Hon. Richard Nyagaka Tongi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the NSIS is a key institution that we need to support. I am grateful that the BAC has tried to assist it. However, their proposal was that they get about Ksh46 billion so that they can achieve their goals. This being a new year, and one which we are preparing for the national elections, it is critical that the NIS is given resources and the support they need. They will ensure that there is safety and order. They will offer us protection. It is because they are the people who feed information to the Police, especially ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: tremendous work. We are all happy as a team. Even the resources which have been allocated to them have been used prudently. However, it is not enough, just like it is not enough in all the departments of our country or economy. We urge the Budget and Appropriations Committee to allocate them a little more money so that they ensure that our country is safe. view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs faces uncertainty given the level of funding against the requirement for the ministry. First there is the depreciation of the shilling against the dollar. You appreciate that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is dealing with foreign institutions and their operations most times are foreign currency based. Whenever they are sending money to our embassies, they are sending them in dollars or foreign currencies. Therefore, they suffer the risk of fluctuation. Whenever our shilling is weakened, that reduces their budget by almost 4 to 5 per cent, depending on the fluctuation. So, we urge the Budget ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is a feeling, and it is a proposal from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that all the departments which are seconding their officers to the embassies should be able to finance their operations over there. This is because in their budgets, they have that provision. However, unfortunately, when they send their officers, except NSIS, the rest of the departments which are sending their officers as attachés to the embassies have had to get the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to finance their operations, which eats up into their budget and yet again this budget has been ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: The policy on centralisation of ICT services was not possible to be implemented in foreign missions. There was need for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be funded directly to enable them leverage on ICT for service delivery. Why the Committee welcomes the shift in policy change, their addendum as submitted by the National Treasury has not provided for such resources under the programme of Foreign Policy and Diplomacy and the Government has a good vision. They want to centralise the services, but there are some critical institutions because of the security and the kind of information they are handling, ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: The Ministry has acquired some assets all over the world. We have some assets in some countries. We desire to have in every country. If you have had an opportunity of going to some of these embassies, for example, Washington, Kenya has an asset. It is a very prime asset. If you go to New York we have an asset and also in Kinshasa. In Zambia we probably have one of the best assets. In South Africa as a country we have an asset. These assets, just like any other asset you have at home, you must have a budget ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: The regional development authorities require support. We either make up our mind and let them go to the counties or we get them funded adequately so that they can do the duties they are supposed to be doing. We are already coming up with a Bill as a Committee to align the regional 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
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: authorities to the national government so that they can achieve that which they need to achieve. Given the tight fiscal framework, we could not get resources to allocate to the departments. We call upon the National Treasury to allocate money to the departments. We call upon the National Treasury to consider the state department for more resources, should the fiscal space allow, to enable them undertake the non-funded critical activities. With those many remarks... view
• 8 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, you just intelligently answered my question so I will ask the next one. No wonder they made you an elder of the Mount Kenya, but we will make you an elder of Kenya as well. view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: In honour of the late Simeon Nyachae and for the love of the President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, even if we did not get a constituency in Kisii County, I vote yes. view