Richard Onyonka

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a Government Minister, I depend and rely on evidence provided to me by my Ambassador who is a Government officer. I believe that the Ambassador cannot mislead this House nor lie to me as his Assistant Minister. The reason why we have provided the evidence to show that this lady has, in the last week, transmitted money back to Nairobi is because it is only a person with her passport or view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, before I continue to answer this Question I would like to unequivocally give my apology on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Speaker and the House for not having been here yesterday morning for the simple reason that the substantive Minister, Prof. Sam Ongeri, had travelled to Turkey to go and attend the conference on Somalia. view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, at the same time yesterday morning between 9.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m., I was attending a meeting at the UN Headquarters in which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was the chief guest and I had to be there because it was celebrating the year of the peacekeeper with the international community. So, my apologies and we will make sure that we abide by the rules of the House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my colleague wanted to know if Madam Anne Wanjiku Githai is being held hostage in a house by her employer in Dubai and the ... view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: On a point a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the hon. Member in order to say that what I have been saying here is useless? Is that parliamentary language? view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will repeat myself. We sent an officer to where this lady works. She told us herself that she was fine where she was working, and that she was being paid. The reason as to why the money had not been sent to Kenya was not because the person she has been working for has refused to pay her. It is simply because she said she was unwell, and whatever money was left behind with her she would try and use it when she got well. If there is need for the money to be sent ... view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would have no objection if the Committee wanted to look into this issue; but there are some facts which I would like to share with my colleagues in this House. The total number of Kenyans working in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East region are about 42,000. Many of these are peacefully and successfully working and earning a living. This is simply because we do not have jobs for these individuals in this country. Out of between 40,000 and 42,000 Kenyans who live in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, about 842 have ... view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the answer I have, there is no documentary evidence but I can table it if it is required. view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, maybe I was not very clear; the fact that the lady had swollen legs is a condition she had and went with. By the time she was arriving in Riyadh she was actually having a problem with swollen legs. The Government officers from the Kenyan Embassy who went there physically found that she had medical records from Kenya. They made a recommendation to the owner who then told them he had already taken her to the hospital, she had been treated; he confirmed that he would continue providing medical help until she became well. In fact, ... view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I meant the host with whom the lady was staying. view
• 31 May 2012 in National Assembly: he Member who asked the Question is the one who made the mistake. He asked a Question as to whether Ms. Githae was staying in Dubai. When we called the number it went to Riyadh, and then we referred the matter to the ambassador in Riyadh. If you check page one of my answer at the bottom, I state very clearly that the town is in Saudi Arabia and not in UAE as indicated in the Question. view