? We can still achieve the same results as opposed ... view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I might sound radical, but I still think that even the Senators need to be part timers. This is because their job, in my view, is to give direction. If they can be given a chance, we get them to do the job once or thrice quarterly it, will save the cost on the wage bill and the money that the country needs very badly for infrastructure and other development needs such as education, health and security. view
• 11 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I rise to oppose this Bill for the good reasons that it will encourage ballooning of the wage bill which we already have a concern on as a country. view
• 19 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: (off record). view