Richard Onyonka

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Nov 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if I had that information, I would have made sure that I had a substantive answer to this matter. But if he can table the information then I will be able to retrieve it and make sure that tomorrow morning, I come with a very substantive answer as to the truth of this case. Otherwise, the Ministry was not aware and it looks like there was some mis-communication and I am not aware where we lost each other. view
• 4 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this matter has been presented to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for quite a while by hon. Kabogo. As at yesterday evening, the Ministry had received information from hon. Kabogo giving us details of the identification and the contact details of the employer of Ms. Rosemary Wariera Nduati as well as the contact details of Rosemary’s son. We also received a telephone number of Ms. Rosemary Wariera Nduati’s sister who lives in Thika, and a recorded conversation which took place between hon. Kabogo and Ms. Rosemary Wariera Nduati. We then passed these details to the Kenyan Embassy ... view
• 4 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, I would want to say that, indeed, hon. Kabogo has done his constituents proud for having done an excellent job of tracing the whereabouts of the lady and the contacts which the Ministry could use to get in touch with where she is staying. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the ambassador who has really been working tirelessly--- He is somebody who has tried his level best for the simple reason that these cases are very many. On some occasions, it has been very difficult to trace where somebody is once they are in trouble. But I ... view
• 4 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the clarification I would like to make on this matter is two-front. The first clarification is that, yes, we have been having very outstanding cases where Kenyans have been abused, misused and lost their lives. I would like to state that even when that has been the case, a huge number of Kenyans live in Saudi Arabia. The data we have is that the number is not less than 50,000 Kenyans. They earn a decent living by working. They have not been mistreated. They are actually helping because their remittances come back to build this country. Therefore, ... view
• 4 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been making arrangements. Some Kenyans who were holed up at the embassy and were unable to travel were provided for. Most of them actually bought their own tickets and came back. Those who were unable to purchase ticket were helped by the ambassador through the Saudia Government. Any time a Kenyan goes to work in Saudia and they have problems, the Saudia Government usually foots the bill to make sure that they come home. I do not have the exact list or the numbers. However, if the Member would like me ... view
• 4 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, I would like to say that I appreciate the fact that the Member for Molo has given the Ministry for Foreign Affairs credit for having rescued a member of his constituency about four months ago. We made sure she arrived in Kenya safely. She had been held captive and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided all the necessary support for the individual to come home. I am very proud of that success. On the case of our ambassador in Jeddah the problem we have had is that, sincerely speaking, he is overwhelmed. We have ... view
• 4 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was hoping that I would not be asked to clarify on that for the simple reason that the Saudi Government gave a recommendation to the ambassador to make the necessary applications legally. That is because it may involve an issue of trying to find out the whereabouts of those individuals. The Saudi law kind of protects the Saudi citizens from invasion; they would like to know whether an individual has broken the law or not. In this case, the information the ambassador gave is that he has contacted the necessary Ministries. The Ministry has agreed to ... view
• 4 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would be glad and willing to accompany Mr. Kabogo to Saudi if it means we are going to save a single Kenyan. It will be a worthy course. view
• 4 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, much obliged. view
• 4 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I shall follow up on that and give the House a full report on what is going on in the Ministry. view