Richard Onyonka

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, much obliged. view
• 18 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware that Ms. Rosemary Wariera Nduati is missing. The telephone number of her employer, which was given by the hon. Member, was conveyed to the embassy in Riyadh and the embassy tried on several occasions to reach this lady but Kenya’s ambassador was unable to raise her. The next of kin of Ms. Nduati are requested to contact the recruitment agency that arranged for her to travel to Saudi Arabia to provide us with the alternative contacts of the employer, so that we can try and see whether ... view
• 18 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I sincerely take the concerns of hon. Kabogo. The recruitment of Kenyans to work abroad, particularly the ones who are going to the Middle East, has a problem. There is no policy document which is supposed to be shared between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. Up to now, discussions are taking place. The hon. Members know sometimes the Government takes a long time to resolve some of these issues. For example, a case like this would not have happened if the ... view
• 18 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 18 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Kenyan Ambassador tried to get through this number, but it sounded as if it is not working. As a result, he called us back and he enquired whether the hon. Member has any other contacts which he could use to try and trace where the lady lives. view
• 18 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to totally agree with what hon. Duale has said. The Saudi Government, the Government of United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Kingdom of Qatar have been very supportive in making sure that they provide opportunities for our people to go and work in their countries. But, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said earlier, we have no guidelines--- view
• 18 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The point I want to make is that the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare of this House needs to come up with a policy document and the law that will guide the recruitment of Kenyans to any part of the world. This is the only way we can make sure that when Kenyans travel, they are secure and they go without much incident. But I would like to reiterate that there should be--- view
• 18 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have absolutely no problem with the position of Mrs. Shebesh. However, the implementing agencies have a problem of effectively implementing the policy to make sure that when Kenyans seek employment outside the country, they follow due diligence, for example, know who the employer is, how much they will be paid and whether they are secure wherever they are going to work. view
• 18 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives very clear instructions. We always tell individuals who go to work in these countries that immediately they land at the point of entry, they should get in touch with the Kenyan ambassador and with the officers in the embassy. It is true that we have agents who are doing this job, but many of them are quacks. The Ministry of Labour should be held accountable because they are the ones who have been registering these agents. I believe the Ministry of Labour should handle the matter. view
• 18 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I stated earlier, I am in a way agreeing with Ms. Amina Abdalla. One of the issues we have is a half of the countries Kenya has signed bilateral agreements with on many other issues have not signed labour bilateral agreements to protect Kenyans. Regarding the internationally accepted best practices--- The country that has done the best is the Philippines. We have said that sometimes we may not even have to modify anything. We have said that we need the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of State for Provincial ... view