Richard Onyonka

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• 21 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to make an apology for not coming with this answer for the simple reason that as I speak with you, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in Saudi Arabia. The information I have is that he has gone there to personally follow on this matter as he is doing other business. Presumably, he will give us a definite answer by next week on Tuesday without fail. The reason is that hon. Kabogo had made a particular request and needed certain substantiations which I made sure I requested the Permanent Secretary, who then ... view
• 21 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. To be honest, I would like to reiterate that hon. Kabogo has said the truth in so far as the fact that I have been feeling very frustrated. I have been frustrated for the reason that, one, the Speaker actually ruled that we were supposed to have travelled, but it was not possible for the Ministry to facilitate us in terms of per diem, tickets and all that we needed for the team that was supposed to have travelled. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in terms of the frustrations, that is what I told him. But in ... view
• 21 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am much obliged. I remember yesterday you also made a ruling that there were documents that I was to table. I managed to get the documents--- view
• 21 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Your office had requested that we table certain documents, which included the translations of the medical records from the post mortem of Madam Esther Muthoni Ngerege to the House. I was also expected to present the complete version of the translation from Arabic into English. I would like to table that translation. I would also like to table the English and the Arabic versions of the same for certainty. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the second issue that was raised was as to whether we were able to bring back Madam Lillian Nyambura, who was a sister ... view
• 21 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that means that with the tabling of this document, I would want yourself to, maybe, intervene and make a request that the hon. Member could ask the family to deliver a ‘no objection note’ to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so that we can send it to Saudi Arabia for us to make sure that the body is here by the weekend. view
• 20 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I would like to inform the House that the parents of the deceased, Mr. Patrick Mwiga and Mrs. Mary Gichuhi wrote a letter on 15th June, 2012 authorizing for a post mortem to be conducted once they got wind of the loss of their daughter. The information that came to the Kenyan Mission as to the death of our beloved was that; around 10th June, 2012 a Mr. Mohamed Mahamud, an employer to Mrs. Esther Muthoni Ngarega informed the Kenyan Embassy in Jeddah that Mrs. Ngarega had drowned on 4th June, 2012 ... view
• 20 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if I am given an opportunity, tomorrow morning, I will bring the report because it has been done. view
• 20 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I have stated in this House, the number of Kenyans who are working in Saudi Arabia are not less than 80,000. The cases of Kenyans who have had incidents and Kenyans who have suffered and some who have died has not been such a significant number that would make it impossible for us not to put interventions in place to make sure that these very few events and occassions which tarnish the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Kenya are sorted out. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the truth is that the Saudi Arabia Government has been a friendly ... view
• 20 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am aware of the Human Trafficking Act. I know that it falls under the three different Ministries; the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development and the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. But the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been acting as the interlink in trying to sort out and solve the problem of human trafficking. I can assure you that we are doing something to make sure that that Act is implemented and these events on Kenyans are stopped. view
• 20 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are aware of that law and the Kenyan embassy made a special request through the employer who had informed the Dharam view